Brickken joins Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust

Brickken has joined Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust as a member, linking the tokenisation infrastructure provider to an open-source group focused on standards for decentralised technologies.

Barcelona-based Brickken joined to contribute technical work and operating experience related to tokenised assets and what it describes as agentic capital markets, where software systems act on financial assets within defined rules and permissions.

Fragmented infrastructure remains a barrier as tokenised assets move into institutional markets. Brickken pointed to the need for platforms, custodians, registrars and counterparties to recognise ownership, permissions, claims and authority across different systems without relying on bespoke integrations for each connection.

Founded in 2020, Brickken provides infrastructure for issuing, managing and distributing digital financial instruments across their lifecycle. It says it serves more than 150 institutional clients in more than 40 countries and supports more than USD $660 million in tokenised assets through its infrastructure.

The group has also been active in technical standards work. Brickken co-authored ERC-7943, which it describes as a universal interface for real-world assets, and authored ERC-8320, Regulated Asset Claim, and ERC-8226, Regulated Agent Mandate, within the public Ethereum standards process.

Through its membership, Brickken is seeking broader technical review of that work. It also plans to examine Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust projects and labs for areas where its proposals on asset interfaces, structured claims and delegated authority could contribute to public discussion.

Standards focus

The central issue is interoperability in financial market infrastructure built around digital assets. Without shared standards, institutions often have to build one-off connections between systems, adding cost and complexity when bringing tokenised assets to market.

Open standards are intended to provide a common framework for market participants to adopt and test. Brickken argues this becomes more important when software agents are allowed to act in financial markets, because authority, permissions and accountability must be clearly recorded and recognised across multiple parties.

Its approach is based on defined mandates, permissions and verifiable records for software agents operating in capital markets. Brickken is seeking scrutiny of its proposals from institutions, developers and infrastructure operators beyond its own customer base.

"Brickken is joining LF Decentralized Trust because its mission perfectly aligns with our vision of building the infrastructure that lets software act within the financial economy responsibly, with clear authority and a verifiable record," said Edwin Mata, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Brickken. "Being part of LF Decentralized Trust will allow us to develop that agentic layer alongside other leaders in the field, so the agentic economy is built on open foundations rather than closed ones."

Institutional market

The announcement comes as tokenisation continues to draw interest from financial institutions exploring digital representations of assets and related market infrastructure. In that environment, standard-setting has become central as firms seek systems that work across counterparties and jurisdictions.

Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust brings together organisations working on decentralised technologies and related technical frameworks. Membership gives participants access to its technical community, public meetings and collaborative projects.

For Brickken, the relationship does not mean the foundation has reviewed, adopted, or endorsed its standards proposals or products. Instead, membership gives the company a route into wider technical debate around the design of systems for tokenised assets and delegated authority.

That matters because tokenised finance involves more than creating digital assets. It also requires agreement on how ownership is evidenced, how claims are carried, how permissions are granted and how instructions from software or intermediaries are validated by other systems.

Brickken holds ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018 and ISO/IEC 27701 certifications. Those credentials, alongside its work with institutional clients, form part of the background it is bringing to the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust community.

A representative of the foundation said the need for common technologies and standards is increasing as tokenisation and software-led transactions become more mainstream in finance.

"The mainstream adoption of asset tokenization and coming opportunities around agentic trading and transactions require cross-industry collaboration on core technologies and, increasingly, standards," said Daniela Barbosa, General Manager of Decentralized Technologies at Linux Foundation and Executive Director of LF Decentralized Trust. "Brickken has proven expertise and commitment to standards development for financial market infrastructure. With its deep experience with standards and in the institutional market, Brickken is a welcome addition to LFDT, both as a member and a technical contributor to our growing ecosystem."