The SIX Digital Exchange ( SDX ) blockchain trading platform will launch in H2 2019 . The platform will significantly speed up trading , as a blockchain trading ledger only requires one of the three steps required by the exchange 's current offering . The platforms will operate side - by - side , but SDX is expected to replace the current service within a decade . Although stock and bond dealing on SIX and most other exchanges is now fully electronic, the underlying processing steps are often based on old protocols of paper and post. SIX wants to demonstrate the technology ’s effectiveness by raising capital itself on the platform with a Security Token Offering . It will initially provide trading in selected stocks , before expanding to include further stocks , bonds and , potentially , exchange - traded funds .
The SIX Digital Exchange ( SDX ) blockchain trading platform will launch in H2 2019 . The platform will significantly speed up trading , as a blockchain trading ledger only requires one of the three steps required by the exchange 's current offering . The platforms will operate side - by - side , but SDX is expected to replace the current service within a decade . SIX wants to demonstrate the technology ’s effectiveness by raising capital itself on the platform with a Security Token Offering . It will initially provide trading in selected stocks , before expanding to include further stocks , bonds and , potentially , exchange - traded funds .