SIX Digital Exchange

The main activity of SDX (SIX Digital Exchange) is to provide a fully regulated financial market infrastructure for digital assets. SDX offers a platform enabling the issuance, trading, settlement, servicing and custody of digital securities, relying on blockchain technology (Distributed Ledger Technology - DLT).

The main products and services of SDX include :

• Exchange, listing and trading of digital securities (digital securities), such as tokenized bonds and equities.
• Custody and settlement services for digital assets.
• Web3 solutions for the custody and trading of cryptocurrencies, as well as digital collateral services.
• Tokenization of traditional financial assets (bonds, shares) and management of master registers on blockchain.
• Services related to wholesale central bank digital currency (wholesale CBDC).

The target market of SDX consists of institutional players: traders, brokers, banks, corporates and institutional investors seeking access to secure, transparent and compliant digital asset markets. SDX primarily serves the global financial sector, particularly institutions wishing to explore or adopt digital assets within a regulated and secure framework.

SDX (SIX Digital Exchange) is the first fully regulated financial market infrastructure dedicated to digital assets. A subsidiary of the SIX Group, one of Europe’s leading providers of financial market infrastructure, SDX aims to revolutionize the functioning of financial markets through blockchain technology (Distributed Ledger Technology, DLT).

Key milestones in the history and development of SDX:

• Creation and launch: SDX was created to meet the growing needs for the digitalization of financial markets. The company officially launched its operations in the fourth quarter of 2021, thus becoming the first fully regulated digital financial market infrastructure by FINMA (the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority).
• Infrastructure development: SDX has built a blockchain-based platform enabling the issuance, trading, settlement, and custody of digital assets, including tokenized securities and cryptocurrencies. This infrastructure aims to eliminate intermediaries, reduce settlement times, improve liquidity, and lower the costs of traditional financial transactions.
• Products and services: SDX offers a range of services around digital assets, including the issuance of digital bonds, digital equity, as well as services related to central bank digital currency for the interbank market (wholesale CBDC). SDX Web3 expands the institutional offering with cryptocurrency custody and trading services, as well as digital collateral solutions.
• Partnerships and ecosystem: SDX collaborates with numerous players in the financial sector, both globally (R3, ISSA, Tenity) and locally (Crypto Valley, CMTA, Digital Switzerland, Swiss Blockchain Federation), to build a strong ecosystem around digital assets.
• Pilot projects and innovations: SDX has conducted several pilot projects, notably with Pictet Bank, for the tokenization and fractionalization of financial assets, paving the way for increased customization of financial products.
• Regulation and security: SDX operates within a strict regulatory framework, ensuring compliance and transaction security. The company emphasizes transparency, traceability, and risk reduction through automation and the use of smart contracts.

Today, SDX positions itself as a pioneer in the institutional adoption of blockchain technology in finance, offering a robust, transparent, and efficient infrastructure for the development of digital asset markets.

SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) was founded by the SIX Group, which manages Switzerland’s financial infrastructure. The main founder is the SIX Group itself, not a single individual. Among the key members of the SDX leadership team are:

• David Newns – CEO of SIX Digital Exchange
• Tim Grant – Former CEO, now involved in other blockchain initiatives
• Peter Hofmann – COO of SDX
• Thomas Zeeb – Head Securities & Exchanges at SIX Group, overseeing SDX

The leadership team also includes other executives from the financial and technology sectors, specializing in market infrastructure, blockchain, and digital finance.