Abstract: An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method to facilitate scalable compliance and issuer governance of decentralized financial transactions especially for the trade and transfer of tokenized securities. The resulting Compliance Aware Tokens contain the rulesets to restrict transactions and facilitate regulatory reporting and oversight. The embodied process, includes of a novel combination of compliance workflows, attribute verification tools, smart contracts and other ledger controls, provides a decentralized Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) capability. ABAC patterns are extended to govern global financial transactions without the need for an active intermediary.
Abstract: To achieve no code or low code parity in decentralized computing systems, disclosed implementations provide a data structure and trusted control plane that enables the creation and operation of composable objects, that is objects whose functions and properties are derived from configurable and upgradable templates. The templates are data structures that define the behavior of a collection of objects, the behaviors being the interfaces, functions, properties, events, triggers, error messages, and dependencies that define and object and its interaction with other objects and entities. Templates are configured by mapping the desired object behaviors to registered smart contract logic that affects the behaviors. Thus, complex objects can be composed without the need for new computer code. Additional logic to enable new behaviors can be added by authorized smart contract developers and, once certified, added to one or more templates to provide the objects access to the new capabilities.
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing communications between dissimilar computing networks, such as distributed ledger networks. A ledger-agnostic overlay network and computing architecture spans a range of digital communication networks including transaction only DLT networks like Bitcoin's DLT, smart contract based DLT like Ethereum, and also traditional centralized systems. Implementations communicate transaction information across heterogeneous jurisdictional boundaries, payment networks, banking systems, public and private distributed ledgers, internal corporate accounting systems, and exchanges.
Abstract: An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for configuring computing systems to facilitate decentralized asset management for individual assets and composite assets such as funds. Implementations include smart contract interfaces to link fungible tokens to non-fungible asset tokens to decouple securities transaction logic and corporate functions from asset management to facilitate code reuse. Additionally, the embodied process uses token nesting to enable homogeneous or heterogeneous assets to be combined into a fund structure, and further for funds to be composed into fund of fund models. The flexible structure enables automation of fund management and is designed to facilitate broad investor access to innovative asset management strategies that leverage the disclosed structure.
Abstract: An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for creating collateralized portfolios. A portfolio is a collection of income-producing assets. These income-producing assets are a derivative of primary sources such as real property. A portfolio is generated through transactions that exchange estimated asset value for liquid instruments in the portfolio. Asset valuation is determined through known pricing functions. Transaction elasticity is provided by liquid instruments (reserve funds and portfolio-owned shares) held in reserve in the portfolio's reservoir which provides a market smoothing function to gracefully adapt to changes in asset demand and risk. Each portfolio's reservoir is collectively owned by the shareholders; continuously replenishing itself with income generated by assets in the portfolio.
Abstract: An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for creating collateralized portfolios. A portfolio is a collection of income-producing assets. These income-producing assets are a derivative of primary sources such as real property. A portfolio is generated through transactions that exchange estimated asset value for liquid instruments in the portfolio. Asset valuation is determined through known pricing functions. Transaction elasticity is provided by liquid instruments (reserve funds and portfolio-owned shares) held in reserve in the portfolio's reservoir which provides a market smoothing function to gracefully adapt to changes in asset demand and risk. Each portfolio's reservoir is collectively owned by the shareholders; continuously replenishing itself with income generated by assets in the portfolio.
Abstract: An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method to facilitate scalable compliance and issuer governance of decentralized financial transactions especially for the trade and transfer of tokenized securities. The resulting Compliance Aware Tokens contain the rulesets to restrict transactions and facilitate regulatory reporting and oversight. The embodied process, includes of a novel combination of compliance workflows, attribute verification tools, smart contracts and other ledger controls, provides a decentralized Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) capability. ABAC patterns are extended to govern global financial transactions without the need for an active intermediary.