[PRESS RELEASE – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, September 20th, 2026]

Monochrome Exchange, a multi-asset trading platform, has announced the Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) of its native utility token, MCR. The platform aims to consolidate crypto, equities, bonds, and real-world assets into a single venue where trades settle on-chain. The exchange is currently live, featuring over 260 active markets.

MCR Initial Exchange Offering Details

• Date: September 21, 13:00 UTC+8 to September 28, 13:00 UTC+8
• Location: Monochrome Launchpad (monochrome.exchange/launchpad)
• Token Price: $0.88 per MCR
• Public Sale Supply: 10,500,000 MCR (5% of total supply)
• Vesting Schedule: 1-month cliff from Token Generation Event (TGE), followed by 3-month linear vesting
• Commitment Asset: USDT
• Subscription Limits: No minimum; maximum of $100,000 per account

The MCR offering will take place directly on the Monochrome Exchange platform. Users can participate by depositing USDT and committing funds on the offering page during the designated seven-day window. Following the one-month cliff after the TGE, MCR tokens will vest linearly and be credited directly to user accounts.

Live Platform Offerings

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

• Crypto: Spot and perpetual markets.
• Equities: Nearly 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.
• Pre-IPO Markets: 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. Participation 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 21 September at 13:00 UTC+8 and closes on 28 September 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.

$MCR Tokenomics

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 and Leadership

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. The platform schedules its first Digital IPO for Q1 2027.

The exchange was founded by Jeff Yew, former CEO of Binance Australia and founder of Monochrome Asset Management. Yew brings a decade of experience in exchange operations and digital asset licensing. Monochrome Exchange operates as a separate entity from Monochrome Asset Management. Jeff Yew’s professional history does not extend any license, authorization, or regulatory status of Monochrome affiliates to Monochrome Exchange or the MCR token.

About Monochrome

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 tokenised exposure to US and Hong Kong equities, index and sector ETFs, precious metals and energy, and private companies including OpenAI and Anthropic.

Monochrome Exchange was founded by Jeff Yew, former Chief Executive Officer of Binance Australia and founder of Monochrome Asset Management, the investment manager behind the first direct-holdings spot Bitcoin ETF of its kind admitted to trading on Cboe. MCR is the native utility token of the exchange, used for trading fee discounts, allocation in Launchpad offerings and Digital IPOs, staking and governance.

Monochrome Exchange is a separate entity from Monochrome Asset Management and operates independently of it.

Socials

Website: monochrome.exchange

Twitter: x.com/Monochrome_EN

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.

Source: CryptoPotato