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Imagine you own a rare collectible, like an ancient coin. It’s valuable, but if you want cash quickly, finding a buyer can take months. This is illiquidity—a situation where an asset's value is locked because it can’t be easily sold. Private markets like real estate, private equity, and fine art are often plagued by illiquidity.
IX Swap tackles this challenge head-on, positioning itself as the Uniswap for Real-World Assets (RWAs) and Security Tokens (STOs). Through tokenization, automated market-making, and liquidity pools, IX Swap bridges the liquidity gap in private markets, offering faster, more accessible ways to trade assets.
Uniswap revolutionized cryptocurrency trading by enabling decentralized exchanges where buyers and sellers interact directly, without intermediaries. Similarly, IX Swap brings liquidity to tokenized real-world assets like real estate, art, and private equity. By combining traditional finance (TradFi) with decentralized finance (DeFi), IX Swap bridges the gap, making previously illiquid assets tradable in real time.
Key Fact:
Decentralized exchanges saw trading volumes surge from $39.5 million in January 2020 to $43.5 billion in January 2021—a growth of 1,101x, thanks to AMMs and liquidity pools.
Analogy:
Think of IX Swap as an online marketplace for rare items. Instead of waiting weeks to find a buyer, your item is converted into a digital token and sold instantly to buyers worldwide.
Tokenization converts physical assets into digital tokens on a blockchain. This process fractionalizes ownership, making it possible to trade smaller portions of assets like real estate or fine art. It unlocks value by making assets more accessible and easier to trade.
Key Advantages of Tokenization:
Example:
The global private equity market, worth $7.5 trillion in 2022, remains largely illiquid. Tokenization is projected to unlock $15 trillion in value by 2025.
Traditional trading relies on order books, where buyers and sellers are matched manually. Automated Market-Makers (AMMs) simplify this by using algorithms to set prices and execute trades. IX Swap's AMM technology is tailor-made for security tokens and RWAs, ensuring efficient trading even in low-volume markets.
Key Fact:
Without AMMs, trading volumes on decentralized platforms would remain negligible. AMMs have enabled seamless, 24/7 trading across diverse markets.
Analogy:
Imagine a vending machine for trading assets. Instead of waiting for a seller, you get instant access to your desired asset because the vending machine (AMM) always has stock.
Liquidity pools are shared funds that enable instant trading by ensuring there are always enough assets available. IX Swap’s pools are uniquely designed for security tokens and RWAs, integrating licensed custodians to handle regulatory complexities.
How It Works:
Key Difference:
Unlike cryptocurrencies, tokenized real-world assets often require licensed brokers and custodians to ensure compliance.
Example:
If you tokenize a $1 million property and add it to a liquidity pool, buyers can purchase fractions instantly, rather than waiting months for a full buyer.
IX Swap combines tokenization, AMMs, and liquidity pools to transform how private assets are traded. This approach bridges the gap between traditional and decentralized finance, unlocking new possibilities for investors and asset owners alike.
Tokenized assets trade in minutes instead of months, with lower fees and wider access than traditional markets. This innovation is reshaping how we think about ownership and investment.
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