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What is an Asset Token or Asset Based Tokens ( ABT )? With the emergence of Blockchain, the concept of ‘Tokenization Blockchain’ is becoming mainstream. Lets go back a little and start with Cryptocurrency. The era of crypto witnessed many coins being born ( Bitcoin, Ether, Neo, Zcash etc. ). It became clear to the world that anyone can create a coin based on an algorithm and pre-defined logic ( There are 4000+ coins at this moment ). This trend shifted to people creating Utility tokens, which are again a cryptocurrency that was used to facilitate an event or transaction in a business logic ( Ex: XRP is used to transfer money across borders ). These coins or tokens were priced and traded. This gave launch to something called the Initial Coin Offering  ( ICO ). But then many ICO’s crossed the barrier of being just a Utility token, to being a share of the issuing company. The regulatory bodies across the globe took notice and started issuing strict warning on this. So, was...

When a token is subjected to federal security regulations and can derive its value from an external, tradable asset, it is categorized as a security token. It is true that the process can seem complicated, but there are a lot of benefits with a security token issuance. Tokenizing securities improves the liquidity of underlying assets which can engage more investors. Security tokens also come up with other benefits like increased market efficiency, lower issuance fees and fractionalization of larger assets. If a startup meets the required regulatory obligations, the security token offering  can create a vast potential for the variety of applications. Two types of Security Token Exchange: (1) Utility Tokens:   These type of tokes are used for creating Initial Coin Offerings  ( ICO ) for raising funds. These tokens does not equate to a share in the company, but can be used to facilitate a particular event, transaction or value in the operations of the com...