Stellar Development Foundation Joins ERC3643 Association

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization supporting the development and growth of the Stellar network, today announced it has joined the ERC3643 Association. As a member, SDF will contribute to the advancement and adoption of the ERC-3643 token standard for compliant asset tokenization.

ERC-3643, originally developed by Tokeny, is an open source framework for issuing and managing permissioned tokens on public blockchains. The standard is designed to meet regulatory and compliance requirements for real-world assets (RWAs), making it a foundational layer for institutional-grade real-world asset tokenization. With this announcement, SDF is deepening its commitment to interoperability, compliance, and real-world asset use cases on Stellar and beyond.

SDF will collaborate with the ERC3643 Association to promote key initiatives, including:

• Driving Real World Assets Adoption by supporting issuers, developers, and institutions integrating ERC-3643 compliant assets on Stellar.
• Open-Source Contributions to the ERC-3643 reference implementation and tooling, with a focus on extending support to non-EVM chains like Stellar.
• Cross-chain Interoperability between Stellar and Ethereum-based standards to broaden the reach of compliant tokenization.

“Joining the ERC3643 Association reflects our belief that open standards, strong compliance frameworks, and interoperability are essential to scaling tokenized real-world assets,” said Tomer Weller, CPO of the Stellar Development Foundation. “We look forward to working with other members to drive the adoption of standards that make asset issuance more secure, transparent, and globally accessible.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome SDF to the ERC3643 Association.” said Dennis O'Connell, President of ERC3643 Association. “ERC3643 is now the industry reference standard for compliant tokenized securities, used by leading institutions and acknowledged by regulators around the world, and most recently by the SEC’s Innovation Exemption. Stellar joining the ERC-3643 association is a major milestone. It brings the standard’s trusted compliance framework onto the fast, efficient, non-EVM Stellar blockchain, leveraging the Soroban platform.”

“As we move toward a chain-agnostic financial era, the alignment between ERC-3643 and Stellar paves the way for a global tokenized market that is both regulated and truly borderless,” added Dennis O’Connell, President of the ERC3643 Association.

By joining, the Stellar Development Foundation and the ERC3643 Association are taking a significant step toward realizing a unified, compliant infrastructure for tokenized assets across blockchain ecosystems. By combining the high-performance Stellar network and Soroban smart contracts with ERC-3643’s proven compliance architecture, this collaboration accelerates the path toward mainstream adoption of tokenized financial instruments.

About ERC3643 AssociationThe ERC3643 Association is a non-profit organization regrouping industry leaders with a shared mission to advance the adoption of the ERC-3643 or "T-REX" standard and promote a secure, interoperable, and compliant tokenization framework. The association unites technical expertise and industry experience to drive innovation and foster a globally accessible infrastructure for tokenized assets. Learn more at www.erc3643.org.

About Stellar Development FoundationThe Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source network that connects the world’s financial infrastructure. Founded in 2014, the Foundation helps maintain Stellar’s codebase, supports the technical and business communities building on the network, and serves as a voice to regulators and institutions. The Foundation seeks to create equitable access to the global financial system, using the Stellar network to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. For more information, visit stellar.org/foundation.