500 000 ha of mangroves in Papua New Guinea, tokenised on Datachain Rope, securitised through Finoptis, and generating real carbon credit revenue for DC Token holders.
Pacific Blue Carbon Ltd holds a 20-year concession across 500 000 hectares of mangrove forest in Papua New Guinea. The project is structured as a two-compartment securitisation through Finoptis, with C2 tokenised on Datachain Rope.
A carbon credit is one tonne of CO2-equivalent avoided, reduced or sequestered. The voluntary carbon market is structurally short on high-integrity supply, and Nature-Based Solutions, especially blue carbon mangroves, trade at a premium. Pacific Blue Carbon sits at the exact intersection that the institutional market is bidding for: sovereign legal framework, Verra VCS certification, on-chain provenance.
500 000 ha across Milne Bay and Morobe provinces. Methodology Verra VCS VM0048. PNG CCDA registration scheduled 2025.
Finoptis SPV (Luxembourg). C1: 3.44M EUR senior loan for project finance. C2: tokenised titrisation of carbon credit flows.
Chain ID 271828. 2M+ on-chain transactions. ONCHAINID KYC layer. Post-quantum OES consensus, 4.2s finality.
After comparative analysis, VCS was selected over Gold Standard. The new REDD+ methodology VM0048 is purpose-built for large-scale forest conservation projects and aligns natively with FPIC processes. VCS is the world's most-used forest carbon standard, with the deepest buyer network and highest premium pricing.
The global voluntary carbon market has shifted decisively toward high-integrity supply: jurisdictionally registered, FPIC-compliant, MRV-verified, blue-carbon-weighted. Pacific Blue Carbon meets every criterion, and it is the first asset to use the full Datachain x Tanastok stack to bring this rigour on-chain.
Since the lifting of the carbon moratorium in April 2025, Papua New Guinea has implemented a sovereign carbon rights regime that legally separates carbon credits from land ownership. This is the regulatory clarity the voluntary market has been waiting for, and it is the foundation of PBC's bankability.
Under Article 92A(2) of the new Regulation, primary carbon rights belong to customary landowners and to those granted a legal right over the land or over a mitigation technology. Customary owners retain ownership of the "carbon support" (forest, mangrove, soil) at all times. They cannot be expropriated of the underlying carbon storage.
Secondary carbon rights belong to the entity that obtains an official permit from the Authority to develop the project, generate credits and transfer or sell them. Pacific Blue Carbon Ltd is the holder of these secondary rights, giving it the legal capacity to issue, transfer and sell credits under Part IV.
For the first time, PNG investors and developers have a clean, written, legally-enforceable framework. The carbon credit is a distinct legal right, separable from land tenure, with explicit rules for permitting, sharing and transfer. This is exactly the level of certainty that Verra, CORSIA and institutional buyers require, and that previous PNG carbon projects lacked.
A dual-track plan that progresses CCDA national approval and Verra international certification in parallel. Total pre-issuance budget: 1.8 M EUR. First VCU issuance targeted 20 to 30 months from LOI signature.
Bimonthly field missions over 24 months, two to three people. International travel, local logistics, accommodation, stakeholder coordination.
Mandatory benefit-share infrastructure. Community training, equipment, light infrastructure, organisational support, ILG priority projects.
Funds are released against contractual validation of the prior tranche. The escrow is structured by Finoptis Securities Sarl (Luxembourg) and a sequestre agreement protects investors against execution risk.
Released at LOI signature. Covers Steps 01 to 03: scoping, FPIC, PDD.
Released on validation of Tranche 1. Covers Steps 04 to 05: CCDA submission, Verra pipeline.
Released on validation of Tranche 2. Covers Steps 06 to 10: VVB, registration, MRV, first VCU.
Modelled on 500 000 hectares of mangrove concession generating an annual yield of 2 500 000 VCUs. The concession runs for 20 years; financial investors are paid a 10 percent share of the gross carbon revenue for the first 5 years (priority shareholder loan amortisation window). After year 5, the loan is fully repaid and project flows continue under the PNG benefit-share. Three carbon-price scenarios reflect the current premium range for high-integrity blue carbon.
| Scenario | Credit Price | Gross Annual Revenue | Investor Share (10% / yr) | Investor Total (5 yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 50 USD / tCO2e | 125 M USD | 12.5 M USD | 62.5 M USD |
| Median | 75 USD / tCO2e | 187.5 M USD | 18.75 M USD | 93.75 M USD |
| Premium | 100 USD / tCO2e | 250 M USD | 25 M USD | 125 M USD |
Investor distributions are 10 percent of the gross VCU revenue, paid quarterly over the first 5 years of the concession until the priority shareholder loan is fully amortised. After year 5, the loan is fully repaid and the project continues to generate revenue for the remaining 15 years of the 20-year concession under the PNG benefit-share (60 / 30 / 10). Pioneer Round investors are pro-rata participants in the broader financial-investor class and receive their share of the 10 percent through the Finoptis SPV waterfall.
Customary landowners and ILGs. Direct benefit-share under PNG law and the FPIC agreements signed during Step 02.
Project company. Funds operations, MRV, and the 5-year investor distribution window via the Finoptis SPV structure.
Sovereign carbon levy. Collected via CCDA in accordance with the new Regulation (Part VII).
Independent of the PBC revenue split, the Datachain ecosystem captures a 30 percent value-flow share on every transaction processed through the Tanastok marketplace and the Datachain Rope smartchain (issuance fees, transfer fees, secondary-market fees, oracle and MRV anchoring fees). At target volume this represents 7.5 to 75 M USD per year of recurring infrastructure revenue, indexed to DC FAT token value.
Pacific Blue Carbon uses the Datachain x Tanastok Global Standard for Multi-Altitude Environmental Intelligence in Asset-Backed Tokenization. The system fuses three altitude layers of data collection into a single, blockchain-anchored proof-of-asset stack. Every credit issued is backed by continuous, multi-source environmental telemetry written to Datachain Rope in real time.
Sentinel-2, Landsat-8/9, WorldView-3, ALOS-2 SAR. Canopy health, biomass estimation, deforestation alerts. 31 cm to 30 m resolution depending on use case.
Fixed-wing and multi-rotor UAVs operating at 50 to 400 m AGL. Multispectral, thermal, RGB, LiDAR. Tree-level resolution for individual mangrove assessment.
LoRaWAN-connected sensors at one per ten hectares. Soil moisture, temperature, sap flow, dendrometers, acoustic monitoring. Solar-powered with 72-hour battery backup.
Fair Grade Forests is the operational MRV layer on the ground. Open-source codebase (300 000+ lines), private blockchain database for credit traceability, integrated governance framework developed with Griffith University, the CCDA and SEPA. SBSE-compliant (Science Based Evidence of Social Engagement). The Storybox feature documents and certifies community-led products and impact narratives.
Beyond raw biomass, every PBC asset is profiled across ten dimensions, written to the Datachain Rope smartchain in real time:
The Pacific Blue Carbon offering is more than a standalone investment. It is the first asset of an institutional pipeline that directly indexes the value of the Datachain ecosystem.
The DC FAT token price is indexed on the value of assets tokenised through Tanastok. Pacific Blue Carbon is the first. Every subsequent project mechanically reinforces the same backing curve.
Pioneer investors receive priority access to the senior and mezzanine C2 tranches (DC-SR and DC-MZ) before Vienna Stock Exchange listing through Finoptis Securities Sarl.
Same Rope smartchain, same Datawallet+ self-custody, same Tanastok marketplace. Every asset added increases the institutional gravity of the Datachain stack as a whole.
Three tiers, designed for community participation, founding investors, and explorers ready to stand on the concession they fund.
The Pacific Blue Carbon Founding Stake is a fully compliant ERC-3643 security token, issued by a Luxembourg SPV, custodied in your own wallet, and connected to a real carbon-credit revenue stream.
A contractual right under Luxembourg law, backed by a ring-fenced collateral pool inside the Finoptis SPV. Not synthetic exposure.
Distributions from the C2 waterfall, paid quarterly from the proceeds of the first VCU sales onwards, for the life of the concession.
Explicit pre-emption right written into the C1 side letter and the C2 private placement memorandum, ahead of Vienna Stock Exchange listing.
Self-custody through Datawallet+, post-quantum signature security, GDPR-compliant data sovereignty. Your token, your keys.
The Explorer add-on is a six-day field expedition to the Papua New Guinea concession across Milne Bay and Morobe provinces. ILG welcome ceremony, MRV survey alongside the Fair Grade Forests team, and a live Datachain Rope IoT demonstration in the field. This is not a tourist trip.
Return flight coordination · local transport and accommodation · ILG community welcome ceremony · MRV field survey · IoT and Datachain Rope node demonstration · Verra VCS walkthrough · expedition certificate plus Tanastok souvenir NFT.
Port Moresby arrival, Alotau transfer, legal briefing with PBC counsel and concession context.
ILG ceremony with local leaders, mangrove perimeter walk, MRV sensor overview and field setup.
Fair Grade Forests MRV demo, Datachain Rope node walkthrough, souvenir NFT minted on-site.
Investor Q&A session, expedition certificate handover, return travel coordination.
An indicative timeline from the Pioneer Round closing to the first C2 waterfall distributions.
Raise 170K - 200K EUR. LOI signatures. KYC validation and funds in escrow (sequestre) with Finoptis.
Finoptis PPM for Compartiment 1. First drawdown of 500K EUR to fund initial project deployment.
Forest Project Agreement and ILG conventions. CCDA registration in Papua New Guinea. MRV sensor deployment in the field.
ERC-3643 DC-SR and DC-MZ tranches issued on Datachain Rope. Vienna Stock Exchange listing through Finoptis Securities Sarl.
First VCUs issued and sold. C2 waterfall activated. Pioneer investor distributions begin.
Timeline is indicative. First VCU issuance targeted 18-24 months from LOI signature.
Open to holders of DC Token on ERC20 (Ethereum) and XRC20 (XDC Network).
Write to contact@datachain.one. State your package choice and the wallet address you intend to use. First-come, first-served.
Wallet whitelisting through the ONCHAINID layer. Existing DC Token holders may qualify on prior records. 48 to 72 hours.
Bank transfer or USDC equivalent. Funds held in Finoptis sequestre and released against project milestones.
Minted on Tanastok, delivered to your whitelisted wallet. You become a registered on-chain stakeholder of PBC.
Pacific Blue Carbon is not just an investment. It is the first real-world asset on Tanastok, and the proof that sovereign infrastructure can power the green economy.
