
BlockBeats News, October 16th, according to CoinDesk, Paris-based Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange) has obtained authorization from the French financial regulator ACPR, becoming the first company in Europe to operate a fully tokenized stock exchange. The exchange will merge trading and settlement onto a single blockchain platform, targeting French companies with a market cap of less than 500 million euros, and is planning to launch the first batch of SME IPOs in early 2026. Lise’s shareholders include CACEIS (a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Group), BNP Paribas, and Bpifrance.



