SEC-registered transfer agent and broker-dealer providing infrastructure for digital securities: KYC/AML, transfer restriction enforcement, and secondary market compliance. Transfer agent for BlackRock's BUIDL fund. Enforces compliance through programmable transfer logic.
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SEC-registered transfer agent and broker-dealer providing infrastructure for digital securities: KYC/AML, transfer restriction enforcement, and secondary market compliance. Transfer agent for BlackRock's BUIDL fund. Enforces compliance through programmable transfer logic.
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Securitize (securitize) Category: Token Ecosystem Definition: SEC-registered transfer agent and broker-dealer providing infrastructure for digital securities: KYC/AML, transfer restriction enforcement, and secondary market compliance. Transfer agent for BlackRock's BUIDL fund. Enforces compliance through programmable transfer logic. Related: Transfer Agent, Security Token, KYC (Know Your Customer), Transfer Restrictions
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Firm maintaining official ownership ledger for securities, processing transfers and ensuring compliance. Securitize acts as transfer agent for BlackRock's BUIDL. Token-2022's transfer hook maps directly to programmable transfer agent logic on-chain.
Blockchain token representing a regulated financial security (equity, debt, fund share) subject to securities law. Requires KYC/AML, transfer restrictions, and regulatory reporting. On Solana, implemented with Token-2022's transfer hook and default account state extensions.
Identity verification procedures required by financial regulations that involve confirming a user's real-world identity through government-issued documents, proof of address, and sometimes biometric checks. Centralized exchanges and fiat on-ramp services typically require KYC before allowing trading or withdrawals. Most DeFi protocols on Solana are permissionless and do not require KYC, which is both a feature (accessibility) and a regulatory concern.
Legal and technical constraints limiting who can hold a regulated token, enforced on every transfer. Prohibit transfers to non-KYC'd, sanctioned, or non-eligible addresses. On Solana, implemented via Token-2022's transfer hook executing compliance checks per transfer.
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Firm maintaining official ownership ledger for securities, processing transfers and ensuring compliance. Securitize acts as transfer agent for BlackRock's BUIDL. Token-2022's transfer hook maps directly to programmable transfer agent logic on-chain.
Blockchain token representing a regulated financial security (equity, debt, fund share) subject to securities law. Requires KYC/AML, transfer restrictions, and regulatory reporting. On Solana, implemented with Token-2022's transfer hook and default account state extensions.
Identity verification procedures required by financial regulations that involve confirming a user's real-world identity through government-issued documents, proof of address, and sometimes biometric checks. Centralized exchanges and fiat on-ramp services typically require KYC before allowing trading or withdrawals. Most DeFi protocols on Solana are permissionless and do not require KYC, which is both a feature (accessibility) and a regulatory concern.
Legal and technical constraints limiting who can hold a regulated token, enforced on every transfer. Prohibit transfers to non-KYC'd, sanctioned, or non-eligible addresses. On Solana, implemented via Token-2022's transfer hook executing compliance checks per transfer.
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The original Solana Program Library token program (TokenkegQfeZyiNwAJbNbGKPFXCWuBvf9Ss623VQ5DA) that implements fungible and non-fungible token operations. It manages mints (token definitions) and token accounts (balances). Core instructions include InitializeMint, MintTo, Transfer, Burn, Approve (delegation), and Revoke. All SPL tokens on mainnet before Token-2022 use this program.
Solana Program Library—a collection of on-chain programs and client libraries maintained by Solana Labs. Key SPL programs include Token, Token-2022, Associated Token Account, Memo, Name Service, Stake Pool, and Account Compression. SPL programs are deployed to well-known addresses and serve as the standard building blocks for Solana applications.
The next-generation token program (TokenzQdBNbLqP5VEhdkAS6EPFLC1PHnBqCXEpPxuEb) that extends SPL Token with configurable extensions. Extensions include transfer fees, confidential transfers, transfer hooks, permanent delegate, non-transferable tokens, interest-bearing tokens, metadata, and more. Token-2022 is backwards-compatible with SPL Token for basic operations.
An on-chain account defining a token type. A mint specifies: supply (total minted), decimals (0 for NFTs, 6 for USDC, 9 for most tokens), mint authority (who can mint), and optional freeze authority. Each unique token (USDC, JitoSOL, etc.) has exactly one mint account. Mint address serves as the token's unique identifier.