Protocol Overview

Fabrica is built on the principle that property ownership should be as direct and self-sovereign as holding any other digital asset. The protocol creates a binding connection between onchain tokens and real-world property rights, with no intermediary standing between the token holder and their property.

Land is the last major asset class not yet onchain. Treasuries are tokenized. Gold is tokenized. Land is next.

Core Design Principles

Truly Non-Custodial

The Fabrica Trust is designed with no corporate intermediary:

• No Company in the Trust: Fabrica as a company has no role in the trust structure. The trust exists solely between the property, the trustee (often the owner themselves), and the token holder.
• Direct Control: Token holders have full, unmediated control over their property. There is no entity that can block, delay, or interfere with ownership rights.
• No Custodianship: Fabrica never holds, controls, or has access to user assets. Property tokens are always in the owner's account.

Permissionless

Anyone can interact with the protocol without requiring approval:

• Open Smart Contracts: The token contracts implement standard interfaces (ERC-1155, ERC-7496, ERC-7572) and can be accessed by any compatible application.
• Permissionless Transfers: Property tokens can be transferred, sold, or used as collateral without requiring Fabrica's involvement.
• Open Source Legal Instruments: The trust agreement is open source under CC0-1.0, available for anyone to review, use, or adapt.

Resilient by Design

The protocol is designed to function independently of Fabrica's existence:

• Walk-Away Test: Every token holder can control and operate their property through their token, regardless of whether Fabrica continues to exist as a company.
• Direct Contract Interaction: Users can interact directly with the smart contracts via Etherscan or any Web3 interface.
• Emergency Redemption: Token holders can burn their tokens and work with any lawyer to transfer title out of the trust—no Fabrica involvement required.
• Decentralized Storage: Property data is stored on IPFS, not on Fabrica servers.

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Architecture Overview

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What This Means for Users

For Property Owners:

• You have complete control over your property at all times
• No one can prevent you from transferring, selling, or using your property as collateral
• Your ownership is secured by cryptographic keys, not by trusting a company
• Even if Fabrica ceased operations, your property rights remain intact and enforceable

For Developers:

• Build on standard, open interfaces without requiring Fabrica's permission
• Access property data from decentralized infrastructure
• Integrate with any ERC-1155 compatible protocol or marketplace

For the Ecosystem:

• A true public good infrastructure for onchain real estate
• No single point of failure or central authority
• Composable with existing DeFi and NFT infrastructure
• Land as collateral across DeFi—the missing RWA primitive

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Technical Standards

The protocol implements widely-adopted standards for maximum compatibility: