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Anonymous Credentials

Anonymous Credentials The credential/identity proofs implementation details of anonymous credentials are described in detail under the Implementation and Optimizations of selectively disclosable identity forms. This uses a pairing-friendly elliptic curve…
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Is Findora a blockchain?

Findora is a publicly accessible authenticated ledger that is operated via a public consensus protocol. To the extent that blockchain has colloquially come to refer to ledger systems that achieve properties like…
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Private investment markets

Private investment funds (venture, private equity, private real estate funds, etc..) are run by fund managers (i.e., general partners) who generally raise capital through established investor relationships. Investors trust fund…
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SIF – information visiblity

SIFs limit the information visible to participants without relying on a single trusted party. They simultaneously achieve transparency and confidentiality through use of Findora’s privacy-preserving compliance tools (Section 3.6). The…
SIF – rule sets
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SIF – rule sets

A SIF contains a set of rules that govern the behavior of the investors and the fund manager. SIF rules can restrict secondary market transfers, limit the list of allowed…
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SIF – validator agents

Validator agents are accounts that can operate as escrows or can enforce the rules of agreement terms between investors and the fund manager. For example, a validator agent can reject…