Axiology Appoints Laurin Bylica as Chief Commercial Officer

WHY THIS MATTERS

The appointment of Laurin Bylica as Chief Commercial Officer on May 12, 2026, signals that Axiology is shifting from technical development to aggressive market capture. Axiology is a pioneer in the European DLT Pilot Regime, holding one of the first licenses to operate a regulated DLT Trading & Settlement System (TSS). This matters because traditional European capital markets are currently hamstrung by $T+2$ settlement cycles and fragmented jurisdictional silos. Bylica’s background—spanning Illuvium.io, Number 8 Capital, and deep-tech VC—brings a “Web3-native” agility to a highly regulated space, positioning Axiology to bridge the gap between decentralized efficiency and institutional compliance.

Following a £5 million seed round, Axiology is specifically targeting the tokenized bond market. Under the EU’s MiFID II and DLT Pilot frameworks, Axiology can offer tokenized securities with the same regulatory certainty and capital treatment as traditional assets, but with near-instant settlement. Bylica’s mandate is to turn this “infrastructure layer” into a commercial reality, convincing institutional issuers and investors that the “black hole” of on-chain tokenization is no longer a fringe experiment, but the necessary upgrade for 21st-century finance.

Axiology, one of Europe’s first regulated DLT Trading & Settlement Systems, has appointed Laurin Bylica as Chief Commercial Officer. His appointment marks an important step in Axiology’s continued momentum following its recent £5 million seed funding to expand its tokenised securities platform. 

Bringing over a decade of experience across blockchain and venture capital, Bylica’s background spans DeFi, digital asset infrastructure, and deep-tech investing, giving him a unique perspective on how tokenisation can reshape European capital markets from the ground up. 

He was previously the Director of Partnerships for Illuvium.io, is the Co-Founder of Number 8 Capital and has led investment strategy at deep-tech VC firms, and built global partnership programmes across capital markets and Web3. 

Bylica will lead commercial strategy, sales operations, and partnership development as the company scales its tokenisation infrastructure across European capital markets. 

Laurin Bylica said, “I am delighted to have joined Axiology and bring my experience to enhance one of Europe’s first regulated DLT Trading and Settlement Systems. Tokenisation is like a black hole that will pull all the world’s assets on-chain and will act as a catalyst for  blockchain becoming a global ledger. At present, Axiology holds the infrastructure layer, making this possible across Europe, building a system for the future of financial markets.” 

“Traditional European capital markets lack innovation, with an outdated infrastructure that hasn’t seen an update in decades. Settlement still takes days, access is gated, and processes are fragmented across jurisdictions. Tokenisation on DLT is the update these markets require, and the EU regulatory framework, MiFID II, the DLT Pilot Regime, is finally providing the tools needed for this to be a reality in Europe.”

Commenting on Bylica’s appointment, Marius Jurgilas, CEO of Axiology, said, “Laurin’s appointment represents an important milestone in the continued growth of Axiology. His decade of experience across Web3 and blockchain will help us strengthen our infrastructure further as we provide tokenised bonds with the same regulatory certainty and capital treatment as traditional assets.”

FF NEWS TAKE

Axiology is doing what many “blockchain-for-finance” projects failed to do: they are leading with the license first. By operating within the EU’s DLT Pilot Regime, CEO Marius Jurgilas has removed the biggest hurdle for institutional adoption—legal ambiguity. Bylica is the perfect “commercial bridge” for this mission; he understands the “DeFi speed” that traders want, but also the “VC rigor” that institutional partners require.

The “black hole” analogy used by Bylica is apt. As the cost of capital remains a primary concern for European firms, the efficiency gains of a unified DLT Trading & Settlement System become undeniable. If Axiology can successfully scale its partnership program across European capital markets, they will effectively collapse the “settlement layer” and “trading layer” into a single, real-time environment. Watch for Axiology to announce major pilot issuances with European mid-market firms looking to bypass the high fees and slow speeds of legacy central securities depositories (CSDs) in the second half of 2026.

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