Blockstation Builds Disclosure Tool for Security Token Issuers on Jamaica Stock Exchange

Blockstation, a Canadian digital asset buying and selling programs agency, has constructed a fast-track disclosure submitting course of for corporations hoping to record safety tokens on the Jamaican Inventory Change (JSE).

Introduced Tuesday alongside JSE’s launch of a tokenized Preliminary Public Providing (IPO) platform, Blockstation’s new device, referred to as the Good Itemizing Accelerator Course of (SLAP), is designed to streamline the submitting of required regulatory disclosures and prospectuses, mentioned CTO and co-founder Jai Waterman

Waterman mentioned SLAP “lowers the barrier to entry” for corporations that need safety token choices (STOs) however have no idea the right way to sift via the corresponding paperwork.

The businesses might not understand what number of disclosure necessities the JSE – and its regulator, the Monetary Companies Fee – have to tell the general public about an funding’s dangers. 

“Full disclosure must be there to be able to guarantee that these traders know what they’re getting in to, and that they’re protected,” mentioned Waterman. 

Each potential threat needs to be specified by the corporate’s prospectus. SLAP helps corporations achieve this with a veritable “library” of enterprise threat components – way over anyone capital-seeking firm may guess to incorporate, based on Waterman. 

“There’s a whole lot of dangers that individuals are not essentially considering of,” he mentioned. “Once you see that vast library, you are like, ‘oh what, that sort of applies to us.’ So you may take that idea and make it particular to your corporation.”

Constructing out their filings on SLAP, corporations can tailor their prospectus and have a lawyer assessment the outcome. As soon as the filings are completed the businesses can submit on to JSE and FSC.

4 corporations have already begun the regulatory submitting course of with SLAP, Waterman mentioned.

The brand new service is the most recent development in JSE and Blockstation’s digital asset partnership. Since becoming a member of forces in August 2018, the pair have developed and launched a cryptocurrency buying and selling platform. They introduced their plan to record safety tokens in early 2019.