– 21X becomes the first blockchain-enabled trading venue to operate across multiple public chains under EU regulation, with Stellar hosting $2 billion in tokenized real-world assets –
FRANKFURT, Germany – 6 May, 2026: 21X, the first fully regulated DLT trading and settlement system (DLT TSS) in the European Union (EU) for digital securities, has today announced that it is officially live on the Stellar network.
This milestone represents a significant affirmation of the 21X multi-chain strategy, allowing market participants to access regulated trading and settlement infrastructure across different blockchain networks. By going live on the Stellar network, 21X becomes the first blockchain-enabled trading and settlement system to be available on multiple chains, reinforcing its position as a technology-agnostic market infrastructure under the EU DLT Pilot Regime (DLTPR).
The Stellar network hosts $2 billion in tokenized real-world assets across 67 products, including from regulated issuers such as Franklin Templeton, Spiko, WisdomTree, and Ondo Finance – placing it among the top four chains globally for institutional RWA issuance. Average monthly stablecoin settlement volume on the network reached $2.3 billion over the last twelve months, with 17 stablecoins spanning nine or more fiat currencies providing the settlement layer. As the first EU-regulated multi-chain DLT trading and settlement system, 21X is positioned at the forefront of this institutional transition toward on-chain financial infrastructure.
Following the successful technical integration completed in late 2025, the 21X infrastructure is now operational for the listing, trading, and settlement of tokenized securities on Stellar. The first financial products are scheduled to be listed and available on the venue in the coming days.
Max J. Heinzle, CEO of 21X, commented:
“Today, 21X becomes a true multi-chain venue, underscoring our commitment to building the infrastructure for institutional finance. Capital market players require performance, compliance, and efficiency. By going live on Stellar, we are enhancing our solution to a network purpose-built for financial services – and mark the realization of our vision to create a global and regulated pathway for the tokenization of real-world assets in an open, interoperable ecosystem.”
The 21X core offering – an on-chain central limit order book enabling deterministic matching and atomic delivery versus payment (DvP) in MiCAR-compliant stablecoins – provides institutional participants with a high-performance, regulated environment. The expansion to Stellar allows issuers and asset managers to leverage a network that has already recorded over $5.4 billion in real-world asset (RWA) cross-border payments volume.
Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director at the Stellar Development Foundation, added:
“21X going live on Stellar is another clear signal that institutional-grade financial products are moving onchain, and that Stellar is becoming the network of choice for enterprise-grade onchain finance. Stellar is where the first tokenized money market fund was built, where billions in RWAs move onchain, and where real-world assets are issued, distributed, and used with meaningful utility at scale. We welcome 21X to the Stellar ecosystem.”
With the platform now also live on Stellar, 21X continues to bridge the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized technology, offering a secure and compliant pathway for the future of digital asset issuance.
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About 21X
21X is a Frankfurt-based financial institution at the forefront of revolutionizing capital markets through the use of blockchain technology. On 8th September 2025, 21X fully opened the first ever fully regulated distributed ledger technology trading and settlement system (DLT TSS) in the EU, positioning the company as a leader in the transition from traditional to tokenized asset-based capital markets. Employing a multi-chain blockchain network approach, 21X enables atomic trading without counterparty risk through smart contract-based issuance, trading and settlement of tokenized stocks, bonds and funds.
See the short explainer video on 21X and our blockchain-based exchange here.
About the Stellar Network
The Stellar network is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable blockchain built for financial products and services. It offers builders smart contracts functionality and a protocol optimized for payments, with a design intended to keep fees low and to provide transaction speeds that can scale with increased adoption. Financial institutions and innovators worldwide issue assets and settle payments on the Stellar network, which has processed billions of operations with millions of accounts since the network was first launched.
For more information on 21X, contact:
Richie MacTaggart, head of PR & marketing
Mail: press@21X.eu
Mob: +44 7828173419
Web: www.21x.eu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/21x/
