🇫🇷 Lise Just Tokenized Europe’s Stock Market – Chaos or Genius? 🚀💸

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Finance

What to know: 🤔

  • They’re putting trading and settlement on one blockchain. Because why not? 🧐
  • First IPOs in 2026 – plenty of time to forget about it or lose your money. 📅💸

So, this Paris-based thing called Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange, fancy, right? 🥴) just got the green light to run Europe’s first fully tokenized equity exchange. Big deal, I guess? They’re targeting SMEs and midcap firms, because who doesn’t love a good underdog story? 🐕

Apparently, France’s financial regulator, the ACPR, gave them this DLT TSS license under some EU pilot regime. Sounds like a lot of acronyms and red tape, but hey, they’re merging MTF and CSD into one digital thingy. Progress? Or just more ways to mess up? 🤷‍♂️

Their shareholders include big shots like CACEIS, BNP Paribas, and Bpifrance. So, it’s either legit or a really expensive joke. 🤡 They’re going after French firms with market caps under €500 million, because why aim for the big leagues when you can stick to the minors? 🏆

Mark Kepeneghian, Lise’s CEO, said this license lets them “operate the first fully tokenized equity exchange in Europe,” which is great if you’re into buzzwords. “Real-world financing challenges”? More like “real-world ways to confuse everyone.” 🌍💼

First IPOs are set for early 2026, focusing on energy, infrastructure, and defense. Because nothing says “innovation” like sectors that move at a glacial pace. 🧊

For investors, it’s supposed to make investing in small European firms “easier and more transparent.” Sure, because blockchain is famous for being simple and clear. 😂 For policymakers, it’s a “test case” to modernize capital markets. Or a disaster waiting to happen. Let’s see! 🚀💥

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2025-10-16 12:00