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Digital securities (eWpG)
Digital securities are securities without a paper certificate; Germany's eWpG has allowed their register to be kept on a blockchain since 2021.
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Fractional ownership
Fractional ownership means a large asset is divided into many small units that can be held and traded individually.
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On-chain / off-chain
On-chain means something is stored or settled directly in the blockchain; off-chain means it happens outside of it.
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RWA (real world assets)
RWA stands for real assets such as government bonds, real estate or commodities that are traded as tokens on the blockchain.
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Settlement
Settlement is the moment a trade is actually completed: security against money; on the blockchain this can happen in seconds instead of days.
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Tokenisation
Tokenisation means representing a real asset (property, bond, fund unit) as a token on a blockchain.
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Tokenised funds
A tokenised fund is a normal investment fund whose units are issued and transferred as tokens on a blockchain.
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Tokenised shares
A tokenised share is a company share recorded not at a central securities depository but as a token on a blockchain.
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