The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a blockchain-based private fund infrastructure platform, becoming the first major global stock exchange to adopt this system.
The exchange announced on Monday that the platform, named Digital Market Infrastructure (DMI), covers the entire lifecycle of digital assets from issuance, tokenization to post-trade settlement, and was collaboratively developed with Microsoft, running on Microsoft Azure cloud services.
LSEG stated that the system aims to achieve interoperability between distributed ledger technology and traditional financial systems. This is also one of its goals to become the first exchange group in the world to support customers across the "entire financing chain."
The DMI platform has initially launched private funds as one of the first asset classes and plans to expand to more asset classes in the future.
In the first batch of services, private funds on the DMI platform will be open to users of the Workspace platform. General partners can interact with professional investors through this platform.
Capital management company MembersCap, along with London-based cryptocurrency exchange Archax, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, are among the first clients to join. MembersCap completed the first transaction on the platform, while Archax participated on behalf of the Cardano Foundation.
Bill Borden, Microsoft’s Vice President of Global Financial Services, stated that the collaboration between Microsoft and LSEG on this blockchain-based new platform is "a strong example of driving innovation in our strategic partnership."
Darko Hajdukovic, head of LSEG Digital Market Infrastructure, mentioned that today’s private market processes urgently need innovation, and LSEG aims to enhance investor accessibility and liquidity in capital markets.
"We will continue to work with all stakeholders to improve the efficiency and interconnectivity of digital native assets and traditional assets," Hajdukovic added, noting the strong market demand for "end-to-end, interoperable, regulated financial market distributed ledger infrastructure."
The ultimate goal of the platform is to enable investors to more easily access and participate in previously hard-to-discover private market investment opportunities.
Nelli Zaltsman, head of blockchain payment innovation at JPMorgan Kinexys, stated that blockchain incentives from traditional financial giants could accelerate the integration of traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi). This process may happen faster than most people expect.
Zaltsman, speaking alongside Chainlink Labs co-founder Sergey Nazarov at the RWA Summit Cannes 2025, said, "Our goal has always been to explore the best ways to collaborate with public blockchains in a compliant regulatory environment."
In June, the banking giant piloted synchronous settlement technology in collaboration with Chainlink, enabling JPMorgan's blockchain-based deposits to achieve transaction coordination across different blockchains.
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Original: “London Stock Exchange Launches Private Fund Blockchain Platform”
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