French Regulator Grants First Tokenized Exchange License to Lise

Lise, a Paris-based exchange, has received approval from France’s ACPR to operate as Europe’s first fully tokenized equity exchange. This landmark license, granted under the EU’s Distributed Ledger Technology Pilot Regime, allows Lise to integrate trading and settlement within a single blockchain infrastructure, streamlining equity issuance and secondary trading. The authorization, shaped by collaboration with various European regulatory bodies including the Banque de France, ESMA, AMF, and the ECB, establishes Lise as a fully regulated counterpart to traditional exchanges. 🧠