Independent pre-tokenization decision support
Turn tokenization ideas into a structured verdict.
Before you tokenize, assess whether you should — and how. TVAC is an independent, formula-first value-add assessment engine that evaluates whether a specific tokenization design creates net added value compared with conventional alternatives before you commit to legal structuring, platform selection, vendor engagement or implementation spend. It is designed for both capital-raising and non-capital-raising cases — including funds, financial-institution use cases, asset-owner projects, operational tokenization, custody, payment/cash-leg readiness, settlement and lifecycle structures.
TVAC is an independent, formula-first assessment that helps you decide whether tokenization actually creates added value — in minutes, not months. You get a structured report that makes costs, risks, and value transparent before you spend time and money.
- Weeks → minutes — a structured assessment instead of months of workshops.
- Avoid costly dead ends — spot weak cases before legal, technical, and advisory spend.
- Structured output — a shareable report with explicit rationale and assumptions.
Analytical discipline
Three questions. One clear focus.
Tokenization projects are often promoted through attractive asset stories, projected returns, or market narratives. TVAC keeps the analysis disciplined by separating the appeal of the underlying asset from the specific value created by tokenization.
Is the asset attractive?
TVAC does not decide this. A compelling asset story can make a project interesting, but it does not prove that tokenization adds value.
Are projected returns and risks credible?
TVAC does not validate yield, coupon payments, valuations, credit quality, cash-flow projections, legal enforceability, tax treatment, or investor suitability.
Does tokenization add genuine value?
This is what TVAC evaluates: new opportunities, cost savings, risk reduction, tokenization costs, and new risks compared with conventional alternatives.
Verdict interpretation
Why TVAC is different
Independent, formula-first tokenization assessment
TVAC is not built as a platform funnel, a readiness score, or a way to push projects toward tokenization by default. It is an independent decision-support tool designed to assess whether tokenization genuinely improves a specific case compared with conventional alternatives.
Independent by design
TVAC is not an issuance platform and does not depend on selling implementation services. It can recommend moving forward, changing the structure — or not tokenizing at all.
Formula-first methodology
Asset tokenization is still a young, fragmented and often overhyped market. TVAC therefore does not rely solely on available market data, vendor experience or generic industry assumptions. It starts with a clear added-value formula and evaluates whether tokenization creates genuine net benefit in the specific case.
Beyond capital raises
TVAC is not limited to STO-style capital-raising projects. It can assess tokenization cases involving financial institutions, funds, asset owners, private markets, custody, settlement, lifecycle design and operational use cases — including cases where no capital raise is involved.
The model
TVAC is built on a fixed added value formula
TVAC is built from the formula outward. Because asset tokenization is still a young, fragmented and often overhyped market, TVAC does not treat available market data, vendor experience or anecdotal industry patterns as sufficient proof of viability. Instead, every assessment starts with a fixed added-value formula and asks whether tokenization creates genuine net benefit compared with conventional alternatives. The assessment is anchored in structured input parameters such as jurisdictions, investor scope, disclosure, custody, payment/cash-leg model, settlement, venue and transfer restrictions — so results do not depend on ad hoc judgment, but on a consistent method where you can see exactly which design choices drive the outcome. AI is used as a controlled analytic component within that framework: it is not asked to define the criteria, create its own decision logic, or give a free-form opinion on whether tokenization is “good” or “bad”.
What the five factors capture
- New Opportunities: distribution, liquidity pathways, new investor access, programmability, settlement utility.
- Cost Savings: operational efficiency, automation, simpler processes over time.
- Risk Reduction: improved controls, transparency, settlement/counterparty improvements (when real).
- Tokenization Costs: build/integration, legal/compliance work, vendor/platform dependencies.
- New Risks: regulatory friction, governance complexity, tech/custody risks, operational attack surface.
Under uncertainty, TVAC scores conservatively and makes assumptions explicit — so genuinely different assumptions can be compared in a controlled way when Scenario Lab is relevant.
Formula-first, methodology-governed AI
TVAC does not start with an open-ended prompt to a general-purpose AI model. Its Added Value formula, factor definitions, structured input parameters, scoring criteria, verdict logic and required report sections define the assessment frame first. The AI model helps interpret case-specific information and prepare the analysis within that frame; TVAC then consolidates, checks and normalizes the result against required sections and consistency rules before the final report is rendered.
The methodology governs the AI — not the other way around.
Settlement & cash-leg readiness
Tokenization is not only about the asset.
TVAC assesses whether the payment and settlement layer is credible for the specific case. A tokenized asset may offer limited practical value if the cash leg still depends on slow, manual or poorly integrated payment rails — especially where the case claims faster settlement, DvP, automated payments, secondary liquidity or collateral mobility.
Payment model fit
TVAC considers whether the case uses traditional fiat rails, bank or custodian settlement, stablecoins, tokenized cash, deposit tokens, DvP workflows or another payment model — and whether that model is realistic for the target users and jurisdictions.
Cash-leg dependency
The assessment distinguishes between cases where cash leg is marginal and cases where it is central. A closed administrative ownership-record use case is treated differently from a tokenized bond, collateral workflow or secondary-market structure.
Proportional treatment
Cash-leg readiness is not a new universal hurdle. TVAC evaluates whether the settlement design is proportionate to the value proposition. Weak cash-leg design becomes critical only when the case itself depends on settlement-sensitive benefits.
Important distinction
How it works
A conservative workflow in four steps
Designed to be useful early — before heavy legal/vendor work begins — and structured so stakeholders can trust the logic.
Describe the case
Asset, jurisdictions, investor scope, liquidity plan, custody model, constraints, and objectives.
TVAC evaluates added value
Scores the case on five factors and applies the formula: (NO + CS + RR) − (TC + NR).
You get a verdict + a deep report
A structured, case-specific report (30+ pages, ~9,000 words) with rationale, assumptions, blockers and levers.
Optional: compare controlled alternatives
When a case has genuinely different structures or assumptions, Scenario Lab can compare the completed report as Scenario A — the baseline — with up to two controlled alternatives.
Who it’s for
Built for professional tokenization stakeholders
For teams that must be credible, conservative, and execution-oriented — and need a repeatable way to qualify real projects.
Issuers & Asset Owners
Determine whether a specific tokenization project creates net added value — and what must be in place before proceeding.
- Early Go/No‑Go clarity
- Clear “conditions to proceed”
- Design levers that improve viability
Advisors & Service Providers
Qualify inbound requests, clarify scope, and accelerate onboarding across legal, technical, and operational workstreams.
- Standardized case qualification
- Faster discovery of constraints
- Sharper scope for experts
Asset Managers, Banks & Financial Institutions
Use a consistent decision basis and comparable outputs across a tokenization pipeline — internally or when servicing clients.
- Consistency across deal flow
- Governance‑friendly documentation
- Comparable scoring across cases
Institutional & partner access
Enterprise API and branded report delivery for larger workflows
TVAC can be deployed for selected institutions, advisory firms, platforms and service providers that need a consistent pre-tokenization decision layer across multiple cases, client workflows or internal pipelines.
Partner API pathway
For organisations that need TVAC embedded in an existing workflow, platform or internal screening process. Access is configured individually, with controlled credentials, usage limits and onboarding.
Co-branded reports
Selected partners can use TVAC Deep Assessments with their own approved name, logo, colours and contact details while preserving the agreed methodology, report integrity and scope boundaries.
Controlled white-label options
Where commercially and operationally appropriate, Astoval can discuss controlled white-label delivery for institutional use. This is not an open self-service feature and is assessed case by case.
Guided tour
A product tour of a real 9,000+‑word TVAC report
Instead of a fragile “mini-evaluation” widget, this is a visual, step-by-step tour through a concrete tokenization case report — showing the structure, the five-factor logic, the assumptions, and how the analysis becomes case-specific (not a generic LLM prompt response).
Optional scenario comparison
Scenario Lab compares controlled alternatives — without turning the report into live optimization.
For many cases, one Deep Assessment is enough. Scenario Lab is an optional add-on for cases where the team needs to compare genuinely different tokenization assumptions under the same TVAC methodology.
Baseline anchored
The completed TVAC report becomes Scenario A — the baseline, so the comparison starts from the exact assessment already produced.
Controlled alternatives
Scenario B and Scenario C can test carefully defined alternative assumption sets, such as instrument structure, custody, venue, settlement, investor scope, or jurisdictions.
Comparison output
The result is a Scenario Lab workspace and comparison report showing how verdicts, factor scores, risks, and validation gates move relative to the baseline.
Boundary
Behind the scenes
How TVAC turns your inputs into a structured report
TVAC is not a “single prompt.” The formula and methodology govern the AI model’s role within a structured workflow that validates inputs, applies fixed evaluation rules, and assembles a consistent, board-ready report layout.
Process overview (high level)
- You describe the case in free text and answer structured questions.
- The app validates inputs and packages them into a single case payload.
- On “Generate report,” the payload is sent securely to the TVAC backend (API).
- The backend applies TVAC’s fixed methodology: Added Value formula, criteria, and report structure.
- A tightly structured request (with strict format and evaluation rules) is sent via API to an AI model.
- The model returns a structured analysis: verdict, rationale, factor breakdown, risks, recommendations.
- TVAC parses, consolidates, and sanity-checks the output against required sections and consistency rules.
- Results are normalized into a report-ready structure (chapters, tables, visuals).
- The API returns the full report content/data to your browser.
- The UI renders the final report and supports print-to-PDF.
- You describe the case in free text and answer structured questions.
- The app validates inputs and packages them into a single case payload.
- The payload is processed by the TVAC backend using a fixed methodology and strict evaluation rules (including an AI model step).
- TVAC consolidates and sanity-checks the results, then returns a board-ready report you can print to PDF.
Important: TVAC does not publish raw model output. The model is constrained by TVAC’s methodology and required structure, and the results are checked and normalized before rendering.
Why this matters
- Method-governed: outputs follow a fixed framework, criteria, and required sections—not ad hoc generation.
- Consistency: comparable outputs across cases (same structure, same factor logic).
- Explainability: reasoning is tied to your inputs, explicit assumptions, and the Added Value formula.
- Conservative checks: missing or contradictory inputs are handled cautiously.
Note: Please avoid submitting sensitive personal data or highly confidential details.
Product proof
Not just a verdict — a concrete, case-specific report
TVAC produces structured output you can share internally: factor logic, explicit assumptions, risk focus, and clear next steps. Tap the screenshot to view the full report structure (Table of Contents).
Report structure (A–Z)
A navigable walkthrough: verdict, scores, sources, pathways, friction & roadmap.
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Factor breakdown (why each score)
Ties scores to your case inputs. Shows what drives upside vs friction.
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Risk heatmap
Shows where to focus mitigation first (highest impact × likelihood).
Open full size ↗Structured clarity for risk-averse stakeholders
TVAC is designed for fintech/legal/institutional environments where trust comes from structure and transparency.
- Fixed five-factor scoring manual + clear verdict logic
- Explicit assumptions and missing inputs
- Concrete recommendations to improve added value
- Shareable output for stakeholder alignment
Want the technical note?
Download the Methodology & Calibration PDF (v1.2).
If the download link fails due to filename differences, ensure the PDF exists as /tvac-methodology-v1.2.pdf in repo root.
Launch pricing
Start with one report, add Scenario Lab when relevant, or go Pro
Choose the format that fits your workflow: one-off assessment, optional report-based scenario comparison, or subscription access for repeated professional use. A Deep Assessment comes first; Scenario Lab can then be added when a completed report raises genuinely different alternatives worth comparing.
Launch pricing. Early access pricing currently applies while TVAC is being rolled out commercially. Pricing may be adjusted as the platform evolves and additional capabilities are introduced.
One-off deep assessment report
A full, structured report: verdict, factor scores, rationale, blockers, levers, and practical next steps — typically 30+ pages (~9,000 words) depending on case complexity.
Reports are currently available in English, Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese and Danish.
After a completed report, Scenario Lab can be added when you need a controlled comparison of alternative assumptions.
- Structured verdict and reasoning
- Case-specific recommendations to improve added value
- Risk register + mitigation focus (where relevant)
- Stakeholder alignment (“who pays vs who benefits”)
- What-if options (how to improve the score)
Scenario Lab add-on
Compare a completed TVAC report with up to two controlled alternative assumption sets.
Scenario Lab is available after a Deep Assessment has been completed. The completed report becomes Scenario A — the baseline; Scenario B and Scenario C can then test genuinely different assumptions under the same TVAC methodology.
- Uses the completed report as Scenario A — the baseline
- Up to two controlled alternative scenarios
- One controlled replacement per alternative scenario
- Comparison workspace + Scenario Lab comparison report
- Not live optimization, not structuring advice, and not a recommendation to proceed
Available after a completed Deep Assessment. Purchase Scenario Lab from the finished report for €295 ex. VAT, when controlled alternatives are genuinely relevant.
Total when Scenario Lab is later added: €790 ex. VAT per project. TVAC Pro subscribers receive Scenario Lab access during the active subscription period.
TVAC Pro (subscription)
For platforms, advisors and teams evaluating multiple cases monthly.
€325/month equivalent · ex. VAT
€400/month equivalent · ex. VAT
- Recurring access during subscription period (fair-use)
- Scenario Lab access during active subscription period
- Consistent evaluation framework across cases
- Best for pipelines, screening and structured advisory
Choose the subscription period that fits your workflow and complete secure online checkout to activate access.
Partner, advisor or institutional use? Use TVAC with clients · Discuss partner access · Discuss institutional pilot
Trust & confidentiality
TVAC is designed for early-stage decision support. Users should avoid unnecessary sensitive personal data and avoid submitting confidential commercial details unless they are comfortable doing so under the applicable terms. Customer case data should not be shared with partners, investors or external parties without explicit permission. Any future benchmarking or aggregated market insights should be based only on properly disclosed and legally permitted use of data.
Where TVAC fits
A smarter first step before heavy advisory spend
Before committing to legal structuring, vendor selection, technical scoping, or external advisory work, many teams first need a structured view of whether the tokenization case actually appears worth pursuing.
TVAC is designed exactly for that stage. In minutes, TVAC produces a structured, case-specific feasibility report with explicit assumptions, factor-by-factor logic, and a clear verdict.
This allows teams to identify weak cases early, refine stronger ones, and enter any later legal, technical, or consulting process better prepared.
TVAC is not a replacement for specialist advisors. It is a faster and more efficient first filter — ensuring deeper advisory work begins only when the case already appears structurally credible.
For platforms and service providers, TVAC does not replace your own qualification process, onboarding, legal review or platform-specific assessment. It helps potential clients clarify their assumptions, identify weak cases early and enter your commercial pipeline better prepared.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Clear, neutral answers—so you can decide if TVAC fits your use case.
What is TVAC?
TVAC (Tokenization Value‑Add Calculator) is an informational decision‑support tool. It helps you evaluate whether a specific tokenization design is likely to create net added value versus a conventional structure—and it produces a structured, shareable report.
What does TVAC help you do?
TVAC helps you make trade‑offs explicit early—before you spend significant time and money on structuring, legal work, vendor selection, or procurement.
You get a clear verdict, a factor‑by‑factor rationale, explicit assumptions, and concrete design levers you can use to improve feasibility and added value.
Who is TVAC for?
TVAC is useful if you are evaluating, designing, or reviewing a tokenization initiative—as an asset owner/issuer, project team, investment team, legal/compliance function, or service provider.
It is especially helpful when multiple stakeholders need a shared, structured basis for discussion.
How does TVAC evaluate “added value”?
TVAC uses a consistent five‑factor model:
Added Value = (New Opportunities + Cost Savings + Risk Reduction) – (Tokenization Costs + New Risks)
Each factor is scored on a 0–10 scale using predefined criteria. TVAC also applies a stakeholder lens (at minimum: Asset Owner, Investor, Service Providers) to highlight who captures upside and who bears costs/risks.
How does TVAC derive the verdict?
The verdict is derived from the Added Value profile and the internal consistency of the design (jurisdictions, investor scope, custody, venue, settlement, disclosure, and operating model).
Typical outcomes are Viable, Conditional Go, or Non-viable — but they are Tokenization Value Verdicts, not investment recommendations, credit assessments, yield validations, or regulatory approvals.
What inputs do you need?
Typically: asset type, jurisdictions, investor scope, legal wrapper, custody and venue assumptions, payment/settlement or cash‑leg approach, distribution thesis, and key constraints.
TVAC also reports an input completeness score and lists missing fields and explicit assumptions—so thin or contradictory inputs are treated more cautiously.
Does every tokenization case need a digital cash or stablecoin solution?
No. TVAC does not assume that every project needs stablecoins, deposit tokens, tokenized deposits or CBDC-based settlement from day one.
Instead, TVAC assesses whether the proposed payment and settlement model is proportionate to the value proposition. If a case mainly concerns ownership records, transfer controls or administration, a simple cash-leg model may be sufficient. If the case claims DvP, automated coupons, secondary liquidity, collateral mobility or 24/7 settlement, cash-leg readiness becomes a much more important design condition.
What do you receive in a Deep Assessment?
A Deep Assessment is a board‑ready report (typically 30+ pages) that includes:
- Executive summary (verdict, key drivers, “conditions to proceed”)
- Asset‑class & market context
- Analysis result (assumptions, value pathways, investor segmentation, operational costs, regulatory path, custody/venue fit, risk register)
- How the assessment was produced + how Added Value is computed
- Stakeholder added value (who benefits, who pays, who bears risk)
- Factor breakdown, risk heatmap, and mitigation focus
- Recommendations, what‑if scenarios, and an indicative implementation roadmap
What is Scenario Lab?
Scenario Lab is an optional add-on to a completed Deep Assessment. It is purchased from the completed report, which becomes Scenario A — the baseline; you can then compare up to two controlled alternative assumption sets under the same TVAC methodology.
It is intended for cases where there are genuinely different structures or assumptions to compare — for example investor scope, custody, venue, settlement model, jurisdiction, or instrument structure. It is not live optimization, legal or regulatory advice, technical design, investment analysis, or a recommendation to proceed.
Which languages are TVAC reports available in?
TVAC reports are currently available in English, Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese and Danish.
The assessment methodology, scoring logic and verdict structure remain the same across language versions, so localized reports reflect the same underlying TVAC analysis.
How can TVAC evaluate a project without knowing the exact cost of every element?
TVAC does not claim to produce an accounting-level project budget or predict the final fees of lawyers, platforms, custodians, or technical vendors. Those figures normally become clear only after legal structuring, provider selection, technical scoping, and implementation planning.
TVAC is designed to answer an earlier question: whether a proposed tokenization structure appears commercially and structurally worth investigating. In that respect, it works like an early feasibility assessment, not a final procurement exercise.
It examines the stated characteristics of a case — such as jurisdictional scope, investor access, regulatory demands, operating model, distribution, settlement, and technology — and assesses how they are likely to affect the balance between New Opportunities, Cost Savings, Risk Reduction, Tokenization Costs, and New Risks.
For example, a structure spanning 30 jurisdictions rather than five will normally require more legal, regulatory, compliance, and operational work. That may increase costs and risks, while also potentially broadening market or investor access. TVAC does not turn such changes into a precise price quotation; it evaluates their direction, relative significance, and trade-offs consistently under the same methodology.
The result is a case-specific feasibility assessment with explicit assumptions — not a final business case, commercial quote, or substitute for legal, technical, or commercial diligence. Where TVAC identifies a potentially viable case, concrete offers and specialist input remain necessary before execution.
Is TVAC based on detailed costings from many completed tokenization projects?
No—not in the sense of claiming a giant benchmark database built from the full budgets, invoices, and time sheets of a large number of completed projects.
TVAC is based on a fixed methodology, explicit scoring criteria, and accumulated domain understanding of how tokenization cases typically create opportunities, generate costs, and introduce new risks across different structures and asset types.
The goal is not to pretend that every future project can be priced with accounting-level precision in advance. The goal is to provide a disciplined, transparent, and case-specific feasibility assessment that helps users judge whether a project looks commercially and structurally credible before moving into deeper budgeting and implementation work.
How does TVAC use AI — and is it just an AI opinion about my case?
No. TVAC does not simply ask a general-purpose AI model whether a tokenization case is “good” or “bad”. The method comes first: the fixed Added Value formula, factor definitions, structured inputs, scoring criteria, verdict logic and required report structure establish the frame in which the AI model operates.
The AI model assists with interpreting the case-specific information and preparing the analysis, but it is not asked to invent the underlying decision framework. TVAC then consolidates and checks the output against required sections and consistency rules; incomplete or contradictory inputs are handled more cautiously.
This makes TVAC more consistent and explainable than an open-ended AI conversation. It does not make the output a guarantee, a final budget, or a substitute for legal, technical, commercial, regulatory, or investment diligence.
Does TVAC assess whether an investment is attractive or a yield is realistic?
No. TVAC deliberately separates three different questions: whether the underlying asset is attractive, whether projected returns and risks are credible, and whether tokenization itself adds genuine value compared with conventional alternatives.
TVAC is designed to answer the third question. A high coupon, expected yield, or strong asset narrative is not treated as tokenization value in itself.
Is TVAC legal, tax, investment, or regulatory advice?
No. TVAC provides informational decision‑support only. It does not provide legal, regulatory, financial, investment, tax, credit, yield, valuation, or suitability advice. Jurisdiction‑specific matters must always be validated with qualified professionals.
How should you handle confidentiality?
You should avoid entering sensitive personal data or unnecessary confidential commercial details. Use anonymised placeholders where possible, and share only what is necessary to evaluate structure and feasibility.
Customer case data should not be shared with partners, investors or external parties without explicit permission. Any future benchmarking or aggregated market insights should be based only on properly disclosed and legally permitted use of data.
If you have strict procurement or data-handling requirements, treat TVAC as part of a governed workflow and apply your internal controls.
Can lawyers, advisors or platforms use TVAC with clients?
Yes. TVAC can be used as a structured pre-assessment tool for clients considering tokenization. It helps qualify projects earlier, creates a more professional advisory process, and can either be used directly or bundled with specialist advisory services.
TVAC does not replace legal work, platform-specific qualification, onboarding or implementation review. It helps prepare better cases before those processes begin.
Can TVAC help improve a design (not just grade it)?
Yes. The report surfaces the few levers most likely to move the outcome: how to reduce costs/risks, tighten the operating model, and make distribution/liquidity assumptions more credible.
It also includes structured next steps and an indicative roadmap you can use for planning and stakeholder alignment.
About
Built for credibility and commercial use
TVAC is built by Michael Juul Rugaard — author of the book Asset Tokenization (2025) — as a practical evaluation engine for real tokenization decisions. Contact & Support: support@tvacai.com
Methodology & Calibration
Non-marketing technical note describing the five-factor model, verdict logic, calibration approach, and limitations.