NEW YORK, NY - May 15, 2025 - Fairmint, Inc., a registered SEC transfer agent, published the whitepaper for the Open Cap Table Protocol, an open-source, industry-grade standard for recording, managing, and transferring equity ownership onchain.
The release comes as regulatory momentum builds for onchain securities innovation, highlighted by SEC Chairman Atkins’ remarks that the migration to onchain securities could reshape parts of the securities market.
The Open Cap Table Protocol whitepaper outlines a technical and legally compatible path to bring equity securities onchain through a standardized framework that already serves companies ranging from early-stage startups to established private enterprises.
“Private equity has long been held back by fragmented files and manual workflows,” said Joris Delanoue, co-founder and CEO of Fairmint. “The Open Cap Table Protocol builds on the foundation set by the Open Cap Table Coalition to bring standardization and speed, reducing transfer times from weeks to seconds while preserving full regulatory compliance.”
Fairmint’s design emphasizes compliance, legal clarity, and operational simplicity. Instead of centering the system around tokens, OCP implements cap tables as programmable smart contracts with embedded rules and legal enforceability.
“We’ve built this technology to work within today’s regulatory environment while creating new possibilities for tomorrow,” said Thibauld Favre, co-founder and CTO of Fairmint.
Fairmint encourages regulated intermediaries, transfer agents, broker-dealers, custodians, and infrastructure providers to adopt OCP as a shared standard for compliant onchain equity management.
The complete whitepaper is available at fairmint.com/whitepaper/open-cap-table-protocol.
About Fairmint
Fairmint provides infrastructure for onchain equity management, enabling efficient issuance, administration, and compliant transfer of private securities. The company is headquartered in New York and operates as a registered U.S. transfer agent.
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