Creating the token is the easy part. Getting it into investors’ hands is where the regulation lives. If you are a founder exploring tokenisation, one of the first questions you will ask is whether you are allowed to do it. The short answer is yes. But the fuller answer depends on what exactly you mean by “do it.” Tokenising your own equity, creating a digital token that represents shares in your company, is not, in itself, a heavily regulated act. It is broadly comparable to

At the Tokenisation Summit back in January 2026, Sasha Mills of the Bank of England outlined a clear priority for the coming year: building the foundations for the next generation of digital financial infrastructure. Her speech focused on three areas that will shape the UK’s approach to digital markets: regulated stablecoins  tokenised collateral expansion of the Digital Securities Sandbox

At the Tokenisation Summit back in January 2026, Sasha Mills of the Bank of England outlined a clear priority for the coming year: building the foundations for the next generation of digital financial infrastructure. Her speech focused on three areas that will shape the UK’s approach to digital markets: regulated stablecoins  tokenised collateral expansion of the Digital Securities Sandbox

Tokenisation is increasingly being discussed as a new way for startups to raise capital. By representing ownership rights digitally on blockchain infrastructure, investments could potentially become easier to manage, faster to settle and more accessible to a wider pool of investors. In our experience, for many founders however, the first questions are not technical. They are practical.

Equity tokens are transforming how startups raise capital and how investors participate in ownership. But before diving into this exciting world, it’s crucial to understand the European equity token rules that govern these digital assets. These rules ensure transparency, protect investors, and create a fair market environment. In this post, I will walk you through the key aspects of equity token regulations in Europe, explain what equity tokens are, how they are regulated, a