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Lombard Systems raises $4 million to expand tokenized collateral standard
Lombard Systems is using new capital to expand a Delivery-versus-Lock standard for tokenized collateral, with a first institutional deployment expected by the end of 2026.
Quick take
- Lombard Systems has secured $4 million across pre-seed and seed rounds to fund its Delivery-versus-Lock standard.
- The standard targets tokenized assets used as collateral and aims to replace bespoke per-transaction legal processes.
- Legal priority, custody and double pledging are flagged as key risks, with an institutional launch slated for the close of 2026.
According to NewsBTC, Lombard Systems has taken in $4 million across pre-seed and seed stages, a round announced on November 5. The money expands the company's Delivery-versus-Lock standard, which targets tokenized assets used as collateral. The standard aims to replace bespoke legal processes built for each transaction.
The funding also covers legal opinions in the United States, England and Wales. The coverage lists enforceable legal opinions among the next milestones.
The coverage names legal priority, custody and double pledging as the key risks facing the standard. The coverage presents these as the main concerns to watch as the standard moves toward use.
The coverage says the first institutional rollout is anticipated by the end of 2026. Beyond that, the next milestones named are live deployment and transaction volumes. The coverage does not give a figure for transaction volumes or a date for live deployment beyond the end of 2026.
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