Cardano Foundation launches token standard for transfer controls on regulated digital assets

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Cardano Foundation launched the CIP-0113 token standard, enabling issuer-level controls such as identity checks, transfer restrictions, and potential freezing or seizure of regulated digital assets.
The standard operates via shared smart contracts and is supported at launch by wallets like Eternl, GeroWallet, CardanoScan, and developer tool BloxBean, with certification from the Capital Markets and Technology Association.
Technical risks include the potential for authorized parties to transfer tokens without holder consent, prompting lending platforms to evaluate such tokens' acceptability as collateral.

Token standard adds issuer-level compliance controls

As reported by CoinDesk, the Cardano Foundation said its CIP-0113 token standard is now live on the network after independent security audits, giving issuers of stablecoins, funds and bonds the ability to decide who can receive assets and when holdings can be frozen or seized.

The Swiss nonprofit said the framework is designed for cases where banks, fund managers and other regulated issuers cannot allow unrestricted token transfers. Instead, the rules are built into the asset itself, so the network checks whether a transfer complies before it is completed.

The standard can reject transfers to buyers who have not passed identity checks and block tokens from reaching sanctioned addresses. Those restrictions remain in force whenever the assets move, including between holders using different wallets or services.

The design keeps the tokens in a shared smart contract on Cardano that governs how they can be moved. Transaction validators enforce the selected rules before accepting a transfer, and the foundation said the launch uses existing Cardano capabilities and does not require a hard fork.

Frederik Gregaard, chief executive of the Cardano Foundation, said the rules must travel with the asset and be enforced every time it moves. Issuers can choose existing rule sets or create their own, then update them as regulations change.

Market implications for tokenized finance

Cardano Foundation said tools supporting the launch include wallets Eternl and GeroWallet, blockchain explorer CardanoScan and developer-tool provider BloxBean. The foundation also announced recognition under the certification framework of the Capital Markets and Technology Association, a Swiss industry body whose standards are used for issuing tokenized shares.

Other blockchains already offer similar compliance-focused structures. Ethereum has permissioned token standards such as ERC-3643, Solana has transfer controls through token extensions, and the XRP Ledger supports tokens whose issuers can restrict holders and claw back balances.

The model also introduces added risk considerations for investors and service providers because some rule sets may allow an authorized party to move tokens without a holder's consent. The technical specification tells lending services to assess those powers before accepting such tokens as collateral.

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