ERC-1400 vs ERC-3643 – Comparing Token Standards

Miłosz

08 Jan 2024
ERC-1400 vs ERC-3643 – Comparing Token Standards

Imagine a world where the complexities of finance and the ingenuity of blockchain technology converge harmoniously. ERC-1400, a standard that has established rules around securities offerings, and on the other side, ERC-3643 - versatile in broadening technology utilization and tokenization horizons. They are keystones of modern funds management, each with its unique flair and profound implications. As we navigate their nuances, we’ll shed light on their roles, differences, and analogies.

Understanding ERC-1400


Origins and Purpose of ERC-1400

ERC-1400 introduces a standard for security tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. Security tokens, which illustrate digital forms of traditional investment contracts like stocks, bonds, and company shares require a token standard capable of navigating this intricate regulatory environment. The intent was to bring clarity and purified structure to the tokenization of securities, ensuring the process is compliant with existing laws and regulations. Such instruments, in particular, demand a future-thinking approach sticking to the thorough financial legal framework and its progressive traits.

Key Features of ERC-1400

ERC-1400 is characterized by several features that serve the specific needs of security tokens:

Compliance with Financial Regulations

Control and Transparency

Granular Oversight of Transactions empowers issuers with monitored access to token operations, essential for financial compliance and investor trust. The standard enables rules enforcement and qualifications for each transfer. That means all movements of the token adhere to platform operational criteria. The level of legitimacy provided by ERC-1400 supports the credibility of security token offerings, both in the eyes of regulators and institutional investors.

Comparative Analysis: ERC-1400 vs ERC-3643

ERC-1400 and ERC-3643 cater to distinct needs and scenarios. This analysis aims to contrast features, applications, and the different problems they address.

Wondering what is ERC-3643 all about and how it works? Click to learn more in our latest article.

Table 1: Core Characteristics and Use Cases

Table 2: Technical Features and Institutional Adoption

Unifying the Standards

Before exploring the differing attributes, it's important to recognize the familiar ground shared by ERC-1400 and ERC-3643:

Regulatory Compliance Focus

  • Common Goal for Ordinances Implementation: Both standards supervise legal regulatory alignment;
  • Bridging Traditional Finance and Blockchain: They facilitate wider use of blockchain in traditional economic sectors.

Modular Architecture

  • Flexibility and Customization: The solutions inherent in ERC-1400 and ERC-3643 allow developers to influence certain details of the token or adapt features to meet specific needs, from top-down legislation to highly advanced technological refinements;
  • Adaptability for Future Enhancements: This is not only about meeting current essentials but also about paving the way for future enhancement. As per their modular structure, changes can be made without the need for system overhauling, thereby future-proofing the token standards.

Distinctive Features and Differences

While ERC-1400 and ERC-3643 allocate these foundational similarities, they diverge in their purpose, scope, and technical implementations.

ERC-1400: Specialized for Security Tokens

Targeted Use Case

  • ERC-1400 serves the domain of security tokens, which are digital versions of aforementioned stocks or bonds. This standard addresses applicable and potential regulatory challenges associated with their tokenization.

Investor Protection and Financial Compliance

  • It commits to investor protection guaranteeing detailed party verification, and the proper maintenance of holders' rights.

ERC-3643: Broader Scope for Asset Tokenization

Versatile Tokenization

  • Unlike ERC-1400, ERC-3643 accommodates a wide range of assets beyond securities.

Reinforced Token Control 

  • Advanced token behavior patterns provide issuers with a higher degree of customization and control;
  • Optimized gas cost and streamlined contract processes also make it well-suited for high transaction volume and large-scale applications.

Conclusion

The comparative journey through ERC-1400 vs ERC-3643 reveals a harmonious standards coexistence. Together, despite a different purpose, they reflect the dynamic nature of blockchain technology. ERC-1400 and ERC-3643 shape the future of technology, and accordingly, with their introduction, the community has been equipped with a solid fundament to actively participate in any asset digitization.

If you are interested in utilizing ERC-3643 or other blockchain-based solutions for your project, please reach out to contact@nextrope.com

FAQ

What are the key features of ERC-1400?

  • ERC-1400 embeds legal governance into the token lifecycle, ensuring compliance with securities regulations, and provides granular oversight of transactions, enhancing control and transparency.

How do ERC-1400 and ERC-3643 unify standards?

  • Both standards focus on regulatory compliance and bridging traditional finance with blockchain technology. They feature modular architecture, offering flexibility for customization and adaptability for future enhancements.

What is the purpose of ERC-1400 and ERC-3643?

  • ERC-1400 specializes in security tokens, addressing regulatory challenges and ensuring investor protection. ERC-3643 has a broader scope for asset tokenization, providing advanced token control and optimization for high transaction volume applications.

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Aethir Tokenomics – Case Study

Kajetan Olas

22 Nov 2024
Aethir Tokenomics – Case Study

Authors of the contents are not affiliated to the reviewed project in any way and none of the information presented should be taken as financial advice.

In this article we analyze tokenomics of Aethir - a project providing on-demand cloud compute resources for the AI, Gaming, and virtualized compute sectors.
Aethir aims to aggregate enterprise-grade GPUs from multiple providers into a DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network). Its competitive edge comes from utlizing the GPUs for very specific use-cases, such as low-latency rendering for online games.
Due to decentralized nature of its infrastructure Aethir can meet the demands of online-gaming in any region. This is especially important for some gamer-abundant regions in Asia with underdeveloped cloud infrastructure that causes high latency ("lags").
We will analyze Aethir's tokenomics, give our opinion on what was done well, and provide specific recommendations on how to improve it.

Evaluation Summary

Aethir Tokenomics Structure

The total supply of ATH tokens is capped at 42 billion ATH. This fixed cap provides a predictable supply environment, and the complete emissions schedule is listed here. As of November 2024 there are approximately 5.2 Billion ATH in circulation. In a year from now (November 2025), the circulating supply will almost triple, and will amount to approximately 15 Billion ATH. By November 2028, today's circulating supply will be diluted by around 86%.

From an investor standpoint the rational decision would be to stake their tokens and hope for rewards that will balance the inflation. Currently the estimated APR for 3-year staking is 195% and for 4-year staking APR is 261%. The rewards are paid out weekly. Furthermore, stakers can expect to get additional rewards from partnered AI projects.

Staking Incentives

Rewards are calculated based on the staking duration and staked amount. These factors are equally important and they linearly influence weekly rewards. This means that someone who stakes 100 ATH for 2 weeks will have the same weekly rewards as someone who stakes 200 ATH for 1 week. This mechanism greatly emphasizes long-term holding. That's because holding a token makes sense only if you go for long-term staking. E.g. a whale staking $200k with 1 week lockup. will have the same weekly rewards as person staking $1k with 4 year lockup. Furthermore the ATH staking rewards are fixed and divided among stakers. Therefore Increase of user base is likely to come with decrease in rewards.
We believe the main weak-point of Aethirs staking is the lack of equivalency between rewards paid out to the users and value generated for the protocol as a result of staking.

Token Distribution

The token distribution of $ATH is well designed and comes with long vesting time-frames. 18-month cliff and 36-moths subsequent linear vesting is applied to team's allocation. This is higher than industry standard and is a sign of long-term commitment.

  • Checkers and Compute Providers: 50%
  • Ecosystem: 15%
  • Team: 12.5%
  • Investors: 11.5%
  • Airdrop: 6%
  • Advisors: 5%

Aethir's airdrop is divided into 3 phases to ensure that only loyal users get rewarded. This mechanism is very-well thought and we rate it highly. It fosters high community engagement within the first months of the project and sets the ground for potentially giving more-control to the DAO.

Governance and Community-Led Development

Aethir’s governance model promotes community-led decision-making in a very practical way. Instead of rushing with creation of a DAO for PR and marketing purposes Aethir is trying to make it the right way. They support projects building on their infrastructure and regularly share updates with their community in the most professional manner.

We believe Aethir would benefit from implementing reputation boosted voting. An example of such system is described here. The core assumption is to abandon the simplistic: 1 token = 1 vote and go towards: Votes = tokens * reputation_based_multiplication_factor.

In the attached example, reputation_based_multiplication_factor rises exponentially with the number of standard deviations above norm, with regard to user's rating. For compute compute providers at Aethir, user's rating could be replaced by provider's uptime.

Perspectives for the future

While it's important to analyze aspects such as supply-side tokenomics, or governance, we must keep in mind that 95% of project's success depends on demand-side. In this regard the outlook for Aethir may be very bright. The project declares $36M annual reccuring revenue. Revenue like this is very rare in the web3 space. Many projects are not able to generate any revenue after succesfull ICO event, due to lack fo product-market-fit.

If you're looking to create a robust tokenomics model and go through institutional-grade testing please reach out to contact@nextrope.com. Our team is ready to help you with the token engineering process and ensure your project’s resilience in the long term.

Nextrope Partners with Hacken to Enhance Blockchain Security

Miłosz

21 Nov 2024
Nextrope Partners with Hacken to Enhance Blockchain Security

Nextrope announces a strategic partnership with Hacken, a renowned blockchain security auditor. It marks a significant step in delivering reliable decentralized solutions. After several successful collaborations resulting in flawless smart contract audits, the alliance solidifies the synergy between Nextrope's innovative blockchain development and Hacken's top-tier security auditing services. Together, we aim to set new benchmarks, ensuring that security is an integral part of blockchain technology.

Strengthening Blockchain Security

The partnership aims to fortify the security protocols within blockchain ecosystems. By integrating Hacken's comprehensive security audits with Nextrope's cutting-edge blockchain solutions, we are poised to offer unparalleled security features in our projects.

"Blockchain security should never be an afterthought"

"Our partnership with Hacken underscores our dedication to embedding security at the core of our blockchain solutions. Together, we're building a safer future for the industry."

said Mateusz Mach, CEO of Nextrope

About Nextrope

Nextrope is a forward-thinking blockchain development house specializing in creating innovative solutions for businesses worldwide. With a team of experienced developers and blockchain experts, Nextrope delivers high-quality, scalable, and secure blockchain applications tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.

About Hacken

Hacken is a leading blockchain security auditor known for its rigorous smart contract audits and security assessments. With a mission to make the industry safer, Hacken provides complex security services that help companies identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in their applications.

Looking Ahead

As a joint mission, both Nextrope and Hacken are committed to continuous innovation. We look forward to the exciting opportunities this partnership will bring and are eager to implement a more secure blockchain environment for all.

For more information, please contact:

Nextrope

Hacken

Join us on our journey to deliver top-notch blockchain tech and a safer future for the industry!