Go Beyond Asset Tokenization to Tokenize All Contract Rights
Not just assets. Royalties, revenue shares, payment streams.
Beyond Simple Ownership
Not all valuable rights are about owning something outright. Many of the most important rights in commerce are economic interests—claims to revenue, profit shares, royalties, or value that don't constitute ownership but are equally valuable.
Economic interests are contractual rights to receive economic value from an underlying asset, transaction, or relationship. They include:
- Revenue participation: Rights to a percentage of revenue or sales
- Profit shares: Claims on net profits after expenses
- Royalties: Payments based on usage, licensing, or production
- Carried interest: Performance-based investment returns
- Residuals: Ongoing payments for past work or contributions
These rights exist across every industry—entertainment royalties, oil and gas working interests, real estate revenue shares, partnership profit distributions, and countless other structures.
The Management Problem
Economic interests are notoriously difficult to manage:
| Challenge | Traditional Approach | Resulting Problems |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking entitlements | Spreadsheets and databases | Disputes, lost records, reconciliation errors |
| Processing payments | Manual calculation and distribution | Delays, calculation errors, high overhead |
| Transferring interests | Paper assignments, title opinions | Expensive, slow, uncertain chain of title |
| Verifying claims | Attorneys, title companies | High fees, extended timelines |
| Auditing distributions | Manual review of records | Costly, often missed errors |
Traditional systems weren't built for the complexity of economic interests. Integra was.
Economic Interests as Tokens
When economic interests are represented as tokens bound to verified Real World Contracts:
- Entitlements are transparent: Token holdings directly reflect economic rights
- Payments are automated: Smart contracts calculate and distribute based on token holdings
- Transfers are instant: Standard token transfers update rights immediately
- Verification is trustless: Anyone can verify interests against the source contract
- Auditing is built-in: Complete transaction history on blockchain
How It Works
Define Economic Interest
Document the economic interest in a legal agreement—revenue sharing contract, royalty agreement, profit participation terms. This agreement specifies who receives what under which conditions.
Register as Real World Contract
Register the underlying agreement in the IntegraDocumentRegistry. The agreement's integraHash becomes the permanent reference linking tokens to their source legal document.
Create Tokens Representing Interests
Deploy the appropriate tokenizer (RoyaltyTokenizer for revenue shares, SharesTokenizer for profit participation). Mint tokens to interest holders in proportion to their contractual entitlements.
Automate Payment Distribution
Configure payment distribution logic in the smart contract. When revenue arrives, the contract automatically calculates and distributes according to token holdings and programmed rules.
Interest Types
Revenue Share Agreements
Contractual rights to a percentage of gross or net revenue. The RoyaltyTokenizer distributes incoming funds proportionally to token holders. Music streaming royalties, platform revenue shares, and sales commissions all fit this pattern.
Profit Participation Rights
Claims on net profits after expenses. Smart contracts calculate distributions based on defined formulas, handling complex partnership structures with multiple tiers and waterfalls automatically.
Royalty Payment Streams
Ongoing payments for licensed intellectual property, patented technology, or creative works. Token holders receive proportional distributions as payments arrive. Escalating rates and minimum guarantees can be encoded.
Dividend Distributions
Tokenized equity with dividend rights. When the company distributes profits, token holders receive proportional payments. Can include preferences, participation rights, and cumulative provisions.
Features
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Automated Payment Distribution
Configure distribution logic once. When payment arrives—stablecoin, ETH, or integrated fiat—the smart contract calculates shares and distributes instantly. No manual processing, no calculation errors, no distribution delays.
Transparent Ownership Tracking
Token holdings are public and verifiable. Any party can confirm who holds economic interests and in what proportion. Disputes over entitlements become impossible when the blockchain is the source of truth.
Fractional Interest Ownership
Divide large economic interests into small tradeable fractions. A 10% profit participation becomes 1,000 tokens; each token represents 0.01% of profits. Accessibility without complexity.
Compliance Automation
For regulated interests, the SecurityTokenTokenizer enforces transfer restrictions, accreditation requirements, and holding periods. Compliance is built into the token, not layered on top.
Use Cases
Content Creator Royalties
Musicians, authors, and creators tokenize royalty streams. As streaming platforms, publishers, and licensees pay, the smart contract distributes to token holders. Creators can sell future royalties while retaining creative control.
Real Estate Rental Income
Commercial property revenue shares become tradeable tokens. Investors receive proportional distributions as rent payments arrive. The underlying lease and revenue sharing agreement are verified Real World Contracts.
Business Profit Sharing
Partnership profit interests become tokens with automated waterfall logic. As the business distributes profits, the smart contract handles preferred returns, catch-up provisions, and carried interest calculations.
IP Licensing Revenue
Patent portfolios, trademark licenses, and technology agreements generate licensing revenue. Token holders receive proportional distributions. Complex sublicensing arrangements are handled automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tokenize Revenue Rights
Transform complex economic interests into automatically distributing tokens. From music royalties to carried interest—if it generates payments, it can be tokenized.