On-chain debt securities marketplace Obligate launches on Base

• On-chain debt securities market Obligate launches on Base
• Obligate is a Swiss-regulated on-chain bonds platform, whereas Base is an Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform launched by Coinbase.
• Deployment on Base will assist with institutional adoption of on-chain debt securities, Obligate’s head of partnerships stated in an announcement.

Obligate, a Swiss-regulated blockchain market for capital markets, has deployed on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 scaling answer launched by Coinbase.

In an announcement printed on Thursday, Obligate termed the event as a big milestone within the quest to advertise adoption of on-chain debt securities to extra customers.

Obligate is now dwell on Base! A monumental step for on-chain debt capital markets, powered by @BuildOnBase, @Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 incubation. https://t.co/8K3fa3aQfA

— Obligate (@obligatecom) November 30, 2023

With demand for on-chain bonds on the rise throughout the DeFi market, at present’s launch is a key step that can see extra institutional buyers undertake blockchain-native property.

“Base’s dedication to making a extra open monetary system aligns carefully with our imaginative and prescient of fostering institutional engagement in on-chain capital markets,” stated Matthias Wyss, the pinnacle of strategic partnerships at Obligate.

Noting that deploying on Base will give extra establishments the instruments and infrastructure they should take part in on-chain debt capital markets, Wyss added:

“Our deployment on Base exemplifies a shared imaginative and prescient to surmount the limitations confronting establishments, providing them a safe and environment friendly portal to interact with on-chain debt merchandise. Make no mistake, this represents a paradigm shift within the integration of blockchain expertise into institutional finance.”

Base launched in early August and has seen appreciable development since, with income lately surpassing $10 million. The L2’s month-to-month energetic consumer depend has additionally been spectacular, with over 1 million on common.

Obligate raised $8.5 million in its seed funding spherical, with backers together with Earlybird, Blockchange Ventures, SIX Fintech Ventures and Circle Ventures.