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Short answer. Compare tokenization platforms on eight questions: who controls the investor register, what legal wrapper is used, whether any fee depends on the size of the raise, what costs sit outside the platform, which asset classes are supported today, how investors are verified, what happens when something goes wrong, and what data is published. Ask in writing.
Ask: who is the issuer of record, who holds the authority to mint or change the register, and can the platform change your investors' holdings without you? Why it matters: the issuer is the party whose register defines who owns what.
Commertize's answer: Commertize is tokenization infrastructure for the owner of an asset, who becomes the issuer. The investor would hold a security recorded in their own name on the issuer's register, with transfers restricted by the security's terms and by securities law. On Commertize, the design places the authority to mint and to move any holding on the issuer's own multisig. The design gives Commertize only controls that can stop a transfer, and the records role, never the power to move, seize or reassign an investor's holding.
Ask: is the token an interest in a vehicle, a direct claim, or something else, and whose counsel signs off the documents?
Commertize's answer: For each project we would set out the holding structure we would use, typically a dedicated vehicle for the asset, with the token representing an interest in that vehicle, and the alternatives. The issuer's own securities counsel prepares and signs off the offering documents and chooses the exemption.
Ask: is each fee a flat amount or a percentage of capital raised, token supply or assets under management, and when is it paid? A flat fee set by complexity does not move with the raise; a percentage does. Some fee structures scale with the amount raised and some are flat. Ask which, and ask for it in writing.
Commertize's answer: For a new tokenization, Commertize charges a flat fee per project, set by the complexity of the structure and not by the asset's value or the size of any raise: $15,000, $25,000 or $50,000. Moving an existing register on-chain is quoted in writing as a flat fee before work starts. All terms are subject to a signed engagement. No fee is a percentage of capital raised, token supply or assets under management.
Ask: who pays for securities counsel, identity checks, appraisal or valuation, audit and network fees, and are they quoted?
Commertize's answer: Third-party costs are billed at cost. Work outside the scope described on this page is quoted in writing as a flat fee before it starts.
Ask for a list of classes the platform has a documented process for, and a separate list of those it does not.
Commertize's answer: Commercial real estate is one of the asset classes Commertize covers, alongside compute, energy infrastructure, and oil and gas royalties. Other classes come in through the desk and are evaluated case by case.
Ask: who verifies, per identity or per offering, and can an existing investor base move without a new raise?
Commertize's answer: A vehicle that already owns an asset, such as a syndication with an existing investor base, would keep its investors, their units and every right attached to them. The move itself would raise no new money. Sign in once. Verify once. Offering data is available only to verified participants, under each offering's terms.
Ask: who holds the keys, what is the recovery path if a holder loses access, and what is the written exit path if the platform stops operating?
Commertize's answer: A holding would be a record in the investor's own name on the issuer's register, not a bearer token. Subscriptions would sit in an escrow contract designed to pay only the issuer at a completed closing or the subscriber as a refund; Commertize would hold no investor funds. The authority to re-record a holding after a holder loses access would sit with the issuer, after the holder's identity is verified again, never with Commertize alone. The token contracts and the register would live on a public blockchain under the issuer's own keys, so if Commertize stopped operating, the issuer would keep its register and its contracts.
Ask: what does the platform publish about each asset, how is it attested, and can your investors' software or AI agents read it?
Commertize's answer: Commertize publishes each publicly listed asset's class, location and status, with its news and commentary, and an AI agent acting for an investor can read all of it on the public web with no key and no account. Offering data is available only to verified participants, under each offering's terms. Commertize is a Chainlink partner and integrates Chainlink Data Feeds and Proof of Reserve, so that an asset's reported figures can be attested on-chain rather than taken on trust.
| Criterion | Ask them | Good answer looks like | Ask again if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issuer and register | Who is issuer of record, who can change the register? | The asset owner; changes only by documented process | Platform holds unilateral authority |
| Wrapper | What does the investor own, whose counsel papers it? | Named vehicle; issuer's counsel signs off | "The token is the asset" with no vehicle |
| Fee shape | Is any fee a percentage of the raise? | Flat, quoted in writing before work | Fee scales with capital raised |
| Outside costs | Which costs are not in the fee? | Itemised, at cost | "All-in" with no list |
| Classes | Which classes have a documented process today? | A short list with pages | Everything, much of it not yet live |
| Investors | How verified; what happens to existing holders? | Stated per offering | Unstated |
| Failure | Key recovery and exit path in writing? | Written procedure | Verbal assurance |
| Data | What is published and how attested? | Defined fields and dates | Marketing claims only |
Compare tokenization platforms on eight questions: who controls the investor register, what legal wrapper is used, whether any fee depends on the size of the raise, what costs sit outside the platform, which asset classes are supported today, how investors are verified, what happens when something goes wrong, and what data is published. Ask in writing.
For a new tokenization, Commertize charges a flat fee per project, set by the complexity of the structure and not by the asset's value or the size of any raise: $15,000, $25,000 or $50,000. Moving an existing register on-chain is quoted in writing as a flat fee before work starts. All terms are subject to a signed engagement.
Third-party costs are billed at cost. Work outside the scope described on this page is quoted in writing as a flat fee before it starts. Securities counsel, identity verification, valuation, audit and network fees are the usual items outside any platform fee; ask for them itemized before you sign, because a fee quoted without that list is not a quote.
The owner of the asset issues the tokens. Commertize is tokenization infrastructure for the owner of an asset, who becomes the issuer. The issuer's own securities counsel prepares and signs off the offering documents and chooses the exemption. On Commertize, the design places the authority to mint and to move any holding on the issuer's own multisig.
A vehicle that already owns an asset, such as a syndication with an existing investor base, would keep its investors, their units and every right attached to them. The move itself would raise no new money. What would change is where the register of who owns what is kept, and the lender's consent may be needed before anything moves.
Commertize is not a law firm, and it does not provide legal, tax or investment advice.