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About Stobox

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What is Stobox?

Stobox is a technology company for the intelligence and tokenization of real-world assets. Since 2018 it has structured and supported $305M+ in assets for 100+ clients across 20+ jurisdictions.

What does Stobox actually sell?

Three products on one core: Stobox Intelligence (a canonical company record and readiness score), Raisable (compliant capital raising with licensed broker-dealers), and Stobox Compass (compliant token issuance). They are sold separately and work together.

Is Stobox a broker-dealer or investment adviser?

No. Stobox is a non-custodial technology provider. Regulated activities – brokerage, custody, legal advice – happen with licensed partners.

Who founded Stobox?

Gene Deyev (Founder & CEO) and Ross Shemeliak (Co-Founder & COO) founded the company in 2018. Gene co-authored one of the first books on security token offerings in 2019.

How experienced is the team?

Eight years of hands-on tokenization work: 100+ client engagements, 20+ jurisdictions, four continents, and participation in the SEC Crypto Task Force roundtable on tokenized securities.

What is the Stobox Tokenization Framework?

An eight-phase methodology covering strategy, asset structuring, tokenization model, token economics, issuing framework, legal documentation, validation and deployment, and the STO itself. It is published at stobox.io/framework.

Is Stobox involved in industry standards?

Yes. Stobox contributes to ERC-7943 (uRWA), the universal standard for compliant real-world-asset tokens, and is a Founding Member (Corporate) of the STO Foundation.

Where is Stobox incorporated?

The parent company, Stobox Technologies Inc., is a US corporation. Product entities for token issuance are wholly owned subsidiaries.

Is Stobox a crypto company?

No. Stobox builds infrastructure for regulated, compliant tokenization of real-world assets – securities law first, blockchain as the rail.

When does the full product launch?

September 2026. Registration is open now, and you can already load documents into your company record.

Stobox Intelligence & the company record

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What is Stobox Intelligence?

A source-of-truth engine for your company: a canonical, sourced record where every datapoint is typed, dated, and status-tagged, with automatic contradiction detection and a readiness score.

What is a canonical company record?

One structured, verified description of your business – financials, legal structure, ownership, compliance posture, operations – kept complete, current, and consistent, with every fact traceable to a source document.

Why does a company record matter for fundraising?

Raises stall on gaps: numbers that disagree, documents that are missing, disclosures that do not match the financials. A verified record removes the friction that kills deals in diligence.

What does 'the barrier is readiness, not technology' mean?

After 100+ engagements the pattern is consistent: businesses fail at tokenization and fundraising because they are not ready, not because technology is missing. Readiness is an intelligence problem, and fixing it comes first.

What does the record cover?

The full anatomy of the business: the company, its projects, assets, instruments, and offerings – every datapoint typed, dated, and tied to evidence.

What do the datapoint statuses mean?

Every fact is tagged Verified, Partial, Assumption, or Unverified, so you – and anyone you share the record with – can see exactly how solid each claim is.

What is contradiction detection?

The system cross-checks facts against each other and against source documents, and flags conflicts – two different revenue figures, a stale address, a claim without evidence – before an investor finds them.

What is the free tier?

Diagnosis is free: upload documents, get a partial record, a readiness score, and a list of gaps and contradictions. Acting on it – fixing, verifying, maintaining – is the paid product.

Can I share the record with investors and counsel?

Yes. The record is built to be shown: scoped access for investors, brokers, lawyers, and accountants, with provenance attached to every fact.

How is this different from a data room?

A data room stores files; a record understands them. Intelligence extracts the facts, types them, checks them against each other, and keeps them current – so diligence starts from answers, not folders.

Why can't I just use ChatGPT for this?

A chat gives you text; a record gives you proof. Intelligence keeps every fact sourced, evidence-tiered, contradiction-checked, and current – which is what banks, brokers, and counsel actually rely on.

Does Intelligence work for non-US companies?

Yes. The record model is jurisdiction-aware, and Stobox has worked across 20+ jurisdictions on four continents.

Readiness & the AXIS score

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What is the AXIS Readiness Score?

A free score of how ready your business is to raise capital or tokenize, measured across four dimensions – asset, legal, market, and operations. Same questions and methodology as Stobox Compass.

How long does the assessment take?

25 questions, about 5 minutes. You get the score and the gaps immediately.

Is the Readiness Score really free?

Yes – free, no card, no email to start. It is the front door to the product: seeing the problem costs nothing.

What do the four dimensions cover?

Asset (what you tokenize and its economics), legal (structure and compliance posture), market (investors and competitive story), and operations (the team and processes behind the offering).

What happens after I get my score?

You see exactly what blocks you and what to fix first. From there you can work the gaps yourself, or let Intelligence and the Stobox team close them with you.

Does a low score mean I can't tokenize?

It means you are not ready yet – which is normal. Most businesses start with gaps; the score turns them into a work plan instead of a surprise in diligence.

Does readiness ever average away problems?

No. Readiness never averages: if one gate fails, the score says so explicitly rather than hiding it inside a blended number.

Where do I take the assessment?

At stobox.io/readiness – it feeds directly into your company record if you continue.

Tokenization fundamentals

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What is real-world asset (RWA) tokenization?

Representing ownership or economic rights in a real asset – equity, real estate, funds, debt – as a compliant digital token on a blockchain, with legal rights attached and transfers controlled by rules.

What can be tokenized?

Company equity, real estate, funds and private equity, debt instruments, revenue streams, energy and natural-resource assets – anything with definable legal rights and value.

Why tokenize at all?

Cleaner cap tables, programmable compliance, faster settlement, wider investor reach, and infrastructure that works the same across borders – with an audit trail built in.

Is a tokenized security still a security?

Yes. A token is a wrapper; securities law applies exactly as it would to a paper certificate or a database entry. That is why compliance must live in the token itself.

What is a security token vs a utility token?

A security token represents an investment – equity, debt, fund units – and is regulated as a security. A utility token provides access or function inside an ecosystem.

How big is the RWA tokenization market?

BCG and Ripple put tokenized real-world assets at roughly $0.6 trillion today, growing to about $9.4 trillion by 2030 and $18.9 trillion by 2033. Institutions – BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Nasdaq – are already building on-chain.

What is an On-Chain Asset Passport?

A lightweight, updatable on-chain record for an asset: core values and compliance status live on-chain, with cryptographic hashes pointing to the issuer's source documents.

How long does tokenization take?

Readiness first. Once the record is in shape, a typical issuance setup takes weeks, not months – the calendar is driven by legal structuring, not by the technology.

Do my investors need to understand crypto?

No. Investors verify identity once, subscribe, pay in stablecoins or fiat rails, and receive tokens in a wallet – guided the whole way. The complexity stays under the hood.

What happens if regulations change?

Compliance rules live in a policy layer that can be updated without touching balances or supply – the design assumes rules evolve.

Can tokenized assets trade on secondary markets?

Yes, within the rules of the offering: peer-to-peer transfers between eligible holders, and venue trading through regulated partners such as SEC/FINRA-registered ATSs.

Compass & issuance

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What is Stobox Compass?

The tokenization layer of the Stobox Stack: compliant issuance and lifecycle management of security tokens, with an On-Chain Asset Passport and role-based consoles for issuers, investors, and verifiers.

Which blockchains does Compass use?

Issuance runs primarily on Base – Ethereum's leading Layer 2 – with Arbitrum and Canton also supported.

Why Base?

A US-listed regulated operator (Coinbase) behind it, low predictable costs, Ethereum-grade security, native USDC settlement, and the strongest US-anchored RWA ecosystem.

What does the issuer console do?

Structure, document, mint, deploy, and operate tokenized assets through a guided workspace: offerings, cap table, whitelist queue, payments, and an append-only audit log.

What do investors see?

A clean subscription flow: the offering page with live on-chain data, guided KYC, document signing, payment, and tokens delivered to a wallet they control.

Can Compass run under my own brand?

Yes. The white-label configuration puts your brand and domain in front: your clients see your portal, powered by Stobox rails underneath.

Who mints and controls the tokens?

The issuer does, through the console. Stobox provides the rails; control of the asset stays with the issuer.

How are dividends and distributions handled?

Distribution flows are managed against the on-chain holder registry, so payouts go to verified holders of record – without spreadsheet reconciliation.

What is the Cabinet?

The authenticated home of the Stobox Stack: one login where Intelligence, Raisable, and Compass live as zones on a shared client record.

Can I start with one asset and add more?

Yes. Compass is priced and organized per asset; each new instrument reuses your verified record and onboarding.

What support does Stobox provide during issuance?

Guided delivery: structuring support with your counsel, configuration, token operations, and training for your team – on flat published pricing, never a percentage of the raise.

Does Compass replace my lawyers?

No. Legal advice stays with licensed counsel – Stobox coordinates with them and turns their decisions into working infrastructure.

Compliance, custody & security

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Who holds investor money?

Not Stobox. Funds move directly from investor to issuer treasury; the platform is non-custodial by design.

Who holds the tokens?

Holders do, in wallets they control. Self-custody is the default; institutional setups can use qualified custodians of their choice.

How does KYC/AML work?

Identity and business verification run at onboarding through established providers, and the result is bound to the investor's wallet – so eligibility is checked automatically on every transfer.

What is Stobox DID?

A decentralized identity layer that links verified KYC, accreditation, and jurisdiction eligibility to a wallet, enabling compliant transfers without re-verification.

How is compliance enforced on-chain?

Transfer restrictions, jurisdiction rules, whitelists, and lockups are encoded in the token itself: non-eligible transfers are rejected by the contract, not caught after the fact.

What happens if an investor loses wallet access?

Because the register is rule-based, recovery procedures exist: verified holders can be re-linked under controlled, auditable enforcement actions consistent with the uRWA standard.

Can regulators or auditors verify the setup?

Yes. Contracts are verified on-chain, registries are readable, and independent verifiers can be granted scoped read access – checkable by a stranger, which is the point.

How are smart contracts secured?

Audited contract architecture, role-based access control, on-chain compliance enforcement, and a policy layer that can halt trading without ever corrupting balances.

Is investor data protected?

Personal data lives off-chain under access control; on-chain there are attestations and hashes, not personal information.

What jurisdictions can invest?

Whatever the offering allows: eligibility is configured per offering – accreditation, geography, investor caps – and enforced automatically.

Does Stobox ever take custody 'just briefly'?

No. There is no point in the flow where Stobox holds client funds or client assets – that is an architectural rule, not a policy.

What is the audit trail?

Every operational action in the console lands in an append-only log, and every on-chain action is permanently recorded – so the history cannot be quietly edited.

Raising capital & Raisable

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What is Raisable?

The capital-raising product of the Stobox Stack: offering strategy, exemption path, document generation from your verified record, and broker-package submission to licensed partners.

Which offering types are supported?

Regulation D 506(b) and 506(c), Regulation S, Regulation A+, and Regulation CF – chosen per your case with counsel and the broker-dealer.

Who are the broker-dealer partners?

Licensed distribution partners include tZERO, Texture Capital, Entoro, and Silicon Prairie – regulated venues and FINRA-member broker-dealers.

Does Stobox take a percentage of my raise?

Never. Stobox charges flat published prices; broker-dealer fees are set and billed by the broker-dealers directly.

What is Reg D 506(c)?

A US exemption allowing general solicitation, limited to verified accredited investors. It is the workhorse of private raises – roughly 25,000 issuers raise about $2.15 trillion a year under Reg D.

What is Reg S?

The US exemption for offers made outside the United States to non-US persons – commonly paired with a Reg D tranche for a global raise.

Can non-US companies raise on US rails?

Yes. International issuers regularly structure US-compliant offerings; the record and the framework handle the cross-border mechanics with counsel.

How does the verified record speed up a raise?

Offering documents are generated from facts that are already verified and consistent, and broker diligence starts from a clean package – the difference between a raise that completes and one that quietly dies.

What does an investor journey look like?

Invitation or offering page → identity and accreditation verification → subscription documents signed → payment → securities issued to the investor's account or wallet – all tracked in one place.

Can I raise and tokenize in one motion?

Yes – that is the design: Raisable runs the compliant raise, Compass issues the tokenized security, and both work from the same Intelligence record.

What sizes of raise does this fit?

The rails fit private raises from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of millions; the structure – exemption, marketing, minimums – is tuned per case.

Do I need an existing investor network?

It helps, but distribution runs through licensed partners and your own channels; the platform gives investors a professional, verifiable front door.

Standards & technology

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What is ERC-7943 (uRWA)?

The universal real-world-asset standard finalized in 2026: a minimal, vendor-neutral interface for on-chain compliance – transfer eligibility checks, freezing, and enforcement – across token types. Stobox contributes to it and issues on it.

What is STV3?

Stobox's own issuance protocol, built on the EIP-2535 Diamond Standard, encoding compliance controls at the contract level. STV3 tokens align with the uRWA interface.

Does Stobox use ERC-3643?

No. Stobox works alongside ERC-3643 without using it – Stobox tokens implement STV3 and the uRWA standard (ERC-7943).

Why do standards matter for issuers?

Standards make your asset interoperable and independent: any compliant venue, wallet, or service that speaks the standard can work with your token – no proprietary lock-in.

What is USDC settlement?

Payments in USDC – a fully reserved dollar stablecoin – settle on-chain in minutes with verifiable finality, replacing wire delays in the subscription flow.

What are EAS attestations?

Ethereum Attestation Service records – used to anchor verifications (identity, accreditation, facts) on-chain in a standard, checkable format.

What is x402?

An open protocol for metered, machine-to-machine USDC payments – part of the agent-ready payment layer the Stack is built on.

Is the technology audited?

Contract architecture follows audited patterns with role-based access control, and issuance goes to mainnet only through review gates.

Can Stobox integrate with my existing systems?

Yes – the record and the rails are API-first: cap-table tools, KYC providers, payment rails, and data rooms connect rather than compete.

What happens to my assets if Stobox disappears?

Tokens live on public chains under open standards, and holders keep custody. That is the point of standards-based, non-custodial design: your asset does not depend on any one vendor.

STBX & STBU tokens

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What is STBX?

A regulated security token representing Class-C equity in Stobox, issued by Stobox Tokenized Equities Ltd and managed on Stobox Compass, on Arbitrum. Details live at stbx.stobox.io.

Who can acquire STBX?

The offering is live on Stobox Compass at stbx.stobox.io for eligible non-US investors only, as a private placement, with KYC required. Nothing on this page is an offer; any offering is made only through its own documents.

What is STBU?

The utility and access token of the Stobox ecosystem – used across the products for access, tiers, and payments. It is not equity and is not offered as a security.

What is the STBU migration?

STBU is consolidating from four chains onto one canonical, verified contract on Base. The exchange is 1:1 and free beyond network gas; migrate at stbu.stobox.io.

What is the STBU migration deadline?

Burn your old STBU by 15 September 2026; the new Base token is claimable from that date. Holders on exchanges should withdraw to self-custody first.

Why did STBU trading pause on MEXC?

Exchange-custodied tokens cannot be burned by their owners, so trading paused for the migration. Availability may be revisited after the migration completes.

Is STBX the same as STBU?

No. STBX is tokenized equity (a security, on Arbitrum); STBU is the utility token (on Base after migration). Different tokens, different rights, different rules.

Where do I see official token information?

Only at stbx.stobox.io and stbu.stobox.io. Migrations attract scammers – never trust addresses or 'support' from social media or DMs.

Pricing & getting started

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How much does Stobox Intelligence cost?

Free tier $0 · Core $499/month · Advanced $1,999/month · verified onboarding packages $4,950–$9,950 one-time. Annual prepay saves 20%.

How is engagement work priced?

Deployment engineering is sold in capped blocks of engineer-days at a flat published day rate – never hourly, never open-ended. You know the ceiling before work starts.

Are there hidden fees or success fees?

No. Every price is flat and published, and any quote can be rebuilt line by line in front of you. Stobox never takes a percentage of a raise.

What do on-chain actions cost?

Flat prices: an asset mint (On-Chain Asset Passport) is $499 and a contract deploy is $749 – $1,248 to be fully on-chain, on top of the issuer subscription. Third-party gas and filing fees are paid directly, never marked up.

Is there a discount?

Annual prepay saves 20%. There are no other discounts – and no negotiated specials, because every price is published.

What does a white-label setup cost?

As a published composition: platform subscription plus a one-time readiness/setup package, plus capped engineering blocks only if custom work is required. Your quote is assembled from those rows.

How do I start?

Take the free Readiness Score at stobox.io/readiness, or register and load your first documents into the record. Both take minutes.

How do I talk to a human?

Book a call through stobox.io/contact – you will speak with the team that actually delivers, not a sales layer.

Do you work with advisers and service providers?

Yes. Lawyers, CPAs, and corporate-service providers use the record with their clients, with partner terms for firms that bring engagements.

Where can I learn more?

The framework at stobox.io/framework, the glossary at stobox.io/glossary, jurisdiction guides at stobox.io/guides, and the weekly RWA digest on the blog.

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