FRANKFURT, Germany, July 03, 2025 – 21X, recognized as Europe’s inaugural fully regulated DLT-based trading and settlement system (DLT TSS), today announced a pivotal alliance with Particula, a leading rating provider for digital assets. Particula is set to serve as an official listing sponsor on 21X’s regulated on-chain exchange.

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This collaboration will harness Particula’s advanced capabilities in digital asset classification, risk assessment, and continuous monitoring.

As a designated listing sponsor, Particula will guide issuers through the listing procedure on 21X, ensuring both regulatory readiness and procedural compliance. Furthermore, Particula will enrich the listing experience by granting issuers access to its proprietary ratings platform, which delivers independent risk ratings, token classification, and ongoing oversight.

Max J. Heinzle, CEO of 21X, commented: “We’re delighted to welcome Particula to our 21X ecosystem as a key listing sponsor. Their expertise will be important in delivering a seamless and fully compliant listing process for our issuers. As a rating provider, Particula uniquely combines profound knowledge of tokenized assets with exceptional transparency and due diligence, empowering issuers and instilling confidence across our market.”

Timm Reinsdorf, CEO of Particula, added: “Becoming a listing sponsor on 21X is a natural extension of our mission to bring structure and clarity to the digital asset space. As a sponsor, we will act as a trusted partner for issuers, guiding them through regulatory and technical onboarding and supporting them with their listing on 21X.”

Following its successful primary market launch in the spring of 2025, 21X is preparing to transform European capital markets with the imminent rollout of its secondary market exchange. This fully regulated platform, operating under the EU’s DLT Regime, will facilitate the seamless trading and settlement of tokenized equities, bonds, and funds. 21X is actively onboarding a growing network of prominent institutional entities—including banks, brokers, asset managers, custodians, and fintech innovators—all prepared to engage with the platform from its inception.

With the inclusion of listing sponsors like Particula, 21X is accelerating the institutional adoption of tokenized finance by offering a secure, compliant, and highly efficient trading venue for digital securities.

About Particula
Particula stands as the premier rating provider for digital assets, converting both on-chain and off-chain data into actionable insights. The company delivers advanced risk ratings and comprehensive analyses spanning technical, economic, governance, and compliance dimensions, thereby providing the necessary clarity and confidence to navigate the complexities of digital finance. Discover more at www.particula.io.

For more information on Particula, contact:
Nadine Wilke, Co-Founder & CGO
Mail: info@particul.io
Web: https://particula.io/
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/particula-io/

About 21X
21X is a financial institution based in Frankfurt, leading the charge in revolutionizing capital markets through the application of blockchain technology. In December 2024, 21X secured a license to operate its innovative distributed ledger technology (DLT) trading and settlement system (DLT TSS) trading venue, a significant achievement that positions the company as a frontrunner in the shift towards digital finance. The company is strategically positioned to enable smart contract-based issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized stocks, bonds, and funds.

The 21X exchange commenced operations on May 20th with the launch of its primary market. It is set to debut its secondary market for peer-to-peer trading and settlement in the coming weeks, bringing the future of capital markets to fruition.

View the brief explainer video on 21X and its blockchain-based exchange.

For more information on 21X, contact:
Richie MacTaggart, head of PR & marketing
Mail: press@21X.eu
Mob: +44 7828173419
Web: https://www.21x.eu/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/21x/