Five Core Participants

A coordinated network of verified stakeholders across the commodity value chain

Producers

  • Cocoa cooperatives (Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana)
  • Coffee growers (Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia)
  • Mining cooperatives (Mali, Guinea, Peru)
  • Artisanal miners (DRC - cobalt, coltan)
  • Smallholder farmers (global)

Buyers

  • Institutional investors & commodity funds
  • Chocolate & coffee manufacturers
  • Battery & EV manufacturers
  • Jewelry & electronics companies
  • Retail investors (tokenized access)

Custodians

  • Approved vault operators
  • Hubs: Switzerland, Dubai, Singapore
  • Canada (IDS, Brinks)
  • 24/7 monitoring & biometric access
  • Lloyd's insurance coverage

Assayers

  • SGS, Bureau Veritas, Metalor
  • Certify: purity, weight, authenticity
  • Origin verification & quality grading
  • Results recorded on-chain
  • ESG compliance certification

Financiers

  • Trade finance providers
  • Working capital loans
  • Structured commodity bonds
  • Backed by escrow proof
  • Local & international banks