Help CenterMany crypto exchanges are built primarily for crypto‑native trading. NexPlace is built to support both crypto trading and regulated markets workflows.
Dual‑asset marketplace
NexPlace supports:
- Cryptocurrencies: spot markets and simple swap flows.
- Regulated Digital Assets (RWAs): regulated instruments with published terms and, when required, transfer controls designed for compliant distribution.
What “regulated digital assets (RWAs)” means in practice
A regulated digital asset on NexPlace is not “just another token.” It is a regulated instrument issued under a legal framework with clear, published, and enforceable terms, designed to provide transparency and investor protection.
Those terms typically provide users with full access to key information, including:
- Economic structure and backing: How the instrument is designed, what it represents, and how its value or exposure is derived, including transparency and auditability mechanisms.
- Counterparties and roles: Identification of the key parties involved in the issuance, custody, administration, and, where applicable, market-making or liquidity support.
- Risk factors and disclosures: Clear disclosure of material risks, limitations, and scenarios that could affect the instrument, in line with regulated capital-markets practices.
- Eligibility, distribution, and transfer rules: Who can hold the asset, how it may be distributed, and whether transfers are subject to restrictions such as address whitelisting.
- Settlement and custody mechanics: The settlement network used (for example, the Liquid Network), custody arrangements, and whether withdrawals to self-custody require issuer-level controls.
- Financial information and forward-looking elements: Where applicable, descriptions of valuation methodology, fees, cash-flow mechanics, and any forward-looking statements or projections, together with the relevant disclaimers.
- Legal terms and conditions: The contractual framework governing the instrument, including applicable law, investor rights, limitations, and dispute resolution provisions.
These disclosures are typically made available through public documentation (such as a Relevant Information Document, term sheet, or equivalent disclosure), which users should review before trading or holding a regulated digital asset.
Why Liquid matters for regulated instruments
NexPlace uses the Liquid Network for supported regulated assets because it provides a strong fit for capital‑markets operations:
- Fast settlement: ~1‑minute blocks reduce settlement latency.
- Issued assets: the network supports native issued assets.
- Confidential Transactions: transaction amounts and asset types can be shielded at the protocol level, reducing information leakage.
- Compliance‑enablement: issuers can apply transfer restrictions when required by the asset’s terms.
Self‑custody when supported
By default, assets are held in NexPlace custody for ease of use. Where supported, users can also withdraw assets to self‑custody. The key difference is:
- Cryptocurrency withdrawals are generally standard (subject to platform security and compliance checks).
- Whitelisting for self‑custody.
What to expect over time
NexPlace is rolling out additional services progressively. Spot trading is live first, with further modules (fiat rails, margin, derivatives, collateral features) planned as the platform expands and as regulatory approvals allow.