Turnkey digital asset trading and settlement infrastructure for regulated stock exchanges founded in 2014
Blockstation is a financial technology infrastructure provider that supplies regulated stock exchanges, broker-dealers, and depositories with turnkey systems to list, trade, and settle digital assets alongside tokenized initial public offerings (IPOs).
Blockstation was founded in 2014 by Jai Waterman and Marko M. Hafez. Waterman served as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Enterprise Architect before becoming Chief Executive Officer in October 2022, while Hafez served as President.
The core infrastructure centers on Blockstation's Smart ECN (Electronic Communication Network) platform. The network interconnects international stock exchanges by establishing a central limit order book fed by participating broker-dealer networks. Through this setup, market operators can list core cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether alongside tokenized securities. Central depositories use integrated depository gateways to oversee cold storage vault operations, while registered broker-dealers connect via dedicated portal and API interfaces to onboard retail or institutional investors and settle orders within their existing regulatory jurisdictions.
Blockstation partnered with the Jamaica Stock Exchange to support digital asset trading and settlement. In November 2022, the company collaborated with the Arab Federation of Capital Markets to publish market research on exchange-traded carbon credit tokenization. In December 2022, Blockstation partnered with Nigerian exchange platform NASD to deliver an accredited digital asset certification program for capital market operators, attended by 40 members of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission.
Blockstation functions strictly as an enterprise B2B platform rather than an open developer utility. Independent Web3 engineers cannot self-serve API keys or deploy decentralized applications.
Blockstation provides regulated exchanges with turn-key tokenized listing and settlement infrastructure, but its institutional model is aimed at regulated exchanges and broker-dealers rather than standard web3 developer workflows.
Blockstation offers market infrastructure designed for regulated stock exchanges, central depositories, and broker-dealer networks rather than decentralized finance developers. Founded in 2014 by Marko M. Hafez and Jai Waterman, the company develops systems that allow traditional financial institutions to list and trade digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ether, and tokenized initial public offerings (IPOs) within existing securities frameworks.
The system's core component is its Smart ECN (Electronic Communication Network) platform, which links broker networks into an interconnected central order book across participating exchanges. Depository corporations use the platform to oversee custody and cold storage vaults, while broker-dealers use the Broker & Depository Gateway to onboard retail or institutional investors and corporate issuers. Trading and depository workflows are packaged into a turnkey model.
Blockstation suits traditional stock exchanges and broker-dealers looking to support security tokens or spot crypto within established financial laws.
Creates a consolidated central limit order book across multiple broker-dealer networks to execute matched trades under traditional exchange rules.
Supports listing workflows for tokenized IPOs and digital securities.
Enables regulated national exchanges to list digital assets, including Bitcoin and Ether, alongside conventional equity products.
Supplies central securities depositories with software tools to govern cold storage vaults on behalf of executing brokerages.
Offers APIs and management portals for licensed broker-dealers to onboard issuers and investors and manage order flow.
An electronic communication network interconnecting stock exchanges and broker networks into a central order book for listing, trading, clearing, and settling digital assets and tokenized IPOs.
An integration portal allowing broker-dealers to onboard issuers and manage order flow while depository institutions oversee custody and cold storage vault operations.
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Blockstation was founded in 2014 by Jai Waterman and Marko M. Hafez.
Blockstation provides a turnkey market infrastructure including an electronic communication network, trading, clearing, settlement, and depository management tools for stock exchanges and broker-dealers.
The platform supports trading and settlement for Bitcoin, Ether, and regulated tokenized assets such as tokenized IPOs.
Blockstation is available internationally to regulated financial institutions, broker-dealers, central securities depositories, and stock exchanges.
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