Digital Asset Securitization: Regulated Exposure, Institutional Form.

Digital asset securitization brings exposure to digital assets into a regulated instrument. A regulated counterparty has custody of the assets, a ring-fenced compartment of an MTCM Luxembourg SPV holds that arrangement, and the note issued from it carries its own ISIN under the Luxembourg Securitization Law of 22 March 2004.

Institutional investors are frequently unable to take digital asset exposure, not because of the exposure itself but because of the venues and instruments through which it is normally held. MTCM structures it into a ring-fenced compartment of one of its six Luxembourg SPVs, with a regulated counterparty handling custody, and the compartment issues a note under its own ISIN. MTCM does not operate in digital asset markets; it structures the compartment and administers the note. Each compartment is bankruptcy remote both ways and sits off the originator’s balance sheet. Digital asset custody is handled by Bank Frick as regulated counterparty, with GSK Stockmann as legal counsel and PwC and Atwell as auditors.

Own ISIN

Held in custody, transferred or listed like any other security.

Ring-fenced

Segregated by law from every other transaction on the platform.

Bankruptcy remote

Protection runs in both directions.

Off-balance sheet

The exposure leaves the originator’s balance sheet.

What Can Be Structured?

Digital Asset Holdings

Identified holdings placed with a regulated counterparty under documented custody.

Managed Digital Strategies

Exposure to a defined strategy run by an appointed third-party manager.

Digital Asset Lending

Facilities secured on digital asset collateral, structured as debt instruments.

Infrastructure and Mining Assets

Physical operations and the contracted revenue they produce.

Equity in Digital Asset Businesses

Stakes in exchanges, custodians and service providers in the sector.

Venture and Growth Positions

Positions in companies building infrastructure for the sector.

Index and Reference Exposure

Exposure to a documented reference rather than to a held position.

Real-World Asset Programmes

Conventional assets structured for issuance on the digital rail through Talea DRN.

Digital Rights and Domains

Digital property with documented ownership and transferable rights.

Digital Asset Treasury Positions

Corporate digital asset holdings structured for financing or for transfer.

Frequently Asked Questions.

What is digital asset securitization?

Digital asset securitization brings exposure to digital assets into a regulated instrument. The exposure is ring-fenced in one compartment of a Luxembourg SPV, custody sits with a regulated counterparty, and the note issued carries an ISIN of its own under the Luxembourg Securitization Law.

No. MTCM does not trade, hold or manage digital assets and is not a bank, a broker or an asset manager. MTCM structures and administers the compartment. Custody and any trading sit with regulated counterparties and managers appointed for that purpose.

The investor holds a note with an ISIN rather than a position on a venue. The note can sit on a client statement with the rest of the portfolio, the compartment is ring-fenced by law, and the holdings and valuation basis are independently audited.

Talea DRN is MTCM’s Dual-Rail Note: a single note issued over an audited Luxembourg compartment that reaches investors through a traditional rail carrying an ISIN and a digital rail using the regulated ERC-3643 standard. The note is born digital; MTCM does not tokenize an existing asset.

A regulated counterparty appointed when the compartment is structured. Custody arrangements, title and the valuation source are documented at the outset and verified as part of the compartment’s audit.

Private banks and wealth managers whose clients want this exposure but whose mandates require a regulated instrument, family offices seeking a documented structure, and businesses in the sector financing against their own assets.

From Idea to Redemption.

  1. Idea. We map the exposure, the counterparties who will hold it, and what the intended investors are permitted to book.
  2. Structuring. The compartment is designed: custody arrangements, valuation source, currency, tenor and note terms.
  3. ISIN. The note is issued against the compartment, identified by its own ISIN.
  4. Audits. PwC and Atwell act as auditors of the compartment, and custody, title and valuation arrangements are independently verified.
  5. Reporting. Periodic reporting to noteholders on the position and the counterparties behind it.
  6. Payments. Amounts reaching the compartment are administered and settled under the note.
  7. Redemption. The note is repaid at maturity or on realisation of the position, and the compartment is wound up.
Curved glass facade folding around an open void — digital asset securitization

How the Structure Works.

Holderof the exposurePLACESTHE EXPOSUREMTCM LUXEMBOURG SPVOne of six. Each holds many compartments.Compartmentanother dealCompartmentholds this exposureown ISINring-fenced by lawCompartmentanother dealISSUESTHE NOTENoteholdersHeld in custody, like any securityBank Frickregulated custodyPAYMENTS REACH NOTEHOLDERS THROUGH THAT COMPARTMENT ONLYNothing crosses between compartments. Bankruptcy remote in both directions, kept off the originator's balance sheet, audited by PwC and Atwell.

Why the Wrapper Changes What an Investor Can Do?

Held directlyHeld through a compartment
Legal formA holding on a venue or in a walletA note issued under the Luxembourg Securitization Law
Where it sits for the investorOutside the custody chainOn the client statement, with an ISIN
Who holds the assetThe investor or the venueA regulated counterparty appointed at structuring
AuditDepends entirely on the venueThe compartment is independently audited
SegregationCommingled on many venuesRing-fenced by law in its own compartment

Talea DRN: When the Note Itself Is Digital.

  1. Talea DRN is MTCM’s issuance product: one note over an audited Luxembourg compartment, delivered on two simultaneous rails.
  2. The traditional rail carries a standard ISIN and settles through established market infrastructure.
  3. The digital rail represents the same note as a regulated digital note under the ERC-3643 standard, transferable only between validated identities.
  4. The note is born digital. MTCM does not tokenize a pre-existing asset.
  5. Same economic right, same collateral, same audit, whichever rail the investor holds.

Talea DRN is an issuance format available across verticals, not only for digital asset underlyings. See the Talea DRN page.

Why Structure Digital Assets Through a Compartment?

  • A regulated wrapper. The structure sits under the Luxembourg Securitization Law, not on an unregulated venue.
  • Custody with regulated counterparties. Digital asset custody is handled by regulated counterparties appointed for that purpose.
  • Custody-eligible for investors. The note carries an ISIN, so investors can hold the exposure through their existing custodian.
  • Ring-fenced by law. Each position is ring-fenced in a compartment of its own, isolated in law from the rest of the platform.
  • Independently audited. The compartment, its holdings and its valuation basis are audited rather than self-reported.

Talk to our structuring team.

80+ active compartments · €2.5 bn+ assets structured. Indicative platform figures.