Figure Technology Solutions Talks On-Chain Equity, DeFi Warehouses and New Agora Data Partnership

Stevens discussed Figure’s secondary offering of blockchain-native common stock and positioned Figure’s approach as “blockchain-centric” and “self-custodial,” contrasting it with models he described as digital “twins” of DTCC securities or synthetic representations.He also pointed to blockchain’s ability to prevent certain operational issues, citing examples of “double pledging” concerns in the broader market. Stevens said that on Figure’s system, assets cannot be double pledged, and described a digital lie ...