ATHEX Partners with Sui for Blockchain Book Building in Fundraising

Athens, Greece — Athens Exchange Group, or ATHEX, today has announced its partnership with Mysten Labs to explore upgrading its Electronic Book Building (EBB) to a distributed ledger technology platform using Sui, a Layer 1 smart contract platform developed by the core research team behind Facebook’s Libra/Diem and Move projects.

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The EBB, a novel fundraising mechanism by ATHEX, operates as a meta-layer over the existing trading order routing system. It aims to leverage the network of ATHEX Members, including banks and brokerage firms, to provide liquidity for companies seeking funds.

The EBB facilitates smooth order collection, efficient pricing, distribution, and settlement, offering advantages such as determining the best offer price for transferable securities like stocks and bonds.

Yianos Kontopoulos, CEO of ATHEX Group, expressed excitement about the partnership, stating, “We are delighted to partner with Mysten Labs to create the next iteration of our EBB service – from their highly experienced team to the capabilities of Sui itself, we believe we have found the right team to help us harness the true potential of blockchain technology.”
“Collaborating with a globally recognized financial institution like ATHEX is a momentous step forward not just for the Sui blockchain, but also for Web3 itself."

Evan Cheng, Co-Founder & CEO of Mysten Labs
"Financial tools have long been touted as a use case for blockchain technology, but we have yet to see real world adoption. We are honored to be working with the ATHEX team and look forward to realizing the promise of the blockchain among traditional investors," added Evan Cheng.

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About ATHEX EBB

ATHEX Electronic Book Building (EBB) is a revolutionary fundraising mechanism provided by ATHEX, streamlining the fundraising process and enabling businesses to connect with potential investors seamlessly. Leveraging the extensive network of ATHEX Members, including banks and brokerage firms, along with their clients, EBB enhances liquidity for companies seeking funds and ensures smooth order collection, efficient pricing, distribution, and settlement.

Over the last 5 years, EBB has facilitated the raising of over €10 billion in corporate bonds, IPOs, and Secondary Market Placements with significant oversubscription.

About Sui

Sui is a groundbreaking Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible to all. Its object-centric model, based on the Move programming language, enables parallel execution, sub-second finality, and rich on-chain assets.

With horizontally scalable processing and storage, Sui supports a wide range of applications with unparalleled speed at low cost. Sui represents a significant advancement in blockchain technology, providing a platform for creators and developers to build amazing, user-friendly experiences.

Learn more: Sui Website

About Mysten Labs

Mysten Labs comprises leading experts in distributed systems, programming languages, and cryptography, with founders who were senior executives and lead architects of pioneering blockchain projects. The mission of Mysten Labs is to create foundational infrastructure for web3, driving innovation in decentralized technologies.

Learn more: Mysten Labs Website