Codefi Assets

The Universal Token for Assets
and Payments

Overview and Benefits

An evolution in Ethereum token standards

The Universal Token is a unique Ethereum standard designed to power a much wider range of use cases than existing token standards. It supports both centralized and decentralized finance use cases, and is able to represent any asset or payment instrument on the Ethereum blockchain. It is compatible with popular Ethereum standards including fungible, non-fungible, and hybrid tokens standards.

Institutional controls

Institutions can retain full control of the assets they issue. This is essential in order to keep track of token holder identities, to prevent blocklisted actors from accessing certain assets, and to ensure transfers are always compliant.

DeFi interoperability

In the future, should institutions choose to interact with DeFi protocols, they will be able to either remove or decentralize token controls and benefit from the composability of DeFi networks.

Use case versatility

Enterprises and developers are empowered to issue any type of asset or payment instrument on the Ethereum blockchain, be it a DeFi derivative, loan or mortgage, a retail or wholesale CBDC, an invoice or warehouse receipt, any type of financial instrument, or even collectible, or gaming asset.

PRODUCT FEATURES

Modular architecture to fit diverse use cases

Each of the below token features can be activated or deactivated according to the requirements of a use case, life cycle stage, or evolving regulation.

Adapted control mechanisms

Issuers are given the capability to check certificates, allowlists, and to force token transfers, creation, or destruction—in line with traditional finance requirements for issuers to control asset distribution.

Certainty of execution for DvP

Allow delivery-vs-payment without middlemen, and with certainty of execution. Universal token holders may authorize ‘holds’ that allow a 3rd party to transfer tokens on their behalf. Once authorized, the hold retains the committed tokens in the token holder’s wallet, while prohibiting them from being spent elsewhere.

Reliable investor registry

The Universal Token’s ‘hold’ feature serves as an alternative to escrows. It uses certificates and smart contract partitions to reflect the real owner of an asset on the investor registry at all times.

Ethereum ecosystem interoperability

Comply with traditional finance regulations while retaining compatibility with Ethereum token standards, DeFi tools, and applications on an ERC20 interface.

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