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# Layer 3 — Distribution & Access Layer

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**What it is:** The layer that defines how tokenised assets are made available to market participants under institutionally appropriate access models.
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### Primary function

> * Provide an **external, adaptable distribution interface**—instead of hardcoding access assumptions into the protocol.

### What it supports

> * **Controlled access models:** eligibility and participation rules that reflect institutional requirements.
> * **Integration into existing platforms/workflows:** assets can be distributed through financial platforms and institutional integrators.

### How access is defined

> Set by **issuers and distributors**, based on:
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> * operational requirements (process, controls, onboarding)
> * jurisdictional requirements (who can participate, where, and under what constraints)

### Key design properties

> * **No default retail assumption:** the platform does not assume consumer participation.
> * **No default open distribution:** access is not “open by default.”

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### What it does <mark style="color:red;">**not**</mark> do

* Does not force a single go-to-market distribution model.
* Does not embed distribution constraints into the core tokenisation protocol—keeping the system adaptable as regulations and market structures evolve.
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