SYDNEY, Australia, September 20, 2026 (Chainwire) — Monochrome Exchange, a multi-asset trading platform, has announced the Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) of its native utility token, MCR. The venue, which is already live with more than 260 active markets, is built to consolidate crypto, equities, bonds, and other real-world assets into a single marketplace where trades settle on-chain. The token is tied directly to the platform's economics: MCR holdings determine trading-fee discounts and offering allocations, while a defined share of platform profit and Launchpad and Digital IPO fee revenue is earmarked for quarterly open-market buy-backs.

MCR IEO Details

The offering runs from September 21 at 13:00 UTC+8 to September 28 at 13:00 UTC+8 on the Monochrome Launchpad (monochrome.exchange/launchpad). Key parameters:

• Token price: $0.88 per MCR
• Public sale supply: 10,500,000 MCR, equal to 5% of total supply
• Commitment asset: USDT
• Subscription limits: no minimum; maximum of $100,000 per account
• Vesting schedule: a one-month cliff from the Token Generation Event (TGE), followed by three months of linear vesting

The offering takes place directly on the Monochrome Exchange platform. Users participate by depositing USDT and committing funds on the offering page during the designated seven-day window. The public allocation represents 5% of MCR's capped maximum supply of 210,000,000 tokens, leaving the remaining 95% outside the sale. Under the vesting terms, no public-sale tokens unlock during the one-month cliff after the TGE, and the full allocation vests linearly and is credited directly to user accounts over the following three months.

Live Platform Offerings

Monochrome Exchange currently supports trading across four asset classes from a single account balance:

• Crypto: spot and perpetual markets.
• Equities: 150 markets, including tokenized exposure to US and Hong Kong equities (e.g., AAPL, NVDA, TSLA, BYD).
• ETFs and indices: over 30 options, including SPY, QQQ, and XLE.
• Commodities: gold, silver, platinum, crude oil, Brent, natural gas, and copper.

The platform also hosts pre-IPO markets providing tokenized exposure to private companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic.

Leadership and Backing

Monochrome Exchange was founded by Jeff Yew, former Chief Executive Officer of Binance Australia, where he led local operations for the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. He subsequently founded Monochrome Asset Management, the investment manager behind the first direct-holdings spot Bitcoin ETF of its kind admitted to trading on Cboe under an ASIC-issued Australian Financial Services Licence. Yew has over a decade of experience across exchange operations, digital asset licensing, and the design of regulated investment products.

"Tokenisation has produced a large number of assets that barely trade," said Jeff Yew. "The harder problem has always been the market underneath them: liquidity, settlement, and compliance that holds up. We listed the markets first and are offering the token second."

Monochrome Exchange operates as a separate entity from Monochrome Asset Management. Jeff Yew's professional history does not extend any licence, authorisation, or regulatory status of any Monochrome affiliate to Monochrome Exchange or to the MCR token.

How It Works

The offering is conducted entirely within the Monochrome Exchange platform and follows four steps:

1. Account. Participants open a Monochrome Exchange account and enable two-factor authentication.
2. Deposit. USDT is deposited to the exchange account. Deposits are credited once confirmed on-chain.
3. Commitment. Funds are committed on the offering page during the seven-day window, which opens on September 21 at 13:00 UTC+8 and closes on September 28 at 13:00 UTC+8, or earlier if the allocation is filled. There is no minimum subscription and a maximum of $100,000 per account.
4. Distribution. MCR is held against the participant's account from the Token Generation Event. No tokens unlock during the first month. Following the cliff, the allocation vests linearly over three months and is credited automatically as it unlocks.

No external wallet, bridge, or on-chain transaction is required at any stage, and no claim transaction is necessary.

MCR Tokenomics and Deflationary Mechanism

The maximum supply of MCR is capped at 210,000,000 tokens. Tokens allocated to the team and advisors are locked for 12 months, followed by a 36-month linear vesting schedule.

The token incorporates a buy-back and burn mechanism driven by platform activity:

• 20% of net platform profit will be used to buy back MCR from the open market quarterly.
• 25% of all Launchpad and Digital IPO fee revenue will be added to the buy-back allocation.
• Purchased tokens will be sent to a verifiable burn address to reduce the circulating supply.

Token Utility

MCR serves multiple functions within the Monochrome ecosystem:

• Fee discounts: holders receive trading fee discounts ranging from 10% to 50%, tiered by holdings.
• Exclusive access: MCR acts as the access token for Launchpad offerings and upcoming Digital IPOs, with allocations weighted by user balances.
• Staking: users can stake MCR to earn rewards, increase allocation weight, and qualify for the node program.
• Governance: holders can participate in voting on platform listings, Launchpad parameters, and treasury deployment.

Digital IPOs on the Roadmap

Monochrome Exchange is developing a Digital IPO framework designed to streamline the public listing process by moving issuance, subscription, allocation, and settlement on-chain. MCR will be required to participate in these offerings, and the platform has scheduled its first Digital IPO for Q1 2027. The announcement does not specify a TGE date; beyond the sale window itself, the first Digital IPO in Q1 2027 is the next dated milestone in the token's rollout.

About Monochrome Exchange

Monochrome Exchange is a multi-asset trading venue where crypto, equities, ETFs, commodities, and pre-IPO markets trade from a single account and settle on-chain. The platform currently lists more than 260 markets, including tokenized exposure to US and Hong Kong equities, index and sector ETFs, precious metals and energy, and private companies including OpenAI and Anthropic. MCR is the native utility token of the exchange, used for trading fee discounts, allocation in Launchpad offerings and Digital IPOs, staking, and governance.

Website: monochrome.exchange

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Disclaimer

MCR is a utility token and does not confer ownership, dividends, profit-sharing, or redemption rights. Digital assets carry significant risks, including total loss. Users are advised to review the full documentation, risk factors, tokenomics, and vesting schedules at docs.monochrome.exchange prior to participation.