Astute investors have looked toward the USD 2 trillion A&C asset class for centuries for low correlation to financial markets, risk-aversion, tax efficiency, simplicity, and aesthetic delight. With asset-backed loans, these high-value but often illiquid assets are used as collateral for capital.

The Codex Protocol and Luxury Asset Capital partnership facilitates asset-backed loans for items that hold a Codex Record, including unique assets like art, jewelry, diamonds, luxury accessories and more. The provenance data of the piece stored in the Codex Record proves its value and provides access to leverage the assets they own.

“Collateralized financing is a proven method for solving challenges requiring the need for a short-term capital infusion, and the partnership with Codex Protocol is an exciting way to become an ongoing financial resource to our clients,” Dewey Burke, President, and CEO of Luxury Asset Capital.

Codex Records are tokens used within Codex Protocol’s decentralized title registry to store information privately in a way that service-providers can easily interact with the piece it represents. As interactions like loans occur, more and more is known about the piece, enhancing its provenance and providing better visibility into its monetary value.

Proving provenance is critical to being able to use an item as collateral for a loan. Today this verification process can take 5–8 weeks to establish ownership and verify historical records. Using Codex, this process will be faster, more easily verifiable, and the loan documentation will automatically become a part of the item’s Codex Record.

Luxury Asset Capital is a leader in the fast-growing online alternative lending market, providing capital to individuals and businesses in exchange for luxury assets that are either purchased or held as loan collateral.

At Codex Protocol, we’re thrilled to work with Luxury Asset Capital and our partners to build upon the opportunities blockchain technologies present for transformation across the art & collectibles market.