RWA Tokenization and Digital Asset Infrastructure

We build tokenization infrastructure for real-world assets, including fund units, bonds, loans and property interests. Our work covers the full lifecycle, from issuance and investor eligibility to transfer restrictions, custody, settlement, corporate actions, reporting and redemption, while keeping legal rights and onchain records aligned. We built Project Diamond with Coinbase Asset Management.

How it works

1
Define the asset and its lifecycle
We map the asset, eligible holders, target markets and key events from issuance through redemption.
2
Translate legal requirements into product rules
Your advisers define the constraints. We turn them into enforceable rules and auditable records.
3
Decide what to build and what to integrate
Custody, KYC, payments and transfer agency usually come from providers. We draw that line with you.
4
Design the full lifecycle
We define the token, eligibility, settlement, corporate actions and procedures for handling errors.
5
Validate the critical integration early
We build a working path through custody or the banking infrastructure while the design can still adapt.
6
Build in weekly loops
We ship contracts, portals and operator tooling, and review them against the controls your risk function approved.
7
Pilot with real events
We run a controlled pilot with real transfers and a real distribution. Then we stay on for servicing.

Frequently asked questions

What is real-world asset (RWA) tokenization?

Real-world asset tokenization is the process of representing an off-chain asset, such as a fund unit, bond, loan or property interest, as a token on a blockchain, with the legal rights and servicing obligations kept in sync between the onchain record and the off-chain record. It covers far more than minting. A working RWA system also handles investor eligibility, transfer restrictions, custody, cash settlement, corporate actions and redemption.

Which assets does LimeChain tokenize?

LimeChain builds tokenization infrastructure for funds, bonds and fixed income, private credit, real estate, commodities, trade receivables and other cash-flow assets. The technical pattern is similar across asset classes. What changes is the eligibility rules, the settlement path, the servicing events and the reporting obligations, which is why LimeChain starts by mapping the specific asset rather than applying a standard template.

Has LimeChain built tokenized RWA systems before?

Yes. LimeChain built Project Diamond with Coinbase Asset Management, an audit-first platform for onchain financial instruments. LimeChain also delivered a freight factoring proof of concept on Canton Network, tokenizing receivables from the freight economy for a specialist factoring provider. Earlier tokenization work includes VCOIN for IMVU, an ERC-20 token launched after the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued a rare no-action letter.

What is the difference between an STO and RWA tokenization?

A security token offering describes a specific issuance event, usually a regulated capital raise using a token as the instrument. RWA tokenization describes the full lifecycle infrastructure an asset needs after issuance, including transfers, corporate actions, distributions, reporting and redemption. LimeChain treats STO as a legacy issuance pattern that sits inside a broader tokenization operating model, not as the headline proposition.

Does LimeChain handle the legal and regulatory work?

No. LimeChain provides technology and engineering. Your appointed legal advisers, custodians, transfer agents, payment providers and compliance functions retain their responsibilities. What LimeChain does is translate their requirements into explicit technical constraints: who may hold a token, which transfers must be blocked, what evidence must be retained, and which records must reconcile to which system of record.

How are investor eligibility and transfer restrictions enforced onchain?

Eligibility and transfer restrictions are enforced at the token contract level through an allowlist or identity registry updated by an authorized operator, combined with pre-transfer validation that rejects any transfer failing the rule set. LimeChain designs these controls alongside your compliance owner so the onchain rules match the offering documents, and so a failed transfer returns an interpretable reason rather than a silent revert.

Which blockchains does LimeChain use for tokenized assets?

LimeChain selects the chain from the asset's privacy, settlement, counterparty and regulatory requirements rather than a house preference. LimeChain runs a live validator on Canton Network, which is used widely for institutional assets needing transaction privacy, and builds on Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Solana, Hedera and permissioned environments including Hyperledger Fabric. The choice is made in architecture with the trade-offs documented.

How does settlement work for a tokenized asset?

It depends on the cash leg. LimeChain builds against three patterns: off-chain settlement where the token movement is recorded and reconciled against a bank payment, onchain settlement using tokenized money such as a stablecoin or deposit token, and delivery-versus-payment where both legs settle atomically. The pattern is chosen in architecture because it determines custody, reconciliation and failure handling for the whole platform.

Can you build the platform an institution operates, not just the token?

Yes, and this is usually the larger part of the work. That layer covers custody or key management integration, account and position keeping, transaction initiation and multi-party approval, segregation of duties, compliance screening, reconciliation against core banking or fund administration systems, and client-facing interfaces. LimeChain builds on top of custody providers such as Fireblocks rather than replacing them, and treats reconciliation as a first-class platform function.

How does this relate to a consortium platform our bank has joined?

Joining a consortium platform gives a bank a shared network. It does not give the bank its own integration, controls, client experience or internal reporting, each of which every member must build for itself. LimeChain works on that last mile: connecting the shared platform to your core systems, building your operator and client tooling, and making the service operable inside your institution.

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RWA Tokenization and Digital Asset Infrastructure

How it works

Define the asset and its lifecycle

Translate legal requirements into product rules

Decide what to build and what to integrate

Design the full lifecycle

Validate the critical integration early

Build in weekly loops

Pilot with real events