S5: SEC | "Tokenization ทางเลือกใหม่ในยุคดิจิทัล" (8 Feb 2021)
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• What is tokenization?
• Key benefits of tokenization
Fractional ownership
Liquidity
Not necessarily financial assets
Fast, secure, transparent, borderless
Automation, disintermediation
• Impact on economy and society policy question
• Legal considerations
Token City
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Tokenization Laws
Existing Paradigm
• Capital Markets
Fundraising Activities
License Scheme for Intermediaries
AML/CFT
New Paradigm
• Holistic approach for token economy
• Switzerland: “Federal Act on the Adaptation of
Federal Law to Developments in DLT”
• Liechtenstein: “Token and Trusted Technology
Service Provider Act”
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Legal Ecosystem for Tokenization
Switzerland: Federal Act on the Adaptation of
Federal Law to Developments in DLT
• Amends 9 Federal Acts e.g. obligations, securities, property,
insolvency
• Recognizes issuance and transfer of security token on DLT
• Sygnum: Investible Fine Wine Tokens
Liechtenstein: “Token and Trusted Technology
Service Provider Act”
• Token container model
• Book-entry register
• Physical validator
• Technology-Agnostic
Legal considerations
• Property law - ownership, possession, economic benefits /
formality
• Restrictions on holding, transfer, sale of certain assets – land,
alcohol
• Collateral law
• Smart contract
• Physical validator / trustee / custodian
• Technical standards on infrastructure, security, governance
• AML / CFT
• Tax