Trusted Smart Chain Takes the Stage at Consensus as the Compliance-First Infrastructure Powering the Next Era of Real-World Asset Tokenization

Founding team brings rare combination of capital markets experience and ground-up blockchain architecture to the Spotlight Stage in Miami

Trusted Smart Chain (TSC), the only Layer 1 blockchain built from the ground up specifically to meet the compliance demands of real-world asset tokenization, will headline a Spotlight Stage panel at Consensus 2026 titled “Where Blockchain Meets Main Street: Trusted Smart Chain.” The session is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6 from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM EDT at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Most blockchain networks were built for speed and decentralization first, with compliance considered later. Trusted Smart Chain was built in the opposite order. Every architectural decision, from its consensus mechanism to its smart contract design, was made with one question at the center: will this hold up under regulatory scrutiny? The result is a Layer 1 that does not need to retrofit compliance onto existing infrastructure. It is the infrastructure.

What sets TSC’s founding team apart from others operating in the tokenization space is their direct experience in traditional capital formation. The team brings deep backgrounds in taking companies public, navigating securities law, and operating within the regulatory frameworks that govern how real-world assets are issued, transferred, and held. That experience is not incidental to what TSC is building. It is the blueprint.

About the Session

Session: Where Blockchain Meets Main Street: Trusted Smart Chain
Stage: Spotlight Stage
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

Panelists:

Travis Flaherty, Member of the Founding Team, Trusted Smart Chain Travis has built a reputation for making the complexity of blockchain infrastructure accessible to mainstream audiences, founders, and institutional partners. His work has been central to positioning TSC not just as a technical network but as a credible, compliance-ready platform for real-world asset issuance at scale.

Billy Beach, Member of the Founding Team, Trusted Smart Chain Billy is a driving force behind Trusted Smart Chain’s architecture and a co-founder of T7X. He recognized early that the RWA tokenization opportunity required a dedicated network, not a general-purpose chain with compliance patched in. His vision has guided TSC from its genesis block to a live production network with over 30,000 active nodes and 1,100 node operators as of the date of this release.

Matt Nicosia, Member of the Founding Team, Trusted Smart Chain Matt has been at the center of Trusted Smart Chain’s engagement with regulators, policymakers, and institutional stakeholders. He delivered the keynote at the Washington D.C. Digital Finance Summit where TSC received the “Blockchain of the Year” award in January 2026, underscoring the network’s recognition within U.S. regulatory and policy circles.

Brant Frank, Member of the Founding Team, Trusted Smart Chain Brant brings more than a decade of experience designing large-scale systems across enterprise software, healthcare, and government technology. As the architect of TSC’s technical infrastructure, he has held the network to a standard most blockchains do not attempt: build for regulated financial activity first, and optimize from there. TSC’s completion of a CertiK security audit reflects that standard in practice.

Node operation on the Trusted Smart Chain network does not constitute a passive investment. Node operators actively participate in network infrastructure. Rewards reflect active participation and carry no promise of profit or financial return. Nothing in this release constitutes an offer of securities or investment advice. Participants are encouraged to consult independent legal and financial counsel before making any decisions related to network participation.

The Differentiation That Matters

There is no shortage of blockchain projects claiming to support real-world asset tokenization. What separates Trusted Smart Chain is not the claim. It is the construction.

TSC was engineered specifically for the compliance requirements that apply when real economic value moves onchain. Identity verification, transfer conditions, jurisdictional controls, and auditable settlement are not modules added to TSC. They are embedded in how the network operates. The founding team designed this architecture with direct knowledge of what securities regulators expect, because they have spent careers working within those frameworks.

As global regulatory clarity around tokenized assets continues to develop, the infrastructure designed to support institutional-grade requirements is the infrastructure that was built with those requirements in mind from the start. Trusted Smart Chain completed its transition to fully on-chain operations in 2025, establishing deterministic settlement and system-wide auditability before expanding its ecosystem. Regulatory frameworks are evolving in this direction.

The panel at Consensus 2026 will address what it takes to move tokenization from proof of concept to production infrastructure: the regulatory environment, the architectural requirements, the capital markets experience needed to get it right, and why building compliance from day one is the only approach that survives contact with the real world.

About Trusted Smart Chain

Trusted Smart Chain (TSC) is a Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for the compliant tokenization of real-world assets. Unlike general-purpose networks that approach compliance as an afterthought, TSC was architected from the ground up to meet the legal, regulatory, and operational requirements that govern real asset issuance and transfer. The network is designed to support tokenized real-world assets including commodities, real estate, and other regulated instruments through infrastructure built to align with existing and emerging compliance frameworks. TSC completed a third-party security audit conducted by CertiK, is governed by the community through Nova DAO, and was named Blockchain of the Year at the Washington D.C. Digital Finance Summit in January 2026. The TSC Adoption Fund supports ecosystem partners including T7X, providing compliant liquidity infrastructure for assets issued on the network. Learn more at trustedsmartchain.com.

Disclosure & Disclaimer: This release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal, or financial advice, or an offer of securities. Digital rewards on Trusted Smart Chain are earned through participation and network activity, are not investments, and carry no promise of profit or financial return.–

• Ivan Kan
• Chief Marketing Officer
• Trusted Smart Chain
• Press@trustedsmartchain.com
• www.trustedsmartchain.com

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