Azimuth protocol
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Abstract

Azimuth is an issuance and settlement protocol for tokenized real-world assets, built natively into Robinhood Chain's execution layer. Each instrument pairs a bankruptcy-remote legal structure with continuous on-chain reserve attestation, enabling instruments that settle atomically, accrue yield directly to the token and enforce transfer compliance at consensus rather than in application code.

1 · Motivation

Traditional securitization gives investors strong legal claims but slow, opaque settlement. Existing token wrappers give fast settlement but weak, off-chain claims. Azimuth's thesis is that neither compromise is necessary: structure, custody and code can be designed as one system.

2 · Architecture

Assets are ring-fenced in special purpose vehicles audited by independent trustees. Custodian records stream into an oracle network that publishes signed reserve proofs continuously. Tokens mint only against verified reserves, and burn on redemption.

3 · Mirrored-NAV oracle

Net asset value is computed off-chain by independent agents and reconciled on-chain in real time. If attestations diverge beyond a configured tolerance, minting halts automatically until quorum is restored. Holders are never exposed to unverified NAV.

4 · Compliance at consensus

Transfer restrictions are validated by the sequencer itself. A non-compliant transaction cannot be reordered, front-run or force-included; it is simply never executed. This removes the entire class of wrapper-bypass exploits found in application-level allowlists.

5 · Settlement

Cash and asset legs settle in a single transaction. Delivery versus payment is a property of the state machine, not a promise between intermediaries. Median settlement time on Robinhood Chain is under one second.

6 · Legal structure

Each instrument is issued by Azimuth Issuance S.à r.l. through segregated, bankruptcy-remote compartments. Token holders' claims are senior, perfected and survive any issuer event.

Risk factors

Tokenized instruments carry market, credit, operational, oracle and smart contract risk. Nothing in this document is investment advice. Read the full risk section together with the disclosures before interacting with the protocol.

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