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What Is the Role of a Legal Custodian in a Tokenized RWA Offering?

The role of a legal custodian in a tokenized Real-World Asset (RWA) offering is to legally hold and safeguard the physical or traditional financial asset that the security token represents. Since the token itself is merely a digital representation of ownership, a trusted, regulated legal custodian ensures that the underlying asset exists, is properly valued, and is legally ring-fenced for the token holders.

This is a crucial centralized component that provides the necessary legal link and investor protection required by securities laws.

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