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FAQ: Agora Network - Connecting Tokenized Securities Trading Platforms
TL;DR
Agora gives investors a competitive edge by expanding access to tokenized securities across multiple trading platforms, increasing potential liquidity and market reach.
Agora operates as a technical registry and routing layer that connects Alternative Trading Systems while allowing each to maintain control of matching, settlement, and compliance.
This initiative creates more open, interconnected markets that can unlock liquidity in private securities, potentially making capital markets more accessible and efficient.
Agora represents the first network connecting Alternative Trading Systems for tokenized securities, using blockchain technology to break down silos between trading platforms.
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Agora is the first technology network connecting Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) for tokenized and private securities, created through a collaboration between tZERO Group, Inc. (a blockchain-powered multi-asset infrastructure company) and North Capital Investment Technology, Inc. (a financial technology company).
Agora addresses the fragmentation and siloed nature of private securities markets by creating connective infrastructure that allows ATSs to maintain independence while participating in a broader network, enabling assets and liquidity to move more freely across platforms.
Agora operates as a technical registry and routing layer that allows securities listed on one ATS to be accessible to qualified subscribers of another ATS, without requiring bespoke integrations between each platform. Participating ATSs retain full control of their matching engines, settlement processes, and compliance procedures.
Agora expands market reach and potential liquidity for tokenized and private securities by enabling cross-platform access, while allowing ATSs to maintain their independence. It creates a more open, interoperable market structure that can unlock liquidity in private markets.
The initial phase focuses on internal connectivity, enabling qualified subscribers of the tZERO ATS to access securities listed on the North Capital PPEX ATS, and vice versa, to validate the core routing and integration technology.
Subsequent phases will aim to open the network to additional third-party ATSs and liquidity providers, further accelerating market access and liquidity aggregation across the private securities ecosystem.
According to tZERO's CEO, blockchain is the ideal base layer for private markets because it allows assets to be issued, traded, and settled on shared, interoperable rails, turning tokenization from a feature into a foundation for open, interoperable private markets infrastructure.
Agora was announced on January 15, 2026, with tZERO based in Salt Lake City, UT and North Capital based in New York, NY.
Jim Dowd (CEO of North Capital) emphasized creating connective infrastructure to unlock liquidity, Alan Konevsky (CEO of tZERO) highlighted the need to defragment the industry, and Mike Weaver (Managing Director at North Capital) noted that expanding liquidity through open systems will catalyze the private securities market.
Curated from NewMediaWire
