Polygon Lands Its First Live Share Registry

BeToken’s live STO on Polygon turns real Spanish equity into tradable ERC-3643 tokens, setting a precedent for compliant RWA markets across the EU.
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Jonathan Morgan·Stocktwits
Published Jul 25, 2025 | 5:19 PM GMT-04
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Real-world assets (RWAs) just crossed from pilot phase to production: Beself Brands’ BeToken is now the first fully regulated security token offering (STO) in Spain - and one of the earliest in the EU - to issue actual equity entirely on-chain via Polygon (MATIC).

Regulatory green-light: Spain’s CNMV signed off on the prospectus, meaning each BeToken legally represents a share with voting rights, dividend entitlement and meeting participation. No SPV wrappers or synthetic claims - this is straight-up corporate stock, just tokenised.

Tech stack:

  • ERC-3643 embeds KYC/AML at the token-level; transfers auto-check whitelist status before settlement.
  • Polygon PoS now clears >1 k TPS post-Bhilai hard-fork and finalises in ~5 s after Heimdall v2 - fast enough for retail trade UX.
  • Dividends pay out via Superfluid streams, allowing near-real-time drip or traditional record-date snapshots.

Trader edge:

  • 24/7 liquidity – Secondary orderbook on Tokeny + an AMM pool on Quickswap lets investors exit positions without notary delays.
  • Arb bridge – Institutional desk can borrow sEUR on Aave, buy BeToken, capture dividend yield and governance premium, hedge Euro exposure via perpetuals.
  • Reg-arbitrage – ERC-3643’s jurisdictional whitelists mean qualified EU investors access the round months before equivalent paper shares hit local brokers.

Why Polygon?

Gas under $0.01, EVM familiarity, and a growing RWA roster (Hamilton Lane fund shares, Stripe USDC payouts, JPM deposit tokens test-bed) make it the default liquidity venue for tokenised securities. Upgrades toward AggLayer will let BeToken hop to zk-validium roll-ups without migration.

Macro context: MiCA’s pilot regime is live; Germany’s eWpG already recognises blockchain registries. Expect a wave of mid-cap EU firms to replicate Beself’s playbook - issue equity direct to wallets, plug into DEX liquidity, and eliminate T+2 settlement drag.

Next catalysts:

  • Aug 2025: First on-chain AGM vote via Snapshot + ERC-5727 soulbound proof.
  • Q4 2025: Polygon CDK roll-ups add euro-denominated settlement rails; BeToken may cross-list for zero-FX trading.

Bottom line: BeToken proves that compliant, dividend-bearing equities can exist as ERC tokens. For traders, it unlocks a new asset class with DeFi composability and sets the stage for orderflow to shift from legacy registrar books to blockchains.

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