# Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF)

> The Home of Digital Token Identifiers

The Digital Token Identifier Foundation is a non-profit standards body that issues unique identifiers for digital tokens. It serves regulators, financial institutions, and market participants seeking standardized reference data for digital assets.

The Digital Token Identifier Foundation is a non-profit organization that acts as the registration authority for the ISO standard covering digital token identification. It issues and maintains unique identifiers for fungible digital tokens, including crypto-assets, asset-backed tokens, and security tokens, through a public registry built on open data principles.

The identifiers address the need for a consistent way to reference digital tokens across platforms, systems, and jurisdictions, similar in function to identifier systems used in traditional securities markets. Requests for identifiers are submitted through an application process and validated against defined eligibility criteria before an identifier is assigned. The registry links each token to the distributed ledger it is deployed on and records supporting technical and issuer information where available.

The organization provides reference data and programmatic access to registry information, along with guidance documents, implementation guides, and a dispute process for contested registrations. Its identifiers are used by exchanges, custodians, asset managers, and regulatory authorities for token tracking, oversight, and anti-money laundering supervision. An advisory committee made up of market participants, standards bodies, and institutional stakeholders provides input on registry policy and dispute arbitration.

- Type: Non-Profit
- Sector: Data & Analytics
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2021-08-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/digital_token_identifier_foundation_dtif_

## Products

- [DTI API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/digital_token_identifier_foundation_dtif_): DTI Registry is an off-chain database that stores and manages allocations of Digital Token Identifiers for digital assets. It allows users to search for existing identifiers, request new allocations, and access identifying data used to distinguish digital tokens across markets. Financial institutions, exchanges, and data providers rely on it for consistent digital asset identification and regulatory compliance purposes. (Off-Chain Data APIs and Services, Live, Main Product)
- [DTI Registry](https://thegrid.id/profiles/digital_token_identifier_foundation_dtif_): DTI API is an off-chain data service that provides programmatic access to the Digital Token Identifier Registry. It lets developers query and retrieve DTI records, including token identifiers and associated metadata, for integration into external applications and services. Financial institutions, data vendors, and software providers use it to automate lookups instead of manually searching the registry. (Off-Chain Data APIs and Services, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://dtif.org)
- [Terms of Service](https://dtif.org/terms-and-conditions)
- [Privacy policy](https://dtif.org/privacy-policy)
- [Blog](https://dtif.org/news)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dti-foundation)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpMBQae_ocU4v4sHN68Kr2g)

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- [The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_association_of_national_numbering_agencie): Parent organization

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