Frequenty Asked Questions

A blockchain is an open, decentralized, distributed, immutable, transparent and consistent digital ledger that records transactions, assets and data between participants in a verifiable and permanent manner

A smart contract is an algorithmic protocol that self-executes based on pre-defined terms and conditions. For instance, smart contracts can enable autonomous disbursal of dividends from a venture to certain members, supposing, for example, 50% or more of them consent to this decision.

An SPV is a commercial venture created by one or more organizations to undertake a specific purpose, such as implementing a renewable electricity project. SPVs have legal status as an independent entity, usually with their own assets and liabilities separate from their parent organizations

This implies an SPV residing on the blockchain underpinned by an autonomous governance, ownership, consensus, and asset management structure. Rules of blockchain SPVs are underwritten by interconnected programmable smart contracts

The developers are the legal owners of the sustainable infrastructure. They develop, build, own, and operate the project with the expectation of making a profit over the purchase agreement.

The Investors are location-independent financiers that can come from anywhere in the world. They invest in the project with the expectation of earning a return on their investment. Investors could be private or institutional.

The end-users are the buyers of the energies from the infrastructure and the principal source of revenue for the project

Tokens are cryptocurrencies that are built on top of an existing blockchain.

They are fungible tokens that are often referred to as user tokens, serving as the medium of exchange in a blockchain autonomous governance platform. They usually act as an access point into a network, and without them, users are unable to enjoy the available services or products.

They are identical tokens that can be easily exchanged and traded by holders on a public blockchain marketplace and might be earned over time as a reward for contributing to the network or sold through an initial coin offering program.

These programs are a mechanism for raising funds for a blockchain project, where investors are assigned tokens granting them certain rights and privileges, such as financial returns, voting rights, etc.

These are fungible tokens that are pegged to government-backed currencies such as Dollars, Yen, Rands, Euros, etc.

These are fungible or non-fungible tokens that represent some form of interest in an external tradeable asset, such as a power project, real estate, etc. Through security token offerings, companies can publicly sell equity or obtain debt for their projects represented as security tokens on the blockchain

These token grants holders an ownership interest and/or right to share of earnings in the project

These tokens represent debt offering to the project with holders receiving principal payments and interests.

This is a marketplace on the InfraTrade platform where crowdinvestors can exit or enter existing investments by selling or buying debt security tokens of previously funded but active projects.

These are unique tokens used to prove asset ownership, especially in the creative industries, such as collectibles, music, gaming, etc. The outputs from these industries (e.g., an artwork) are well suited for nonfungible tokens representation since they are usually unique and invaluable.