Alpha Ladder patents framework for carbon-backed stablecoins

Alpha Ladder Group in Singapore has been granted a patent for its Carbon Stablecoin Framework (CNT), a system that transforms verified decarbonisation projects into programmable, blockchain-native carbon-backed stablecoins.

The CNT framework, developed by Alpha Ladder Group's subsidiary MVGX Tech, uses a combination of smart contracts, real-world carbon data, and time-series tracking to provide institutions with a tokenised platform that integrates both monetary and emissions accountability. The tokens are issued on energy-efficient blockchains and are described as carbon-negative, backed by audited emissions reductions such as reforestation or renewable energy projects.

Patent details

The patent, officially titled "Method and System for Trading Assets and Their Carbon Footprint Status" (SG 11202307853U), was approved in Singapore under the international Patent Cooperation Treaty. The technology combines Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and artificial intelligence to reflect real-time and transparent decarbonisation data from assets including power grids, buildings, and carbon sequestration projects.

The system is designed to address regulatory and market complexities, specifically those arising from global climate commitments such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The CNT framework's structure allows for the separation of a carbon credit's national identity from its environmental and financial attributes, using distributed ledger technologies reminiscent of models like American Depository Receipts (ADRs).

Integration with digital twins

The CNT patent is built upon the Non-Fungible Digital Twin (NFDT) technology, which provides a blockchain-native way to tokenise real-world assets with unique, evolving digital representations. This infrastructure facilitates the permanent recording of emission reductions, linking them to smart contracts that manage the issuance and deactivation of stablecoins.

Alpha Ladder Finance, another group subsidiary, recently received a patent for the NFDT technology, further expanding the firm's tokenisation architecture for real-world assets.

From pilot to deployment

In September 2021, Alpha Ladder Group launched its first proof-of-concept for the CNT carbon stablecoin as a Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) unit token, regulated under Singapore's Securities and Futures Act. This initial issuance was backed by Chinese Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) carbon credits from a Zhangjiakou City wind power project, which was verified and registered nationally.

NFDT technology was deployed to generate unique and immutable digital representations for each carbon credit. CNT carbon stablecoins were then issued and test-traded with a financial institution to pilot digital voluntary emission reductions without impacting national climate commitments.

Investors in CNT carbon stablecoins can trade these tokens or permanently deactivate them to generate a blockchain-verified Carbon Neutrality Certificate. Each token represents a live, evolving digital record of a real-world decarbonisation activity, which can be audited through the blockchain system.

Dual accounting potential

The patent encompasses a dual accounting framework, enabling organisations to manage financial and carbon footprint metrics on the same platform. Investors can consider both monetary value and emissions impact when optimising their portfolios.

"At its core, this CNT patent innovation enables programmable decarbonisation. Whether it is for an office building, power plant, or major public event, each asset is given a birth certificate on-chain, with follow-on decarbonisation data linked through a time series of smart contracts. The system lets exchanges, companies, investors, and external auditors check decarbonisation performance in real-time and monitor total impact with digital rigour," said Dr. Bo Bai, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Alpha Ladder Group.

Payments and foreign exchange

The platform aims to address inefficiencies in the global payments and foreign exchange (FX) ecosystem, currently valued at over $190 trillion in annual cross-border payments and $7 trillion in daily FX trading. The CNT carbon stablecoin differs from energy-intensive cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin by using energy-efficient blockchain technology and enacting positive environmental outcomes through required decarbonisation activity.

Alpha Ladder Group has also developed StableX, a platform for cross-border FX payments using stablecoins. StableX, operated by subsidiary MetaComp, uses an intelligent engine to optimise transaction routing via stablecoins or traditional rails based on cost, speed, and certainty.

By combining the StableX platform, NFDT digital twin technology, and the CNT framework, Alpha Ladder Group says it is building digital infrastructure for sustainable and scalable cross-border payments and FX settlement.

Global participation and issuance

The system is designed so that any country with a recognised carbon registry and verification process can issue CNT carbon stablecoins. The approach aims to make access to green finance more inclusive, providing nations meeting net-zero targets with transparent and programmable digital financial tools.

The current scale of global carbon emissions, at 41.6 billion tonnes in 2024, is referenced as a prompt for the need for unified and trusted digital financial infrastructure linked to decarbonisation.

"In physics, the Big Bang is believed to have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter," said Dr. Bo Bai, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Alpha Ladder Group. "In 2019, I began exploring what the 'antimatter' equivalent of Bitcoin might be. Bitcoin functions as a digital intermediary, scarce in supply, increasingly difficult to produce, yet highly energy-intensive and environmentally damaging. I envisioned a digital intermediary with similar scarcity and production difficulty, but with the opposite environmental effect; one that contributes positively to reducing the global carbon footprint. That pursuit led to the concept of CNT carbon stablecoins, a sustainable and equitable antimatter of Bitcoin."

Dr. Bai explained further: "The journey to create a sustainable and equitable digital intermediary through technology innovation has been a long-term commitment, a marathon I've dedicated the past six years to. This patent represents a meaningful milestone, but the vision extends far beyond. I'm deeply grateful and fortunate to pursue this vision in Singapore, a global hub with a trusted business environment and a regulator like the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) that combines rigour with progressive thinking."

Alpha Ladder Group views the patent and its underlying technology as addressing the increasing market and regulatory demand for stablecoin-backed cross-border payments, as well as the advancement of carbon infrastructure suited to a global compliance-focused environment.