The role of distribution in digital investment products
Guest commentary by Attorney at Law Lutz Auffenberg, LL.M. (London) Mai 2020 – Since German Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin approved the first prospectus for a blockchain based security at the beginning of 2019, more and more medium-sized companies have become aware of Security Token Offering. This term describes the first public offering of securities on the capital market that are issued as blockchain tokens, completely digitally and via a smart contract on a suitable blockchain – such as Ethereum, Stellar or NEO.