Rechtliche Grundlagen für Digitale Aktien

Die Repräsentation von Aktien durch Sicherheits-Token wird durch gesetzliche Grundlagen gestützt, die am 1. Februar 2021 in Kraft getreten sind. Daher verfügen noch wenige Rechtsberater über ausreichende Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen, um Unternehmen in diesem Bereich beraten zu können. Viele Kanzleien tun sich derzeit schwer mit dem Thema, da es sehr komplex ist und Anwendungsfälle noch selten sind.

Aktionariat AG verfolgt das Thema jedoch schon seit der Ausarbeitung des neuen Gesetzes sehr genau.

The Unique Advantage of Swiss Security Tokens

Unlike many other countries, Switzerland has explicit legal foundations for the issuance of security tokens, already enacted in February 2021. This eliminates all uncertainty around what constitutes a legally valid transfer. Furthermore, unlike other jurisdictions, Switzerland's security tokens are much better compatible with the decentralized spirit of blockchain technology.

In Switzerland, all an issuer has to do to issue security tokens is fulfilling the formalities. No financial intermediary such as a transfer agent or securities depository is required. Under Swiss law, the security token is the security and transferring the token transfers the security. The token is the single source of truth for the ownership of a share, based on which the company constructs the shareholder registry and determines who is eligible to enjoy the shareholder rights.

Other jurisdictions require an allowlisting and verification of all addresses before they can receive a token, leading to overly complex standards that are incompatible with DeFi. Swiss law solves this much more elegantly without turning the tokens into bearer shares. Swiss law separates the share transfer step from the shareholder registration step. This makes the token fully compatible with DeFi protocols that require full fungibility and it enables short term trading without having to bother with registering as a shareholder. At the same time, it ensures that long term token holders have a strong incentive to properly register themselves as shareholders as they would otherwise forfeit their shareholder rights.

Partnerschaft mit Experten

Eine umfassende zweistündige Beratung sowie ein juristisches Paket mit Gesellschaftsvertrag und Tokenbedingungen durch unsere Partnerkanzlei LEXR ist in unserem Angebot enthalten. Weitere Beratungen, wie z.B. die Überarbeitung eines bestehenden Aktionärsvertrags, können Sie bei LEXR in Auftrag geben.

Selbstverständlich können Sie auch mit einer anderen Anwaltskanzlei oder einem anderen Rechtsberater zusammenarbeiten und trotzdem unsere Dienstleistungen in Anspruch nehmen.

LEXR ist jedoch eine der wenigen Anwaltskanzleien in der Schweiz, die über Blockchain-Experten mit echter Tokenisierungserfahrung verfügt. Die von LEXR vorgeschlagene Methodik und das Angebot sind derzeit nur in der Schweiz verfügbar, es werden jedoch Untersuchungen zu ihrer Anwendung in anderen Rechtsordnungen durchgeführt.

Unser Angebot beinhaltet alle notwendigen rechtlichen Dokumente (exkl. Aktionärsvertrag), sowie zwei Stunden Rechtsberatung mit LEXR:
- Satzungsänderung
- Share token terms (Registration Agreement)
- Draggable token shareholder agreement (Token Holder Agreement) kann zusätzlich abdecken:

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Benefits of our SPV solution

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  • A Swiss Special Purpose Vehicle incorporated in the city of Zug with its capital denoted in your currency of choice (franc, euro, or dollar)
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Unlike many other countries, Switzerland has explicit legal foundations for the issuance of security tokens, already enacted in February 2021. This eliminates all uncertainty around what constitutes a legally valid transfer. Furthermore, unlike other jurisdictions, Switzerland's security tokens are much better compatible with the decentralized spirit of blockchain technology.

In Switzerland, all an issuer has to do to issue security tokens is fulfilling the formalities. No financial intermediary such as a transfer agent or securities depository is required. Under Swiss law, the security token is the security and transferring the token transfers the security. The token is the single source of truth for the ownership of a share, based on which the company constructs the shareholder registry and determines who is eligible to enjoy the shareholder rights.

Other jurisdictions require an allowlisting and verification of all addresses before they can receive a token, leading to overly complex standards that are incompatible with DeFi. Swiss law solves this much more elegantly without turning the tokens into bearer shares. Swiss law separates the share transfer step from the shareholder registration step. This makes the token fully compatible with DeFi protocols that require full fungibility and it enables short term trading without having to bother with registering as a shareholder. At the same time, it ensures that long term token holders have a strong incentive to properly register themselves as shareholders as they would otherwise forfeit their shareholder rights.