LSE and Payward to launch tokenized stocks for UK’s top 100 companies
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The London Stock Exchange and Payward have partnered to tokenize shares in over 100 major UK-listed companies through Payward's xStocks platform. The tokenized stocks will be available for trading in more than 110 countries globally, though notably not in the UK itself. The collaboration aims to bridge traditional equity markets with blockchain infrastructure, enabling continuous trading outside standard market hours.
The xStocks platform has already processed significant volume since launch, with cumulative trading exceeding $40 billion. The partnership represents a move toward bringing institutional-grade tokenization to mainstream equities, though the geographic restrictions highlight ongoing regulatory complexities around securities tokenization in home markets.
- LSE and Payward tokenizing 100+ major UK companies for global distribution, excluding UK investors.
- xStocks platform has already achieved over $40 billion in total trading volume.
- Initiative connects traditional capital markets to blockchain via 24/7 trading infrastructure.
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