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Paolo Ardoino’s ambition to cut companies’ capital-raising costs by 80% faces a practical test at Bitfinex Securities: the platform’s example of a $5 million, one-year bond carries a $100,000 issuer fee, equal to 2% of the raise.<\/p>\n

Bitfinex Securities is a platform for raising capital through tokenized securities. An Oct. 5 Bitfinex account set out the Bitfinex CTO’s five-year benchmark for the tokenization industry.<\/p>\n

The question it raises is how businesses outside established financial centers can obtain affordable financing when issuing a security still involves a substantial minimum charge.<\/p>\n

The economics point toward two routes: a business raising enough capital to spread those costs, or an intermediary pooling financing for smaller enterprises.<\/p>\n

ALTERNATIVE, a Luxembourg securitization fund, offers a working example of the second route. Its bond records show completed funding and repayments, while leaving the effect on borrowers’ loan prices unanswered.<\/p>\n

Ardoino’s benchmark covers the cost of navigating the regulatory process, listing, and raising debt or equity, an industry ambition over five years.<\/p>\n

His illustration is a farming business in Buenos Aires generating $50 million in annual revenue, describing the business’s size. The comparison is between its access to conventional and tokenized capital markets.<\/p>\n

In an Oct. 5 X post, Ardoino also described tokenization’s purpose as helping companies and entrepreneurs raise capital in markets underserved by traditional finance.<\/p>\n

That makes the issuer’s experience central to the argument. Easier trading can improve an investor’s experience without telling a business whether it can fund expansion at an acceptable total cost.<\/p>\n

The minimum changes the headline rate<\/h2>\n

Bitfinex’s published fee schedule makes the distinction concrete. The one-year bond example produces $20,000 under its 0.4% formula, but the $100,000 minimum applies instead. The payable charge is five times the formula result.<\/p>\n

This is an issuer platform fee, separate from a bond coupon or a small business borrower’s annual interest rate.<\/p>\n

Equity fees are progressive, starting at 4%, while bond fees depend on remaining time to maturity. Permanent equity and a one-year bond therefore carry different fee calculations.<\/p>\n

The capital-raise package includes document review, tokenization, marketing materials, and secondary-market listing, with no additional listing charge. Issuers receiving proceeds pay no withdrawal fee.<\/p>\n

Economically, a fee floor makes the amount raised consequential: while it binds, more capital spreads the fixed charge more widely. A low percentage formula can therefore coexist with a substantial entry cost for a smaller issuer.<\/p>\n

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A $5 million tokenized bond triggers Bitfinex Securities\u2019 $100,000 minimum fee, five times the formula-based amount.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bitfinex’s capital-raising process still requires issuer review and acceptance, an offering prospectus and supporting documents, strong know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering checks, and continuing financial reporting.<\/p>\n