> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.lumia.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.lumia.org/tokenize.md).

# Tokenize

**Who this is for:** asset issuers and institutions evaluating Lumia to bring a real-world asset (RWA), such as private credit, real estate, commodities, or funds, on-chain. This section is conceptual: it explains the lifecycle and the decisions an issuer has to make. It does not claim a self-serve issuance path exists today. See [What is RWA tokenization on Lumia?](https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/what-is-rwa-tokenization-on-lumia) for what is and isn't confirmed.

### Start here

If you are evaluating Lumia for a specific asset, read [What is RWA tokenization on Lumia?](https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/what-is-rwa-tokenization-on-lumia) first, then [The asset lifecycle](https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/the-asset-lifecycle). If you are working through legal groundwork, start at [Compliance overview for issuers](https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/legal/compliance-overview-for-issuers).

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is RWA tokenization on Lumia?</strong></td><td>The full-cycle explanation and the honest state of what's live versus conceptual.</td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/what-is-rwa-tokenization-on-lumia">https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/what-is-rwa-tokenization-on-lumia</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>The asset lifecycle</strong></td><td>The five-stage ladder every tokenized asset moves through: Issue, Attest, Distribute, Service, Redeem.</td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/the-asset-lifecycle">https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/the-asset-lifecycle</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Compliance overview for issuers</strong></td><td>What an issuer must resolve with their own counsel before designing a token contract.</td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/legal/compliance-overview-for-issuers">https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/legal/compliance-overview-for-issuers</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Token standards for RWA</strong></td><td>The standards used across the RWA space and which of them Lumia has confirmed support for.</td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/standards/token-standards-for-rwa">https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/standards/token-standards-for-rwa</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>On-chain KYC for issuers</strong></td><td>What an issuer configures to gate transfers by identity.</td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/kyc-for-issuers/on-chain-kyc-for-issuers">https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/kyc-for-issuers/on-chain-kyc-for-issuers</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>zkML on Lumia</strong></td><td>Verifiable off-chain inference, and how it relates to yield products.</td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/zkml-on-lumia">https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/zkml-on-lumia</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tokenize FAQs</strong></td><td>Straight answers to the questions issuers ask first, including what isn't confirmed yet.</td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/tokenize-faqs">https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/tokenize/tokenize-faqs</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Talk to us

Every page in this section is explicit about what Lumia has and hasn't confirmed. If you're evaluating a specific asset or need something these pages don't answer, [talk to us](https://app.gitbook.com/s/chmhPiVNAafGw48c4oU2/institutions/talk-to-us) directly rather than guessing from the documentation.