Question 1

What is obolos?

Accepted Answer

obolos is the compliance protocol for tokenized equity. It lets companies issue, manage, and transfer equity with compliance checks built into cap tables, financing rounds, vesting, and transfers, on one shared ledger from incorporation to IPO.

Question 2

Who is obolos for?

Accepted Answer

Founders managing equity from incorporation, shareholders and funds tracking holdings, service providers delivering legal and valuation services, and institutions settling private securities on shared infrastructure.

Question 3

How does obolos handle compliance?

Accepted Answer

Compliance is built into each share. Every transfer clears automated on-chain checks before it settles, including identity and KYC, sanctions screening, holding-period lockups, jurisdiction, accreditation, and Reg S. obolos is infrastructure, not a custodian, and needs no broker-dealer, transfer-agent, money-transmitter, or funding-portal license.

Question 4

What can I manage on obolos?

Accepted Answer

Common and preferred shares, option pools, SAFEs, convertible notes, priced financing rounds, vesting schedules, dividends, shareholder records, investor updates, and compliant equity transfers.

Question 5

How much does obolos cost?

Accepted Answer

obolos charges predictable flat fees per protocol action and never takes a percentage of company value. The Obol plan is free with everything to get started, and the Talent plan is the full operating suite for growing companies and funds.