An asset-backed security token. One tonne, one token.
Fractional, legally compliant ownership of independently certified carbon credits — written to the ZeroChain ledger and verifiable by any holder in real time.
Asset-backed, not speculative.
Ownership in a company — fractional share rights.
A loan or bond obligation — fixed-income claims on issuer cashflows.
Ownership of real-world assets — certified carbon credits, held in custody and verifiable on-chain.
Security tokens fall into three categories: equity tokens (ownership in a company), debt tokens (a loan or bond obligation), and asset-backed tokens (ownership of real-world assets such as real estate, commodities, or carbon credits). COzero is explicitly designated as an asset-backed security token.
Unlike utility tokens or speculative cryptocurrencies, COzero is directly and fully backed by certified carbon credits held in custody — one token, one tonne, verifiable on-chain at any time.
Three structural advantages over legacy carbon markets.
Settlement — Speed & Security
ZeroChain delivers mathematically final settlement in under one second — eliminating T+2 clearing delays and settlement risk that plague traditional carbon credit trading. Transparency eliminates fraud and double-counting risks that have dogged legacy registries.
Accessibility — Global Inclusivity
COzero offers borderless accessibility with minimum investment thresholds set at the individual level — empowering micro-offsetting for individuals and small businesses to directly remunerate land and project owners.
Impact Loop — Direct Remuneration
Tokenisation creates a direct compensation loop: emission reducers are immediately and verifiably remunerated through smart contract execution — removing intermediaries and maximising the funds reaching the actual offset project.