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Institutional digital asset prime brokerage LTP has obtained an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), authorising the firm to provide regulated financial product advice and dealing services to wholesale clients.
The licence is a strategic addition to LTP's global regulatory map and a foundation for the next generation of institutional digital infrastructure. The authorisation allows LTP to provide financial product advice and to deal in financial products, including arranging and execution, exclusively for wholesale clients. The firm frames this as a pivotal step for institutional-grade capital deployment across increasingly complex digital and traditional asset markets.
Authorised scope
Under the AFSL, LTP is authorised across several asset classes relevant to the modern institutional portfolio:
・Securities: advice and transaction execution for traditional and tokenised securities.
・Managed Investment Schemes (MIS): structuring and dealing in interests within managed funds, a primary legal vehicle for real-world assets.
・Deposit and payment products: institutional-grade settlement, liquidity management, and foundational cash infrastructure.
A regulated gateway to tokenised assets
The remit places LTP within the tokenised real-world asset (RWA) market. Under Australian law (ASIC INFO 225), most tokenised structures, such as fractionalised real estate, private credit pools, and digital debt instruments, are classified as Managed Investment Schemes or securities. By securing these specific authorisations, LTP aims to provide a fully compliant gateway for global institutional allocators to access on-chain financial instruments within a regulated environment.
"The acquisition of the AFSL is a foundational pillar of LTP's vision to construct a seamless, regulated bridge between traditional capital markets and digital asset ecosystems," said Jack Yang, Founder and CEO of LTP. "We believe the future of finance lies in the tokenisation of financial instruments. Maintaining strict regulatory alignment is not just a requirement but a core competitive advantage as we scale our institutional-grade liquidity and RWA infrastructure globally."
Expanding the regulatory footprint
With the new licence, LTP continues to build out its multi-jurisdictional compliance footprint, broadening its service suite for funds, market makers, asset managers, and other capital market participants.
LTP provides end-to-end prime services for digital asset market participant spanning trade execution, clearing, settlement, custody, and financing. Its offerings further extend to institutional asset management, regulated OTC block trading, and compliant on and off-ramp solutions, delivering a secure and scalable foundation for institutions across the digital asset ecosystem.
The group operates under a multi-jurisdictional regulatory framework, holding licences and registrations in Hong Kong, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, the British Virgin Islands, and Spain, among other jurisdictions, enabling it to serve institutional clients globally on a compliant basis.
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