Episode 21: Broker-Dealers And Digital Assets On The Blockchain

In this episode of the Blockchain Real Estate Podcast, host Michael Flight and co-host Adam Carswell talk with Richard Johnson, CEO and Founder of Texture Capital, about the evolving role of broker-dealers in the blockchain and digital assets space. Richard provides a comprehensive look into how Texture Capital, a leading digital securities broker-dealer, is leveraging blockchain technology to bring unprecedented efficiency, transparency, and liquidity to private capital markets, especially in the realms of real estate, private equity, and venture capital.

The discussion explores the growing demand for tokenization in private markets, where blockchain-based security tokens offer new liquidity options for traditionally illiquid assets like real estate. Richard shares insights on the regulatory landscape for digital assets, touching on Texture’s complex regulatory journey to become an SEC-registered broker-dealer with a unique set of licenses that even major players in traditional finance lack. As a pioneer in the blockchain real estate sector, Texture Capital’s approach to digital securities and alternative trading systems (ATS) is positioned to revolutionize how capital flows within private markets, providing accredited investors with more options for diversification, shorter holding periods, and easier asset transfers.

Gain valuable insights into the benefits of security tokens for real estate and other private assets, including enhanced liquidity, market accessibility, and better asset transparency. Learn how Texture Capital uses blockchain to streamline complex processes like KYC compliance, asset tokenization, and trade matching. For those interested in blockchain real estate, digital securities, DeFi, and the broader potential of tokenized assets, this episode offers an expert breakdown of where the industry is headed and the benefits of investing in blockchain-backed private markets.

*Recorded by the Blockchain Real Estate Meetup (formerly the Chicago Blockchain Real Estate Collective) on April 1, 2021.


About Richard Johnson:
Richard founded Texture Capital (https://www.texture.capital/) in 2019 to take advantage of the emerging opportunities in the digital securities space. Today the firm is one of the leading digital securities broker dealers, focused on leveraging blockchain technology to improve the market structure of capital markets.

Richard is a seasoned entrepreneur and accomplished securities industry executive having held several leadership roles at the forefront of finance and technology, have held senior positions at Societe Generale, Greenwich Associates, Liquidnet and ITG. Richard is a pioneer and thought-leader in electronic trading; former consultant to large organizations on equity market structure, blockchain and cryptocurrency and FinTech.

About Texture Capital: 
At Texture Capital our mission is to develop a new market structure for capital markets with digital asset securities, delivering increased efficiency, participation, and capital allocation. We leverage blockchain technology and tokenization to enable a new digital asset marketplace for traditional and alternative assets and web3 strategies. Texture Capital is one of few companies licensed by FINRA and the SEC as a broker dealer for digital asset securities. 

Disclosure: https://www.texture.capital/risks

*This podcast is solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended to provide tax, legal, investment or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal, accounting or investment advisors before engaging in any transaction or undertaking. Thank you for listening to the Blockchain Real Estate Podcast, sponsored by the Blockchain Real Estate Summit. Go to https://blockchainrealestatesummit.com/ for more information.