Review strategy, holdings, fees and performance before connecting a wallet.
NO PRIVATE TOKEN SALE · NO PREFERENTIAL VC ALLOCATION · EVERY ALLOCATION PUBLISHED · EVERY TRADE ON-CHAIN · OPEN BOOKS · NO PRIVATE TOKEN SALE · NO PREFERENTIAL VC ALLOCATION · EVERY ALLOCATION PUBLISHED · EVERY TRADE ON-CHAIN · OPEN BOOKS
Transparent fund infrastructure. Built on-chain.
WALLS WERE
MADE TO BE
BROKEN.
RAFA is building transparent on-chain funds. Discover RAFA-operated strategies, inspect holdings, trades and fees, and track performance from one public record. Fund creation opens after the first strategies establish a public track record.
RAFAOPEN FUND INFRASTRUCTURE
Creator access follows the first RAFA-operated funds, with approved assets, explicit controls and a public track record.
BACKED BY THE
FRONTIER.
Project backing · no preferential token allocation$20M+Raised across the Tides.Network ecosystemRead the RAFA launch announcement
Coinbase Ventures
Arrington Capital
NGC Ventures
Republic01 / THE MANIFESTO
OPEN
BOOKS.
REAL RULES.
Traditional fund infrastructure is fragmented and opaque. Strategy, custody, reporting and access often live in separate systems—and participants see the full picture too late.
RAFA brings fund shares, approved assets, positions, fees and performance into one verifiable on-chain record.
Initial strategies are operated by RAFA. Creator access comes next, with published requirements and risk controls.
Proof first. Promises second.02 / MARKET ACCESS
ONE WALLET.
MULTIPLE MARKETS.
RAFA is designed to bring settlement, positions and performance into one public record while preserving the rules attached to each asset.
FOR FUND CREATORS Build within a whitelist of approved assets, venues and strategy controls.
FOR PARTICIPANTS See eligibility, fees, lockups and risk disclosures before depositing.
MARKET RAILUSD
$DOLLAR MARKETSON-CHAINMARKET RAILEUR
€EURO MARKETSON-CHAINMARKET RAILJPY
¥YEN MARKETSON-CHAINMARKET RAILINR
₹RUPEE MARKETSON-CHAIN03 / HOW IT WORKS
KNOW WHO
DOES WHAT.
RAFA separates human decisions, AI-assisted research and protocol execution so every responsibility is clear.
FUND CREATOR
Owns the mandate.
Defines the strategy, makes trade decisions, sets disclosed fees and remains accountable for risk and results.
AI RESEARCH DESK
Shows its work.
Organizes sources, backtests, assumptions and risk flags. It does not hold an autonomous trading mandate.
RAFA PROTOCOL
Enforces the rails.
Handles whitelisted assets, settlement, fund shares and position records. It does not choose the strategy.
04 / THE FUNDS
STRATEGIES,
WITH STATUS ATTACHED.
STRATEGY PIPELINE
FOR FUND CREATORS Approved templates and asset controls provide the operating rails. Strategy and risk decisions remain yours.
FOR PARTICIPANTS Every fund shows who operates it, what it can hold and whether it is live, testing or planned.
ALPHA STRATEGIES
Systematic and discretionary strategies with positions, fees and performance recorded on-chain.
TOKENIZED EQUITIES
Whitelisted tokenized securities and real-world assets, subject to issuer, venue and jurisdiction rules.
COMPUTE MARKETS
Strategies built around verifiable compute markets as compliant, liquid instruments become available.
CREDIT & SPV
Disclosed credit portfolios and special-purpose vehicles with explicit terms, risks and asset controls.
05 / RAFA COPILOT
RAFA COPILOT
RESEARCH,
WITH SOURCES.
RAFA organizes filings, transcripts, market data and on-chain activity into explainable research. It supports human decisions; it does not independently manage capital.
FOR FUND CREATORS
A research desk that shows its work.
- Every filing and call transcript digested when it drops.
- Backtest a strategy before you stake a token on it.
- Risk flags before a position goes wrong, not after.
- Research signals organized by mandate, with sources and assumptions shown.
FOR PARTICIPANTS
The same evidence, pointed at the fund.
- Ask why a fund is up and what it is really exposed to.
- See what changed on-chain and why it matters.
- Compare drawdowns, consistency, fees and concentration.
- Plain answers sourced from the chain, not the marketing.
SOURCES, ASSUMPTIONS AND RISK FLAGS STAY VISIBLE. FUND DECISIONS REMAIN HUMAN.
06 / TEAM
SEEN THE INSIDE.
CHOSE THE OUTSIDE.
A multidisciplinary team spanning protocol architecture, quantitative finance, AI research, operations and on-chain execution.
Ian Bryne
ContributorRAFA protocol contributor.
Jonathan T.
Head of OperationsProtocol operations, partnerships and execution discipline.
Alexey Melnechinko
Lead Protocol ArchitectDesigns RAFA’s vault architecture, trading systems and on-chain strategy rails.
Veerabhadra D.
Smart Contract ArchitectOn-chain execution, protocol contracts and security architecture.
Sabir S.
Head of Quant StrategyInstitutional quantitative strategy leadership · ex-Goldman Sachs.
Evan F.
Principal AI ResearcherApplied AI research for market intelligence and model evaluation.
Anna Godfrey
ContributorRAFA protocol contributor.
Ahmad A.
Business Development & Exchange LiaisonLeads business development, exchange relationships and launch coordination.
07 / TOKENOMICS
UTILITY BEFORE HYPE
THE TOKEN
HAS A JOB.
RAFA is designed around protocol access, aligned participation and transparent token flows. Final utility remains subject to published governance and launch terms.
Launch stake
Fund Creators stake RAFA when creator access is enabled, aligning protocol use with long-term participation.
Protocol fees
Funds publish their fee terms before participation. Protocol fees come from disclosed on-chain activity.
Programmatic buybacks
Subject to finalized governance and sale terms, protocol fees may be used for transparent RAFA buybacks.
Transparent distribution
Any holder rewards and token flows will be published with clear rules, wallets and schedules.
Creator staking can align long-term protocol access with accountable operation.
Allocation, unlocks and protocol-directed token flows stay published and verifiable.
15%Community
20%Foundation
15%Team & investors
50%Ecosystem
PUBLIC SALE · 2%20,000,000 RAFA · included within the 15% Community allocation
NO PRIVATE TOKEN SALE · NO PREFERENTIAL VC ALLOCATION · ONE PUBLIC ROUNDToken sale →
08 / ROADMAP
WHERE THIS GOES.
We're building the open alternative to a closed industry. What's live, what's next, and what we're coming for.
Research protocol
Whitepapers and explainable research infrastructure are published.
Base testnet funds
Asset-whitelist, deposit, fund-share and redemption flows completed testing on Base Sepolia.
RAFA-operated funds
Core fund infrastructure is live; production strategies, disclosures and controls are now being finalized.
Fund Creators
Creator access opens once approved-asset and protocol risk controls are ready.
READ THE PAPER.
THEN READ THE CHAIN.
Everything we claim is written down and, wherever possible, verifiable on-chain. Don't trust us. Check.
Protocol docsREAD THE SYSTEM →Research library3 PAPERS →Token paperSALE DETAILS →TALK TO A HUMAN.
Founders, partners, press, Fund Creators and the curious. We read all of it.
RISK DISCLOSURE
RAFA provides technology and information, not investment advice. Digital assets and on-chain funds involve substantial risk, including possible loss of all value, smart-contract, liquidity, market, oracle, regulatory and counterparty risk. Availability depends on eligibility and jurisdiction.