Bitbond

Bitbond is a Berlin-based technology company that builds tokenization infrastructure for banks, asset managers, and corporate issuers. Founded in 2013 by Radoslav Albrecht, the company began as one of the first regulated blockchain-based lending platforms before pivoting to a larger opportunity: the software stack that regulated institutions need to issue and manage tokenized assets at scale. That pivot produced a significant early milestone. In 2019, Bitbond issued the first bond approved by Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) as a security token. The BB1 token raised EUR 2.3 million. That regulatory clearance established Bitbond's credibility in institutional markets and set the direction the company has followed since. The flagship product is Token Tool, a no-code platform that lets teams deploy smart contracts and create tokens without writing code. It supports 11 or more blockchains, including Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Stellar, Peaq, XRPL, and Solana. The platform handles token creation, on-chain sales, supply lock management, automated payments, and NFT management through a web interface. For teams that prefer programmatic access, Bitbond also offers the Token Tool API. Smart contracts on EVM-compatible chains are audited by CertiK and AuditOne. The platform supports ERC-20, ERC-1400, and ERC-721 token standards on Ethereum-compatible chains. Bitbond added Solana support in May 2025. On Solana, Token Tool covers both SPL tokens and Token-2022 (the Token Extensions program), the two primary token standards used on the network. Token-2022 allows issuers to embed transfer restrictions, interest-bearing logic, and confidential transfer features directly into the token program rather than relying on separate smart contracts. At launch, Bitbond's Solana integration covered token creation with wallet-based transaction approval. Additional lifecycle features including airdrop and multisender capabilities, whitelist-based compliance controls, and vesting and locking tools are planned for the Solana integration. Alongside Token Tool, Bitbond operates the Offering Manager, a platform designed for primary issuance of tokenized securities. It handles investor onboarding and KYC/AML compliance, payment processing with multiple payment method integrations, white-label investment interfaces, order and allocation management, and post-issuance servicing. The Offering Manager enables Bitbond's institutional clients to run complete token offering processes under regulatory frameworks including MiCA (the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation) and Germany's eWpG (Electronic Securities Act). Together, Token Tool and Offering Manager form a full tokenization stack covering deployment through lifecycle management. Bitbond's platform has been used by Tier-1 European financial institutions. Named clients include UniCredit, ABN AMRO, Standard Chartered, DZ Bank, Societe Generale, and Raiffeisen Bank International, as well as corporate issuers including Siemens. As of mid-2026, the company reports 1.2 billion dollars in assets tokenized, more than 7,000 tokens deployed, and more than 300 token offerings managed. Bitbond's addition of Solana reflects a broader shift in how tokenization platforms think about chain selection. Ethereum has dominated institutional tokenization historically because of its established legal and technical familiarity among finance firms. Solana's appeal for institutional deployments rests on transaction throughput, low per-transaction cost, and the Token-2022 program's native support for compliance-relevant features. Token-2022 extensions embed compliance capabilities at the token program level, reducing the surface area where compliance logic can fail and simplifying the audit trail. Bitbond's no-code approach lowers the technical barrier for institutions that want Solana exposure without staffing Solana-specific engineering teams. The API route serves institutions with existing automation infrastructure. Bitbond holds a BaFin financial services license. The company's regulatory history distinguishes it from many tokenization platforms that offer technical infrastructure without direct engagement with securities law. The 2019 BB1 issuance established a precedent specifically under German regulatory oversight, and the company's ongoing MiCA and eWpG alignment keeps it positioned for the frameworks now applying across EU member states. The company is headquartered in Berlin and continues to operate under Radoslav Albrecht's leadership as founder and CEO. Bitbond's advisory service offers guidance on tokenization strategy and regulatory compliance for institutions assessing how tokenization fits their existing legal and operational structures.