TTP Reference Library

Tokenization Standards

The practitioner's reference for security token standards — from ERC-1400 and ERC-3643/T-REX to DS Protocol and beyond. Each entry covers governance, chain support, US regulatory fit, and institutional adoption.

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Open Standard

ERC-7943
ERC-7943 / uRWA (Universal RWA Standard)
Final

ERC-7943, branded as the Universal RWA Standard (uRWA), reached Final status on the Ethereum Improvement Proposal track in 2024, making it the most recently sta…

Chains: ethereum
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ERC-1400
ERC-1400 (Security Token Standard)
Draft

ERC-1400 is the foundational security token standard that most practitioners working in this space learned from, even if they ultimately chose something else. A…

Chains: ethereum
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ERC-1155
ERC-1155 (Multi-Token Standard)
Final

ERC-1155, the Multi-Token Standard, was created by Enjin's development team and standardized on Ethereum not for securities but for gaming and digital assets — …

Chains: ethereumpolygonarbitrumoptimismbaseavalanche
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Vendor Protocol

ERC-3643
ERC-3643 / T-REX (Token for Regulated EXchanges)
Final

ERC-3643, more widely known as T-REX (Token for Regulated EXchanges), is the most widely deployed security token standard in production as of 2025. Created by T…

Chains: ethereum
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Proprietary

DS Protocol
DS Protocol (Securitize Digital Securities Protocol)
Production

The DS Protocol is Securitize's proprietary securities tokenization infrastructure, developed internally and not submitted to any open standards process. Unders…

Chains: ethereumpolygon
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VSP
VSP (Vertalo Securities Protocol)
Production

The Vertalo Securities Protocol (VSP) is Vertalo's proprietary smart contract architecture for issuing and managing securities on-chain. Developed from Vertalo'…

Chains: ethereumtezosaptos
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Choosing between standards?

The comparison page walks through governance, chain support, regulatory fit, and adoption in plain prose — not a table.

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This reference reflects TTP's editorial coverage as of 2026. Standards coverage is ongoing — if a standard is missing or needs updating, contact the TTP editorial team. Always consult qualified legal and technical counsel before selecting a standard for production use.