Provenance & Authentication

Broker Provenance Real World Finance works with selected broker partners that have well reputed brands, which in turn have strong provenance policies in their respective industries.

In the Fine wine & Spirits category provenance is upheld by our partnering wine brokers who are recognised leading traders / platforms globally. All wine is stored in an underbond status in the United Kingdom under the remit of the HM Revenue & Customs. When a purchase happens on Real World's platform the wine & spirits stays in the same underbond warehouse in the same location. The inventory is simply electronically moved to Real World's custodial account.

In the Precious Metals category our partner Hestia controls provenance to the highest standards, sourcing gold from certified mines and aggregators with origin and ethics certificates. Hestia monitors and controls the refining process to guarantee certified LBMA or DMCC bullions. Hestia manages all storage in highly securely vaults in Dubai Freeport and Switzerland. Once these precious metal investments are purchased on Real World Finance the allocation remains within Hestia's storage vaults. Once again the inventory is simply electronically moved to Real World's custodial account. Our joint controlled policies maintain the required security and provenance for such an asset class.

Authentication standards Real World Finance faciliates the onboarding of your luxury goods via our custodial partner Athena, the official operator of Dubai's Freeport.

Athena provides specialised vault facilities for the following categories:

• Luxury Watches

• Fine Wine & Spirits

• Gold Bars & Coins

• Fine Art

All items are authenticated and appraised by an independent specialist, an industry expert in the respective category, upon arrival at Dubai Freeport.

The authentication expert conducts the white-glove authentication and condition report processes. Documentation, included detailed photography, is produced to reflect the asset condition.

Your item's packaging is sealed with an individually numbered tamper proof seal. This seal number is attached to the documentation, providing a transparent link between the vault storage reference and the Digital Itemonchain.

Once your items have been authenticated through our independent specialists, your item is assigned to the minting of an Digital Itemand moved onchain.

Your Digital Itemlisting on Real World's platform will display the detailed description, images and appraisal value of your item.

Note that in case fraud is detected, RealWorld.fi reserves the right to freeze the corresponding Digital Itemso that it is no longer in circulation.