On June 6, decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Defactor Labs said that it tokenized $100 million worth of Alpha Bonds using the ERC-3643 token standard. The bonds, tokenized on the Polygon (MATIC) network, will be lent to small- and medium-sized enterprises using real-world assets, such as receivables, as collateral.
Defactor Labs partnered with law firm CMS to provide legal guidelines and documentation, choosing Luxembourg as the instrument’s governing jurisdiction. Meanwhile, Black Manta Capital Partners provided a broker-dealer license and marketplace powered by Tokeny’s ERC-3643 tokenization engine for Alpha Bonds.
We are LIVE! @DefactorLabs CEO and Co-founder of @Defactor_ Alejandro Gutierrez (@A_gutierro) officially launches the first ever European Institutional #DeFi investment product, Alpha, live on stage at @money2020!
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— Defactor Labs (@DefactorLabs) June 6, 2023
Invented in 2021 by Joachim Lebrun, Tony Malghem, Kevin Thizy, Luc Falempin and Adam Boudjemaa, ERC-3643 sets a standard for identity registry, storage and compliance of tokens on regulated exchanges. According to Tokeny, over $28 billion of instruments have been tokenized via the…