Exclusive: Asset Tokenization Platform DSTOQ Gets €1.7M in Funding, Launches MVP
- The platform has also obtained a stock exchange license.

Decentralized, tokenized stock exchange DSTOQ has announced the official launch of its MVP, according to an official announcement from the company. DSTOQ has also secured 1.7 million euro in funding.
“The end goal is to create borderless capital markets which promote economic inclusion worldwide,” the announcement explained.
The platform, which runs on the Stellar Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tamper with. The Evolution of BlockchainBlockchain was originally invented by an individual or group of people under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. The purpose of blockchain was originally to serve as the public transaction ledger of Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency.In particular, bundles of transaction data, called “blocks”, are added to the ledger in a chronological fashion, forming a “chain.” These blocks include things like date, time, dollar amount, and (in some cases) the public addresses of the sender and the receiver.The computers responsible for upholding a blockchain network are called “nodes.” These nodes carry out the duties necessary to confirm the transactions and add them to the ledger. In exchange for their work, the nodes receive rewards in the form of crypto tokens.By storing data via a peer-to-peer network (P2P), blockchain controls for a wide range of risks that are traditionally inherent with data being held centrally.Of note, P2P blockchain networks lack centralized points of vulnerability. Consequently, hackers cannot exploit these networks via normalized means nor does the network possess a central failure point.In order to hack or alter a blockchain’s ledger, more than half of the nodes must be compromised. Looking ahead, blockchain technology is an area of extensive research across multiple industries, including financial services and payments, among others. Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tamper with. The Evolution of BlockchainBlockchain was originally invented by an individual or group of people under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. The purpose of blockchain was originally to serve as the public transaction ledger of Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency.In particular, bundles of transaction data, called “blocks”, are added to the ledger in a chronological fashion, forming a “chain.” These blocks include things like date, time, dollar amount, and (in some cases) the public addresses of the sender and the receiver.The computers responsible for upholding a blockchain network are called “nodes.” These nodes carry out the duties necessary to confirm the transactions and add them to the ledger. In exchange for their work, the nodes receive rewards in the form of crypto tokens.By storing data via a peer-to-peer network (P2P), blockchain controls for a wide range of risks that are traditionally inherent with data being held centrally.Of note, P2P blockchain networks lack centralized points of vulnerability. Consequently, hackers cannot exploit these networks via normalized means nor does the network possess a central failure point.In order to hack or alter a blockchain’s ledger, more than half of the nodes must be compromised. Looking ahead, blockchain technology is an area of extensive research across multiple industries, including financial services and payments, among others. Read this Term, ties “real-world” asset value to crypto tokens that can be traded and settled in five seconds or less. For example, tokens representing securities like equities, bonds, ETFs, gold, and stocks can be traded on DSTOQ’s blockchain-based network. The traditional methods of trading and settling securities can take up to five days to complete.
DSTOQ’s Licensure Makes the Platform Unique, Co-Founder Says
We are in @StellarOrg’s new Newsletter! #XLM #DecentralizedExchange #blockchain https://t.co/85KIgxUHHl
— DSTOQ (@dstoq_exchange) July 12, 2018
DSTOQ co-founder Craig McGregor believes that the acquisition of this license is what sets DSTOQ apart from other platforms with similar capabilities. “Many companies in the space claim to be launching platforms for security token trading, but if you look closely, none of them have actually obtained licences yet. We are proud to have achieved a licence in January 2018,” he said in an official statement.
The “Tokenization of Everything”
Indeed, there are quite a few other platforms that have been built to tokenize real-world assets--TrustToken, Neufund, and TokenSoft are only a few of a growing number.
Tokenization of assets could hold much potential for making the $256 trillion securities industry faster, less expensive, and more accessible to new classes of investors. “By removing middlemen and embedding both execution and legality within smart contract code, tokens will augment the ease of divisibility and lower the cost global transfers of ownership,” reads a report from Master the Crypto entitled Tokenization of Everything: How Tokens Will Create a More Liquid World.
“In the not too distant future, we may live in a world where people from all corners of the globe trade everything from fractional ownership in Cristiano Ronaldo’s future earnings to a Manhattan office building.”
Decentralized, tokenized stock exchange DSTOQ has announced the official launch of its MVP, according to an official announcement from the company. DSTOQ has also secured 1.7 million euro in funding.
“The end goal is to create borderless capital markets which promote economic inclusion worldwide,” the announcement explained.
The platform, which runs on the Stellar Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tamper with. The Evolution of BlockchainBlockchain was originally invented by an individual or group of people under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. The purpose of blockchain was originally to serve as the public transaction ledger of Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency.In particular, bundles of transaction data, called “blocks”, are added to the ledger in a chronological fashion, forming a “chain.” These blocks include things like date, time, dollar amount, and (in some cases) the public addresses of the sender and the receiver.The computers responsible for upholding a blockchain network are called “nodes.” These nodes carry out the duties necessary to confirm the transactions and add them to the ledger. In exchange for their work, the nodes receive rewards in the form of crypto tokens.By storing data via a peer-to-peer network (P2P), blockchain controls for a wide range of risks that are traditionally inherent with data being held centrally.Of note, P2P blockchain networks lack centralized points of vulnerability. Consequently, hackers cannot exploit these networks via normalized means nor does the network possess a central failure point.In order to hack or alter a blockchain’s ledger, more than half of the nodes must be compromised. Looking ahead, blockchain technology is an area of extensive research across multiple industries, including financial services and payments, among others. Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tamper with. The Evolution of BlockchainBlockchain was originally invented by an individual or group of people under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. The purpose of blockchain was originally to serve as the public transaction ledger of Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency.In particular, bundles of transaction data, called “blocks”, are added to the ledger in a chronological fashion, forming a “chain.” These blocks include things like date, time, dollar amount, and (in some cases) the public addresses of the sender and the receiver.The computers responsible for upholding a blockchain network are called “nodes.” These nodes carry out the duties necessary to confirm the transactions and add them to the ledger. In exchange for their work, the nodes receive rewards in the form of crypto tokens.By storing data via a peer-to-peer network (P2P), blockchain controls for a wide range of risks that are traditionally inherent with data being held centrally.Of note, P2P blockchain networks lack centralized points of vulnerability. Consequently, hackers cannot exploit these networks via normalized means nor does the network possess a central failure point.In order to hack or alter a blockchain’s ledger, more than half of the nodes must be compromised. Looking ahead, blockchain technology is an area of extensive research across multiple industries, including financial services and payments, among others. Read this Term, ties “real-world” asset value to crypto tokens that can be traded and settled in five seconds or less. For example, tokens representing securities like equities, bonds, ETFs, gold, and stocks can be traded on DSTOQ’s blockchain-based network. The traditional methods of trading and settling securities can take up to five days to complete.
DSTOQ’s Licensure Makes the Platform Unique, Co-Founder Says
We are in @StellarOrg’s new Newsletter! #XLM #DecentralizedExchange #blockchain https://t.co/85KIgxUHHl
— DSTOQ (@dstoq_exchange) July 12, 2018
DSTOQ co-founder Craig McGregor believes that the acquisition of this license is what sets DSTOQ apart from other platforms with similar capabilities. “Many companies in the space claim to be launching platforms for security token trading, but if you look closely, none of them have actually obtained licences yet. We are proud to have achieved a licence in January 2018,” he said in an official statement.
The “Tokenization of Everything”
Indeed, there are quite a few other platforms that have been built to tokenize real-world assets--TrustToken, Neufund, and TokenSoft are only a few of a growing number.
Tokenization of assets could hold much potential for making the $256 trillion securities industry faster, less expensive, and more accessible to new classes of investors. “By removing middlemen and embedding both execution and legality within smart contract code, tokens will augment the ease of divisibility and lower the cost global transfers of ownership,” reads a report from Master the Crypto entitled Tokenization of Everything: How Tokens Will Create a More Liquid World.
“In the not too distant future, we may live in a world where people from all corners of the globe trade everything from fractional ownership in Cristiano Ronaldo’s future earnings to a Manhattan office building.”