Key Takeaways
- • tokentus investment AG has sold its entire holding in BL Research Limited, operator of the Blink Labs platform, following the company's acquisition by Gattaca, a London-based blockchain infrastructure firm.
- • tokentus has received an initial cash consideration payment; further payments are performance-dependent and not guaranteed, and the total purchase price is undisclosed due to contractual confidentiality.
- • tokentus's total investment in BL Research Limited was USD 200,000 (USD 150,000 in the 2023 pre-seed round and USD 50,000 in a 2025 seed round), and it takes no equity stake in Gattaca.
- • Blink Labs processes more than 15 million transactions a day across multiple blockchains, and the combined group aims to improve execution, reduce latency and strengthen wallet and application protection.
Summary
tokentus investment AG, a Frankfurt-based investment company focused on the blockchain market, announced on 22 October 2026 that it has exited its investment in BL Research Limited, the operator of the Blink Labs platform, as the company was acquired by Gattaca. According to the company's EQS News release, tokentus is selling its entire holding for cash consideration, which ends its role as a shareholder in BL Research Limited. The transaction does not include an equity stake in Gattaca for tokentus.
An initial consideration payment has already been received. Further payments are subject to contractually agreed performance conditions, over which tokentus states it has no influence, so those payments are not guaranteed. Confidentiality obligations prevent the disclosure of the amount received, any potential further payments, the total purchase price and the specific performance conditions.
The release outlines tokentus's history with the company. tokentus first invested in 2023, participating in BL Research Limited's USD 1.5 million pre-seed round with USD 150,000, and added USD 50,000 in a 2025 seed round, for a total investment of USD 200,000. The investment focused on core blockchain infrastructure intended to protect users and improve the outcomes of their onchain transactions.
Blink Labs offers transaction routing and protection infrastructure for wallets and applications and processes more than 15 million transactions a day across multiple blockchains. Gattaca, which develops and operates infrastructure for blockspace markets, routes and orders transactions, builds and delivers blocks, and provides the execution layer for onchain trading, payments and settlement. According to the release, the combined team aims to improve transaction execution, reduce latency and strengthen protection for wallets and applications, and Blink Labs will be able to offer customers additional services as part of the Gattaca group.
Oliver Michel, CEO of tokentus investment AG, said the transaction is consistent with the company's strategy of investing in relevant blockchain infrastructure. Mona Tiesler, Investment Manager at tokentus, said the firm had supported the operator on its path to becoming an attractive acquisition target and that Gattaca is a strong partner that will allow the company to continue developing its technology.
An initial consideration payment has already been received. Further payments are subject to contractually agreed performance conditions, over which tokentus states it has no influence, so those payments are not guaranteed. Confidentiality obligations prevent the disclosure of the amount received, any potential further payments, the total purchase price and the specific performance conditions.
The release outlines tokentus's history with the company. tokentus first invested in 2023, participating in BL Research Limited's USD 1.5 million pre-seed round with USD 150,000, and added USD 50,000 in a 2025 seed round, for a total investment of USD 200,000. The investment focused on core blockchain infrastructure intended to protect users and improve the outcomes of their onchain transactions.
Blink Labs offers transaction routing and protection infrastructure for wallets and applications and processes more than 15 million transactions a day across multiple blockchains. Gattaca, which develops and operates infrastructure for blockspace markets, routes and orders transactions, builds and delivers blocks, and provides the execution layer for onchain trading, payments and settlement. According to the release, the combined team aims to improve transaction execution, reduce latency and strengthen protection for wallets and applications, and Blink Labs will be able to offer customers additional services as part of the Gattaca group.
Oliver Michel, CEO of tokentus investment AG, said the transaction is consistent with the company's strategy of investing in relevant blockchain infrastructure. Mona Tiesler, Investment Manager at tokentus, said the firm had supported the operator on its path to becoming an attractive acquisition target and that Gattaca is a strong partner that will allow the company to continue developing its technology.
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