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Producer label: DO-2
Source paper: Designing the future of bond markets: Reducing transaction costs through tokenization
Timestamp: 2026-08-05T00:00:00+00:00
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Design objective DO-2: Reduce complexity (standardized interfaces and consolidated roles as well as responsibilities)

Since the conventional securities landscape is quite complex, the number of separated entities and manual processes leading to extensive TAC should be reduced to a minimum. The issuance process should be as standardized as possible to reduce costs and settlement times. This further increases the transaction frequency and, thus, the efficiency of the respective financial market.

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This design objective is proposed by Designing the future of bond markets: Reducing transaction costs through tokenization (David Cisar, Benjamin Schellinger, Jens-Christian Stoetzer, Vincent Gramlich, Tobias Guggenberger, Nils Urbach, Florian Lennart Weiss, 2025).

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1 Design Principle

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DP1 - Apply modular design of distinctive system components

Modularly structure complex bond-market systems into distinct, interconnected contracts to work within Ethereum's contract-size limits, using modifiers and specific sender functions to protect components from unauthorized access.

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3 Meta Requirements

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MR-2 - Reduce stakeholder complexity

Numerous intermediaries, such as banks, custodians, or clearing houses, are involved in a securities transaction, which causes significant complexity. The artifact shall reduce this source of complexity.

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MR-3 - Avoid manual and analog processes

The issuance of securities involves many manual processes, representing a potential cause of human error; physical securities certificates or global notes cause an additional administrative burden. The prototype shall avoid manual processes to a maximum extent and digitize securities certificates if possible.

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MR-4 - Reduce dependency on CSDs

Every securities transaction inevitably has to use the services of Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) or delegated depository banks along the clearing and settlement chain, creating a centralized bottleneck. The prototype shall avoid such central intermediaries if possible.

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Designing the future of bond markets: Reducing transaction costs through tokenization

Using a transaction-cost-theory lens, the paper identifies seven meta-requirements and derives five design objectives for an Ethereum-based bond prototype, from which it formulates five design principles for blockchain-based bond markets: apply modular design, exploit multi-token standards, automate on-chain payouts, restrict forced-transfer functions to regulators, and implement smart-contract-based crypto securities registers.

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Reduce complexity (standardized interfaces and consolidated roles as well as responsibilities)

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Since the conventional securities landscape is quite complex, the number of separated entities and manual processes leading to extensive TAC should be reduced to a minimum. The issuance process should be as standardized as possible to reduce costs and settlement times. This further increases the transaction frequency and, thus, the efficiency of the respective financial market.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-025-00753-3

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