Design Principle

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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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 principle DP1: Apply modular design of distinctive system components

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This design principle 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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DO-1 - Minimize latency of settlement processes

The prototype should enable nearly instantaneous settlement of trades. The delay between the initiation of a trade and the actual settlement of a transaction is to be reduced to a minimum.

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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, with the issuance process as standardized as 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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Design Principle

DP1 - Apply modular design of distinctive system components

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design-knowledge/bond-markets-tokenization-tac-dp1

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Producer label: DP1
Source paper: Designing the future of bond markets: Reducing transaction costs through tokenization
Timestamp: 2026-08-05T00:00:00+00:00
Bundle path: design-knowledge/bond-markets-tokenization-tac-dp1.md

bond-markets-tokenization-tacdesign-principlefinance-bondssecuritiestokenizationtransaction-costs

Design principle DP1: Apply modular design of distinctive system components

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2 Design Objectives

design-knowledge/bond-markets-tokenization-tac-do1

DO-1 - Minimize latency of settlement processes

The prototype should enable nearly instantaneous settlement of trades. The delay between the initiation of a trade and the actual settlement of a transaction is to be reduced to a minimum.

bond-markets-tokenization-tacdesign-objectivefinance-bondssecurities+2

design-knowledge/bond-markets-tokenization-tac-do2

DO-2 - Reduce complexity (standardized interfaces and consolidated roles as well as responsibilities)

bond-markets-tokenization-tacdesign-objectivefinance-bondssecurities+2

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papers/bond-markets-tokenization-tac

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

blockchainbond-markets-tokenization-tacdesign-science-researchfinance-bonds+3

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Designing the future of bond markets: Reducing transaction costs through tokenization
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DP1 - Apply modular design of distinctive system components
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Design principle DP1: Apply modular design of distinctive system components
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Resolved
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  "type": "design-principle",
  "title": "DP1 - Apply modular design of distinctive system components",
  "description": "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.",
  "resource": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-025-00753-3",
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