The technical architecture of the Fractalized protocol translates the legal income rights structure described in Section 3 into an onchain system that is compliant, automated, auditable, and accessible to investors without requiring DeFi expertise.

Blockchain Infrastructure: Why Base

The protocol is deployed on Base, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network. The selection of Base over other chains reflects a specific set of requirements for a regulated, institutional-grade RWA platform:

• EVM compatibility: Base is fully EVM-compatible, meaning all existing Ethereum tooling, auditing frameworks, wallet standards, and development infrastructure apply without modification. This reduces implementation risk and audit complexity.
• Security model: Base inherits Ethereum's security model through its optimistic rollup architecture. Transaction finality is anchored to Ethereum's consensus, providing institutional-grade security guarantees without the need to trust a smaller validator set.
• Transaction economics: Base's median transaction fee is consistently below $0.01. For a platform that processes monthly distributions to potentially thousands of token holders simultaneously, the cost difference between Ethereum mainnet and Base at scale is material.
• Institutional credibility: Base is operated by Coinbase, a publicly listed, SEC-regulated entity. For institutional investors and distribution partners evaluating the infrastructure risk of the platform, this provides meaningful comfort.
• Ecosystem: Base Batches 002 selected Fractalized as a top-12 project from 750+ applicants, providing ecosystem support, visibility, and integration access.

The KYC-Gated ERC-20 Architecture

The central design decision of the Fractalized token architecture is the use of a KYC-gated ERC-20 token with a wrapped/unwrapped state distinction.

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The solution: every asset on the Fractalized platform has two token representations.

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The Base Token (Unwrapped ERC-20)

The base token is a standard ERC-20 that can be freely transferred between any wallet addresses. It does not carry yield distribution rights. It exists as the liquid representation of a position in the asset, tradeable on the secondary market through the liquidity pool. Anyone can hold a base token, they simply do not receive income distributions unless they are KYC-verified and hold the wrapped version.

The Wrapped Token (wTOKEN)

The wrapped token is an ERC-20 token that can only be minted to and held by wallet addresses that have completed KYC/AML verification and been approved on the platform's allowlist. The wTOKEN is what entitles the holder to income distributions. The wrapping and unwrapping process is managed by a smart contract router that handles all state transitions automatically.

The result:

• Compliance: Income distributions are restricted to verified, approved investors. The protocol cannot send yield to an unverified address because the distribution function only iterates over wTOKEN holders.
• Liquidity: The base token can trade freely in the secondary market without compliance restrictions on the buyer, because buying a base token does not trigger a yield payment. Only wrapping, which requires KYC, does.
• Simplicity: From the investor's perspective, none of this complexity is visible. They see a one-click Buy/Sell interface. The router handles all state transitions.

Smart Contract Distribution