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Chintai has formed a joint venture with the Maluku Archipelago project to tokenize nature-based assets over a 60-year development program across Indonesia’s Maluku and North Maluku provinces. The plan targets a regulated issuance linked to future development and resource rights, with an initial value estimate around US$28 billion. The partners say the hub will channel capital into sustainable tourism, infrastructure, forestry, and marine projects while preserving ecological assets.
In its announcement, Chintai announce partnership, describing a nature-based asset token expected to carry the ticker MLKU and debut via private placement to institutional investors. The Singapore-regulated platform will provide end-to-end tokenization, on-chain governance, and risk frameworks designed to meet institutional standards for disclosure, AML/KYC, and lifecycle controls.
A reprint of the release reprint release notes the project spans more than 1,400 islands and roughly 710,000 square kilometers, aiming to connect digital financing with community-driven development. The token is described as treasury-backed and structured for staged offerings, subject to regulatory approvals. The approach seeks to align capital formation with conservation and local-economy goals, rather than pure speculation.
Independent trackers also aggregate coverage that highlights the US$28 billion estimate tied to long-term development rights and positions the initiative among the largest regulated nature-based tokenization efforts to date. Early distribution will prioritize professional investors, with broader access contemplated as rules and infrastructure mature.
For real-estate tokenization, the link is direct: development rights, tourism facilities, and supporting infrastructure are land-anchored assets. By recording ownership and cash-flow rights on-chain, the hub could enable transparent funding for hotels, eco-resorts, and utilities, and streamline revenue flows such as leases or concessions. If executed under clear registry and permitting rules, tokens may complement traditional project finance instead of replacing it.
“We are extremely pleased to be partnering with Chintai on this seminal project in sustainability-focused economic development,” said Barclay Knapp, CEO of Maluku Archipelago Joint Venture. “Our mission is to preserve the natural beauty and ecological resources of the province while using modern digital finance and tokenization techniques to create an unprecedented level of future development capital for the region.”
Chintai says the venture’s governance will embed compliance from issuance to secondary movements, reducing reconciliation overhead for banks, family offices, and sovereign-linked investors. If the model proves out, Maluku could emerge as a regional hub for tokenized nature- and real-estate-linked assets—pairing conservation goals with programmable finance and offering a template for other archipelagic and coastal economies.
