Investor Portal FAQ: Investor Onboarding, Ownership and Direct Transfer

Investor Portal is where investors receive and manage tokenized securities issued by companies and funds using OnchainTA, including those working through transfer agents and broker-dealers. Investors can register, review offerings, make investments where offered, claim tokens, see their holdings and request securityholder services.

No. Issuers make their securities available to investors. OnchainTA provides the investor-facing technology and transfer-agent services for those securities. It is not an investment adviser, broker-dealer or marketplace selling its own investment products.

Investors can register, complete verification, review issuer documents, subscribe to offerings, pay using the payment methods offered, receive or claim tokenized securities, track holdings and request transfers or other securityholder services.

No. Some offerings accept bank-based or other off-chain payments in addition to digital assets. The issuer sets the available payment methods. Converting previously purchased shares through Cap Table Tokenization requires no new investment payment.

Not for every workflow. Some offerings provide a walletless experience that lets investors track their holdings through the portal before receiving tokens in a wallet. For Cap Table Tokenization, however, each participating holder must confirm a custodial or self-custody wallet before distribution.

Yes. Investors can receive securities in a self-custody wallet when that option is available for the security. The wallet must satisfy the security’s identity and transfer controls. Investors remain responsible for protecting their private keys.

A tokenized share is an actual share of a company represented by a digital token on a blockchain. Yes, it represents legal ownership, with the same shareholder rights as the underlying conventional share, including voting rights and dividends where applicable. Tokenization changes how shares are recorded and transferred, not the ownership rights attached to them.

Investor Portal shows investments and transactions available through the OnchainTA platform. It is not a universal portfolio aggregator for holdings at unrelated brokers, exchanges or custodians.

Direct Transfer helps investors express interest in buying or selling tokenized securities and arrange peer-to-peer transfers. Participants communicate and negotiate directly. Once the buyer and seller agree on the terms, a transfer proceeds only when the required permissions and restrictions are satisfied.

No. OnchainTA does not maintain a public or private order book. Direct Transfer allows participants to express non-binding interest in buying or selling a security, but all negotiations take place directly between the participants. Buyers and sellers agree on the terms and price themselves. OnchainTA administers the resulting securities transfer in accordance with applicable restrictions. It does not operate an exchange or alternative trading system.

No. A transfer may be subject to securities laws, holding periods, contractual restrictions and investor qualifications. For private company securities, the issuer's approval may also be required, particularly when the issuer has a right of first refusal (ROFR) or other transfer restrictions. Investors must also find a willing buyer. Direct Transfer facilitates these transactions but does not guarantee liquidity.

The required investor verification and transfer permissions depend on the security. OnchainTA uses KYC/AML checks, wallet allowlisting and smart-contract restrictions, together with transfer-agent review where needed.

Negotiations and indications of interest are private to the participating users. They are not displayed as public executable orders. A completed transfer on a public blockchain can expose wallet addresses, token quantities and transaction details. Blockchain addresses are pseudonymous, not necessarily anonymous. If transaction confidentiality is required, OnchainTA recommends considering private or hybrid blockchains that restrict access to sensitive transaction information.

Yes, if a security is registered with OnchainTA. OnchainTA has procedures for verifying ownership and addressing lost-wallet or security-replacement requests. The transfer agent reviews the evidence and the issuer’s requirements before authorizing a replacement. Fees, when applicable, are disclosed as part of the process.

Yes. For tokenized securities administered through OnchainTA, issuers can arrange dividends, interest, redemptions and other distributions. Investor Portal provides the information and steps applicable to each security.

Investor Portal helps issuers offer a simpler investment and ownership experience. Investors can register, pay, receive tokenized securities, track their holdings and pursue permitted transfers through one portal. This improves investor engagement, but does not guarantee new investors or liquidity.

No. Direct Transfer is a way for securityholders to communicate and arrange private bilateral transfers, not a securities exchange or trading venue. OnchainTA does not match executable orders, maintain an order book or set the price or terms of a transaction. The parties negotiate directly, and the transfer must comply with the security’s requirements.