Startale Group along with SBI Holdings has unveiled Strium, a blockchain platform tailored for institutional trading of foreign exchange, tokenized equities, and real-world assets (RWAs).
According to their announcement, Strium is structured as an exchange-layer network. Sota Watanabe, the CEO of Startale Group, emphasized, “Tokenization is an inevitable trend, and equities tokenization is clearly the next big market.” He noted that Strium seeks to connect traditional off-chain finance with the on-chain ecosystem to facilitate compliant dividend and royalty payments.
This milestone follows a strategic partnership formed in August 2025 and coincides with proof-of-concept demonstrations designed to assess the system’s technical foundations.
Strium Launch Details
- The initial trading will feature synthetic versions of U.S. and Japanese stocks and commodities, operating as derivative instruments rather than direct ownership of shares.
- Future plans encompass expanding into tokenized representations of real shares and asset-backed tokens, contingent on successful identity verifications and compliance with local regulations. An open layer is intended for broader participation without such prerequisites.
- The proof-of-concept phase aims to test settlement efficiency and system resilience under heavy transaction volumes, alongside its interoperable capabilities with traditional financial infrastructures. A public testnet is forthcoming as a step toward commercial rollout.
Watanabe stated, “SBI Holdings adds regulated financial infrastructure and numerous licensed entities to the joint venture,” highlighting the involvement of group entities in ongoing regulated digital-asset initiatives, including a proposed stablecoin structure with Shinsei Trust & Banking and SBI VC Trade.
He also mentioned that discussions with regulators, especially in Japan, will be addressed later as the project moves into different markets.
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For further updates, stay tuned.
