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International Digital Asset Association
An industry-led standard for digital asset verification, compliance evidence, custody controls, source-of-funds clarity, sanctions risk review, and institutional documentation.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL ASSET STANDARDS BODY1CAD PROTOCOL STANDARD
Make digital capital readable and defended.

Global Protection & Recognition for Digital Assets.

1CAD turns wallet control, custody, source of funds, sanctions review and legal documentation into one evidence package banks, regulators, exchanges and investors can understand.

1CAD is the first architecture that turns digital assets into defended capital.

1 First

The first layer before any bank, fund, lawyer or investor touches the asset.

C Capital

Crypto, stablecoins, RWA tokens, tokenized metals, real estate, IP, securities.

A Architecture

A repeatable structure: documents, attestations, signatures, checks, archive records.

D Defence

Protection against rejection, frozen onboarding, ownership disputes, missing audit trail.

UNDER REVIEW · IDAA-2026-001 | "Blockchain said 'Success'. The business said 'NO'. 1CAD proved the truth."
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IDAA-2026-001  ·  Tangem Pay / Paera LLC  ·  Wrongful Retention of Digital Assets  ·  400 POL  ·  Polygon Network  ·  EU Resident (Spain)  ·  MiCA Jurisdiction  ·  AML Confirmed Clean  ·  Vault: ZS-VAULT-2026-99121-XF  ·  Respondent: Paera LLC / Third National NMLS #2612780  ·  Formal Demand Submitted  ·  Regulatory Escalation: OCIF · CFPB · ESMA · Banco de España  ·  Status: UNDER REVIEW  ·  Provider Acknowledged  ·  May 13, 2026 IDAA-2026-001  ·  Tangem Pay / Paera LLC  ·  Wrongful Retention of Digital Assets  ·  400 POL  ·  Polygon Network  ·  EU Resident (Spain)  ·  MiCA Jurisdiction  ·  AML Confirmed Clean  ·  Vault: ZS-VAULT-2026-99121-XF  ·  Respondent: Paera LLC / Third National NMLS #2612780  ·  Formal Demand Submitted  ·  Regulatory Escalation: OCIF · CFPB · ESMA · Banco de España  ·  Status: UNDER REVIEW  ·  Provider Acknowledged  ·  May 13, 2026

Protocol architecture

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1CAD is a common evidence language for custody, legal title, source of wealth, sanctions exposure and institutional documentation.

Custody

Proof-of-Control Layer. Wallet ownership, custody policy, multi-signature governance, audit logs and reserve evidence.

Legal

Legal Enforceability Layer. Ownership rights, title memos, counterparty structure, jurisdiction and enforceability.

Funds

Source-of-Wealth Layer. Funds, counterparties, reserves, asset flows and sanctions risk review for banks and regulators.

Use cases

The 1CAD Protocol addresses four critical compliance gaps where digital assets meet institutional finance.

Consumer Protection

Crypto Payment Compliance

When crypto payment providers retain user assets or issue misleading disclosures, IDAA documents, escalates, and resolves — creating regulatory-grade evidence for recourse under MiCA.

Founding Case: IDAA-2026-001 — Wrongful retention of digital assets by a Visa-branded payment provider. Under Review.
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Energy RWA

IoT-Verified Asset Tokenisation

When institutional investors require verified proof of energy asset performance — solar farms, biogas plants, green infrastructure — 1CAD provides the compliance layer above IoT sensor data, making real-world assets readable for banks and regulators.

The gap: IoT data stops at the dashboard. 1CAD makes it institutional-grade evidence for RWA tokenisation under MiCA.
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Green Finance

Digital Capital → EU Green Infrastructure

When digital capital — family offices, impact funds, ESG investors, crypto-native institutions — needs to meet EU green infrastructure projects, 1CAD bridges the compliance gap. Source-of-funds verification, sanctions clearance, and institutional documentation in one package.

Operating entity: EXCH Consulting LLC (Wyoming, USA) · IDAA UK (in registration)
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Gold Supply Chain · 1CAD-G

Gold Supply Chain Trust Layer

In 2026, gold mining operates under EU CSRD, CSDDD, and geopolitical fragmentation. Western banks demand deep supply chain due diligence before accepting gold-backed payments or financing. A single questionable counterparty in the ownership chain makes the asset toxic. Retroactive AML rescoring can freeze accounts years after a transaction. 1CAD-G creates a digital passport for every gold batch — recognised by banks, exchanges, and ESG investors.

Standard: 1CAD-G · Physical gold & tokenised precious metals
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Corporate membership

For digital asset service providers, payment institutions, RWA platforms, fintechs and custodians that want a public compliance standard.

Included
  • 1CAD Accredited Partner status
  • Public partnership listing
  • MiCA compliance advisory
  • Protocol working group access
Best for
  • Crypto payment card providers
  • RWA tokenisation platforms
  • Digital asset custodians
  • Payment infrastructure providers