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21X is powering the future of capital markets with its global digital asset market infrastructure. The Frankfurt based financial market infrastructure received the first DLT trading and settlement system license under the EU DLT Pilot Regime (DLTR). This regulated market infrastructure enables tradability and liquidity for tokenized securities across the globe in an efficient and secure manner utilizing blockchain technology.
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21X Appoints Mark David Bakacs as Managing Director, Group Strategy to Lead Institutional Growth and International Expansion
May 19 2026
21X, the first fully regulated blockchain-enabled trading venue for digital securities in the European Union (EU), today announced the appointment of Mark David Bakacs as Managing Director, Group Strategy. With a career spanning two decades across magic circle and white shoe law, blockchain infrastructure and institutional capital markets, Bakacs joins 21X as it moves from establishing its regulatory foundation to executing its institutional and international growth agenda.
21X and LeveL Markets Partner to Offer Tokenized Capital Markets Trading
January 30 2026
21X, the world’s first fully regulated DLT-based trading and settlement system (TSS), today announced a strategic partnership with LeveL Markets, which offers industry-leading connectivity to a diverse international trading ecosystem, to offer digital trading services by connecting traditional financial markets with next-generation, wallet-based trading rails.
21X To Establish U.S. Operations, Bringing World’s First Blockchain-Enabled Exchange to the American Market
October 3 2025
21X, a leader in regulated on-chain trading and settlement, today announced its expansion into the United States with the establishment of a new operation incorporated in Delaware and a primary office in New York. The move marks a monumental next step in the company’s global growth strategy and paves the way for the launch of the 21X U.S. exchange, a fully regulated blockchain-based trading venue for digital financial instruments.
21X and DekaBank Successfully Complete on-chain Trade on the Polygon Testnet
September 30 2025
21X, the operator of the first EU-regulated on-chain trading and settlement system, and DekaBank, the securities services provider of the German Savings Banks Finance Group (Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe), today announced the successful completion of an on-chain trade on the Polygon testnet. This marks a critical step forward in their collaboration to integrate and expand tokenized asset capabilities for their clients.
21X and Stellar Open Regulated Pathways for Tokenized Capital Markets
September 11 2025
21X, Europe’s first fully regulated Distributed Ledger Technology based trading and settlement system (DLT TSS), today announced the launch of 21X on the Stellar network as part of its multichain expansion. This collaboration was formally announced at Fireblocks SPARK’25 in Barcelona, an event which brought together leading financial institutions and technology partners - underscoring the growing momentum behind institutional adoption of on-chain finance.
21X Rings the bell as Trading Starts on the World’s First Blockchain-based Exchange for Tokenized Securities and Stablecoins
September 8 2025
Heralding a new era for global capital markets, 21X has today announced the launch of its exchange for tokenized cash and securities. As the world's first exchange to enable smart contract-based matching and settlement, 21X has established a new global benchmark for capital markets, under the oversight of BaFin, Bundesbank and ESMA.
Professor Dr. Joachim Wuermeling Appointed as Member of the 21X Supervisory Board
September 1 2025
21X - the leading blockchain-based exchange for tokenized financial instruments - today announced the appointment of Prof. Dr. Joachim Wuermeling as member of the company’s Supervisory Board. Prof. Dr. Wuermeling brings a distinguished career in finance, regulation, and governance, positioning 21X for accelerated growth and robust market leadership as the company prepares for its highly anticipated secondary market launch in the coming weeks.
