Agreement Expands tZERO’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service Business, Pairing Temple’s Proprietary Onchain Trading Technology With tZERO’s Regulated Broker-Dealer and ATS Capabilities
NEW YORK, NY - October 22, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - tZERO Group, Inc., the Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) company powering tokenized financial markets, today announced that Temple Digital Group has engaged tZERO Securities, LLC to serve as the registered broker-dealer and alternative trading system (ATS) operator for Temple’s proprietary tokenized securities trading platform on the Canton Network.
Under the agreement, Temple will support its trading technology with tZERO Securities’ regulated operating infrastructure, including client onboarding and transaction services. This lets Temple bring tokenized securities trading to its clients without building its own broker-dealer and ATS capabilities.
“Institutions building tokenized markets need a regulated operating foundation that can work with their technology and business model,” said Alan Konevsky, Chief Executive Officer of tZERO. “Temple has developed one of the most powerful trading systems on Canton. By bringing our broker-dealer and ATS capabilities to that system, we can help Temple deliver its offering to clients while expanding the reach of tZERO’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service footprint as we focus on powering broker-dealers and other financial institutions at scale.”
Temple’s trading system includes a proprietary matching engine, an RFQ module and a central limit order book for tokenized National Market System (NMS) securities and exchange-traded products. It also includes a front-end user interface and settlement infrastructure designed to support atomic delivery-versus-payment and repurchase agreement settlement on Canton. Temple has executed over $1.6B in volume for Canton and is the largest platform by transaction volume on the network.
“We’re focused on developing regulated, onchain trading technologies for tokenized assets,” said Evan Varsamis, Chief Executive Officer of Temple Digital Group. “Working with tZERO allows us to combine our solutions with an established broker-dealer and ATS operator, providing the regulated infrastructure needed to support securities on our platform at scale.”
tZERO Securities, an SEC-registered broker-dealer and FINRA/SIPC member, will operate the dedicated platform. Implementation is pending; launch timing and product availability will be announced separately.
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tZERO
Julie Ros
SVP, Head of Marketing & Communications
marketing@tzero.com
Temple Digital
Dan Simerman
Co-Founder & CSO
Dan@templedigitalgroup.com
About Temple Digital Group
Temple Digital Group builds private and compliant financial market infrastructure for the world's institutions on the Canton Network. Temple operates Canton's leading exchange and RFQ venue for tokenized assets and actively contributes to the network's growing technical and governance work. Founded in 2025 and headquartered in New York, Temple Digital Group is registered as a Money Services Business with FinCEN. Learn more at templedigitalgroup.com.
About tZERO Group, Inc.
tZERO Group, Inc. (tZERO) and its broker-dealer subsidiaries provide an innovative liquidity platform for private companies and assets. We offer institutional-grade solutions for issuers looking to digitize their capital table through blockchain technology, and make such equity available for trading on an alternative trading system. tZERO, through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, democratizes access to private assets by providing a simple, automated, and efficient trading venue to broker-dealers, institutions, and investors. All technology services are offered through tZERO Technologies, LLC. For more information, please visit our website.
About tZERO Securities, LLC
tZERO Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the operator of the tZERO Securities ATS. More information about tZERO Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.
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