Breaking IPO barriers, Deshare allows global users to participate in new listings

According to the latest news, the on-chain stock trading platform Deshare has officially launched the blockchain-native “Initial Stock Offering” (IPO) feature, simultaneously opening pre-IPO stock subscriptions for two popular AI companies, Zhizhu AI and MiniMax. The core value of this feature lies in breaking down the high capital thresholds, broker qualification restrictions, and regional barriers of traditional IPOs, allowing global crypto users to participate in pre-IPO subscriptions of quality companies in a fully decentralized manner using Web3 wallets. Currently, Deshare supports decentralized stock trading across multiple markets such as Hong Kong and the US, with over 5,000 supported stock tokens.

Pain Points of Traditional IPOs

Participation in traditional IPOs has long faced several obvious issues. First, the capital threshold is high; many brokerages require a certain market value or capital size for IPO participation. Second, there are regional restrictions; markets like US and Hong Kong impose requirements on participants’ identity and residence. Coupled with complex review processes and broker qualification restrictions, ordinary investors’ opportunities to participate are severely limited. Deshare’s on-chain IPO feature addresses these pain points with a targeted solution.

Three Major Advantages of On-Chain IPO

No Barriers to Global Participation

Users do not need traditional brokerage accounts or complex verification; simply connecting a Web3 wallet allows participation. This means anyone worldwide with a crypto wallet can equally participate in pre-IPO subscriptions of quality companies, truly enabling global access.

Asset Self-Custody and Transparency

This is the biggest advantage of on-chain IPO compared to traditional methods. The entire process is executed via smart contracts, with subscription funds and share rights fully controlled by the user, without intermediaries. This transparency and autonomy are features that traditional brokerages cannot provide.

Instant Settlement and Composability

Winning stocks are directly issued as tokens to users’ wallets, eliminating the need to wait for T+2 or other traditional settlement periods. More importantly, these tokenized stocks can seamlessly integrate into the DeFi ecosystem, allowing users to use them as collateral, participate in lending, or other on-chain applications, greatly expanding asset utilization scenarios.

Why This Is Important

This is not just a feature release but a substantive change in how IPO participation is conducted. In traditional finance, IPO IPOs have always been a privilege of high-net-worth investors, making it difficult for ordinary people to access such opportunities. The emergence of on-chain IPOs is democratizing this process.

Deshare chose to launch this feature ahead of the IPOs of Zhizhu AI and MiniMax, two hot large-model AI companies, which is quite timely. Both companies are currently market focal points, and using them as the first pre-IPO subscription targets can attract a large user base to experience this new feature.

Development Potential of On-Chain IPOs

In the longer term, such features may gradually change traditional financial participation methods. Once users experience the convenience and transparency of on-chain IPOs, their expectations for traditional broker IPO processes will also increase. This competitive pressure could push traditional financial institutions to optimize their IPO procedures.

Meanwhile, as more quality companies go public via on-chain methods, the application scenarios of tokenized stocks in DeFi will continue to expand. This could give rise to a whole new asset class and trading ecosystem.

Summary

Deshare’s launch of the on-chain IPO feature, through decentralization, barrier-free access, and self-custody, is redefining IPO participation. This is a significant benefit for ordinary investors, as it breaks down the barriers of traditional finance. For the entire crypto ecosystem, it is also an important step toward on-chain traditional financial assets. Whether the initial subscriptions for Zhizhu AI and MiniMax succeed will be key to testing the viability of this model.