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Tokenization, no shortcuts.

Honest content about asset tokenization, RWA and Brazil's CVM regulation. The rail matters more than the technology. We start with the rail.

Market

Tokenized carbon: what changes with the SBCE and Law 15.042/2024

On-chain carbon credits: the difference between the voluntary and regulated markets, the new SBCE framework (Law 15.042/2024), and what the projections actually say, with sources.

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Opinion

Where to begin: from the asset to the token, without shortcuts

Order matters: structure, backing and framing come before the token. An honest roadmap of how a tokenized issuance actually begins.

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Market

Tokenized energy: the free market, I-REC, and PPAs with contractual backing

How the opening of the free market (Law 15.269/2025), I-REC certificates, and PPAs create tokenizable energy assets, and what changes when they gain on-chain traceability.

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Regulatory

SPE and legal structure: the vehicle behind the token

Before the token there is a vehicle and a contract that uphold the holder's right. The role of the SPE and why the legal structure is the first step.

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Market

Tokenized receivables: how it works in practice

From contract to token: the path of a receivable that becomes a digital record with backing. What is gained in traceability, and what stays the same.

2 min read
Regulatory

SBCE: how the regulated carbon market under Law 15,042/2024 works

The Brazilian Emissions Trading System in detail: the cap-and-trade model, the implementation phases, and the difference between the regulated-market CRVE and the voluntary credit.

2 min read
Market

I-REC: the certificate that proves renewable energy, and why tokenize it

What an I-REC certificate is, how Instituto Totum issues it in Brazil and its role in the free energy market, with the traceability that tokenization adds.

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Regulatory

KYC, AML and permissioned wallets: who can hold a token

In a regulated asset, not every wallet can receive the token. How KYC/AML and permissioning define who holds what, and why this is an advantage.

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Market

Securitization and tokenization: what actually changes

Tokenizing does not replace securitization, it coexists with it. What each one solves, where they overlap, and why the digital rail does not do away with the structure.

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Opinion

Liquidity is not magic: what tokenization can and cannot do

Tokenizing does not create a buyer where there is none. An honest take on what tokenization improves in liquidity, and what still depends on the market.

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Technology

ERC-3643: the permissioned token standard, explained

Why regulated assets don't use just any token. What ERC-3643 solves (holder eligibility built into the ledger), in plain language.

2 min read
Technology

Backing: what actually guarantees a token

A token is worth what its backing is worth. What it means for an asset to be backed, how the collateral is constituted and why this comes before the technology.

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Technology

Drex: the Central Bank's infrastructure and tokenization

Drex is the Central Bank's on-chain settlement rail. What it is, what it is not, and why it matters for anyone considering tokenization, without promising a timeline.

2 min read
Regulatory

CVM 88 and 175: the regulatory framework for tokenization in Brazil

Tokenization does not create a new regime, it operates within the rules that already exist. An honest guide to CVM Resolutions 88 and 175 and where each issuance fits.

2 min read
Market

RWA: what Real World Assets are and why the market is talking about them

Real World Assets (RWA) are real-world assets represented on-chain. What lies behind the term, and what the market projections actually say, with sources.

2 min read
Technology

What is asset tokenization?

An honest explainer on what it means to tokenize an asset: what changes, what stays the same, and why the rail matters more than the technology.

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