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Jorge CorredorLawyer, Rincón Cuéllar & Asociados
Asset tokenization in the Dominican Republic
We build the platform to tokenize bonds, shares and trust securities in the Dominican Republic: investor onboarding, ERC-3643 tokens reconciled with the central securities depository and scheduled distributions, coordinated with the law firm that structures the offer under Law 249-17 and SIMV supervision.
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Why the Dominican Republic
Why tokenize assets in the Dominican Republic?
Law 249-17 gives securities issuance a clear route: an offer authorized by the SIMV, dematerialization at a central depository and securitization through public offering trusts. A debt, equity or revenue token is designed on that route. What needs settling first is payments, because the payment system regulation bars several types of payment providers from dealing in virtual assets.
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central depository keeps the book-entry register of each public offer, and a transfer is enforceable from its entry
DGAPP · Law 249-17, arts. 83 and 847
categories of payment providers the SIPARD regulation bars from offering virtual asset products
BCRD · SIPARD regulation, 2025What gets tokenized
Debt, equity and revenue: what gets tokenized in the Dominican Republic
Almost every tokenized issuance represents one of these three rights against the issuer. In the Dominican Republic the right determines which company can issue and under which law, and in a public offer legal title always comes from the central depository: the token mirrors it and is reconciled with it.
| Right | Debt | Equity | Revenue |
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| What is issued | Bonds and other fixed income securities | Shares in a sociedad anónima | Trust and securitized securities |
| The investor receives | The investor lends to the issuer and receives interest and, at maturity, the principal. | The investor joins the share capital: dividends, voting rights and a share of any sale or liquidation. | The investor is paid from an asset's cash flows: rents, hotel revenue or contract receivables. |
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| Issuer | S.A., S.R.L. or S.A.S. | Sociedad anónima | Trust or securitization company |
| Register | Central securities depository | Central securities depository | Central securities depository |
| Law | Law 249-17 | Law 249-17 and Companies Law | Law 249-17 and Law 189-11 |
| How it is issued | An S.R.L. or a simplified corporation can only offer fixed income securities to the public, and the SIMV authorizes the offer. The securities are dematerialized at a single central depository, and a transfer is enforceable against third parties from its entry there, not from the network. | Only a sociedad anónima can offer shares to the public. A listed company must dematerialize all its shares, including those it does not offer, and securities in the same issuance or class carry the same rights. The token mirrors the depository's entry. | Cash flows from present or future assets are securitized in a public offering trust or a separate estate, and the trust company or securitization company issues securities paid only from those resources. The cash flow must be calculable from historical data or documented projections. |
Regulation
Regulation guide for the Dominican RepublicWhich regulation applies to tokenization in the Dominican Republic?
A token representing a security follows Securities Market Law 249-17 and is supervised by the SIMV, the only authority that authorizes public offers. There is no general virtual asset service provider license, and the Central Bank's payment system regulation bars seven categories of payment providers from offering products based on virtual assets.
Every public offer security is dematerialized by book entry at an authorized central depository, with a single depository per offer, and a transfer is enforceable against third parties once it is recorded there. There is no evidence that an entry on a blockchain network replaces that system, so the token mirrors the depository's register. SIMV authorization does not certify the issuer's solvency or the quality of the investment either.
The SIMV can classify any announcement with those features as a public offer and order it suspended. Because of the payment restriction, we design collections and distributions in legal tender through authorized channels. We work on the technical side with the issuer's law firm, and authorized securities intermediaries, trust companies and depositories provide the regulated services.
Dominican Republic
- Authorities
- Monetary Board and BCRD for payments; SIMV for securities; sector supervisors and UAF for prevention and financial intelligence
- Latest regulatory change
- Aug 2026
Key authorisations
- Payment permissions subject to the SIPARD perimeter and prohibitions
- Public-offering approval and activity-specific securities permissions
- No operational general VASP licence established
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Methodology
How we tokenize an asset in the Dominican Republic, step by step
The four phases of our methodology, with the parties involved in the Dominican Republic. The law firm and our engineering team work in parallel from the asset review to investor acquisition.
We review the asset's title, encumbrances and cash flows, and decide with the issuer whether the token will be a bond, a share or a trust security. That sets the vehicle: a sociedad anónima for shares, an S.R.L. or S.A.S. if it only issues fixed income, or a public offering trust.
The law firm classifies the token and prepares the authorization request to the SIMV and the notarial deed required for book-entry representation. The issuance is recorded in the market register and the central depository records the securities.
We configure the white label platform with your brand: investor onboarding with KYC, signature and ERC-3643 tokens that mirror the positions recorded at the depository. Reconciliation with the depository and legal tender payments through authorized channels are custom development.
With the issuer and the securities intermediary placing the issuance, we prepare the offer page, which must carry the legal disclaimer on SIMV authorization, and measure the journey to a paid subscription. Afterwards, the platform handles distributions and reporting.
Reviews in Dominican Republic
What do our clients think of Metlabs?
“We structured the tokenization of real estate projects with them, and I value the team's ability to understand our corporate needs and genuinely solve them.”
Joan MejíaManager, GLOBYNE
“They advised us on the feasibility of tokenizing real estate assets in Uruguay with direct, cordial treatment. A professional team, responsive and always available.”
Álvaro Silva SantamaríaCEO, Sp Inmuebles
“Great professionals at structuring tokenized projects, with technical command and attention to detail that inspire full confidence at every stage of the work.”
Francisco BetancourtVerified Google review
“As a blockchain lawyer, I value their experience and professionalism in consulting and executing tokenization projects. Technology partners you can fully trust.”
Vanessa RivasBlockchain lawyer, El Salvador
“Great professionals, very attentive to their clients and always mindful of every detail. Working with their team has been a genuine pleasure from start to finish.”
CriptorentVerified Google review
“A very professional yet approachable company that empathizes with your doubts and needs. Highly recommended for entrepreneurs with a tokenization project.”
Javier EspasaTokenization entrepreneur
“Exceptional in every sense. From legal support I value their rigor and transparency: working with Metlabs means professionalism, innovation and security.”
Pedro A. Agúndez MéndezGoogle Local Guide
“Excellent service across blockchain development, asset tokenization and consulting. A very professional team that I recommend wholeheartedly, without reservation.”
José Luis DíazVerified Google review
“I have worked with them on several projects and they are very professional. A guarantee that everything turns out perfectly. Without a doubt, 100% recommended.”
Ignacio Fernández JiménezVerified Google review
“One of the pioneering firms in web3 solutions, digital assets and tokenization, recognized for its innovation and solid reputation across Spain and Latin America.”
Jorge CorredorLawyer, Rincón Cuéllar & Asociados
“Great professionals at structuring tokenized projects, with technical command and attention to detail that inspire full confidence at every stage of the work.”
Francisco BetancourtVerified Google review
“A very professional yet approachable company that empathizes with your doubts and needs. Highly recommended for entrepreneurs with a tokenization project.”
Javier EspasaTokenization entrepreneur
“I have worked with them on several projects and they are very professional. A guarantee that everything turns out perfectly. Without a doubt, 100% recommended.”
Ignacio Fernández JiménezVerified Google review
“We structured the tokenization of real estate projects with them, and I value the team's ability to understand our corporate needs and genuinely solve them.”
Joan MejíaManager, GLOBYNE
“As a blockchain lawyer, I value their experience and professionalism in consulting and executing tokenization projects. Technology partners you can fully trust.”
Vanessa RivasBlockchain lawyer, El Salvador
“Exceptional in every sense. From legal support I value their rigor and transparency: working with Metlabs means professionalism, innovation and security.”
Pedro A. Agúndez MéndezGoogle Local Guide
“They advised us on the feasibility of tokenizing real estate assets in Uruguay with direct, cordial treatment. A professional team, responsive and always available.”
Álvaro Silva SantamaríaCEO, Sp Inmuebles
“Great professionals, very attentive to their clients and always mindful of every detail. Working with their team has been a genuine pleasure from start to finish.”
CriptorentVerified Google review
“Excellent service across blockchain development, asset tokenization and consulting. A very professional team that I recommend wholeheartedly, without reservation.”
José Luis DíazVerified Google review
Platform
What does our white label tokenization platform include in the Dominican Republic?
The investor portal, ERC-3643 tokens and issuer console, under your brand. Out of the box it handles onboarding, signing, payment and distributions; anything else your issuance needs, such as a local payment method or a connection to your bank or custodian, we build on the same platform.
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- Your brand and domainYour visual identity and the SIMV legal disclaimer across the investor portal.
- Investor onboardingSign-up, KYC with national ID (cédula), KYB, AML/CFT checks and a custodial wallet.
- End-to-end investmentE-signature and payment in Dominican pesos by bank transfer.
- ERC-3643 tokensEach token mirrors the book entry at the central securities depository.
- Issuer consoleProjects, investors, peso reconciliation, distributions and reporting.
- Compliance and audit trailKYC and AML/CFT file per investor and an exportable audit log.
Institutional custody, integrated
We integrate custody and key management providers through their APIs, including Fireblocks, BitGo, Coinbase Prime, Anchorage Digital, Copper and Ledger Enterprise. Depending on the provider and model, keys are managed with MPC or multisig so that none depends on a single device. If the token is a security, custody on behalf of clients is provided by an authorized entity.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about tokenization in the Dominican Republic
What we are asked before a project starts.
Talk to our teamIs asset tokenization legal in the Dominican Republic?
No law prohibits tokenization and none addresses it specifically: a token representing a security follows Law 249-17, with an offer authorized by the SIMV and a book entry at a central depository. The restrictions are in payments: the SIPARD regulation bars seven categories of providers from offering virtual asset products, and there is no general provider license.
Can an S.R.L. issue tokens in the Dominican Republic?
Only debt tokens. Law 249-17 allows a limited liability company or a simplified corporation to make public offers of fixed income securities only. Offering shares to the public requires a sociedad anónima, and in both cases the SIMV authorizes the offer and the securities are recorded at a central depository.
Can a token be offered without SIMV authorization?
Not if it has the features of a public offer, which the law defines as any offer to the public or to specific groups, through any medium, of an indeterminate number of securities. The SIMV can classify an unauthorized announcement as such, intervene the offeror and order it suspended, without prejudice to other administrative, civil and criminal actions.
Does a token for a hotel or property give ownership of it?
Not by itself. The token represents the right set by the issuance: a bond, a share in the owning company or a security of a public offering trust. The property remains subject to its own transfer and registration formalities, and ownership of the securities is evidenced by the entry at the central depository.
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