# Watchtower

> Facilitating Capital for Space Infrastructure

Watchtower enables on-chain private credit for space infrastructure projects through tokenized hardware lending markets.

Watchtower is an on-chain private credit platform for space infrastructure companies. Users can lend capital to revenue-generating space projects, borrow against tokenized hardware assets, or underwrite loans. The platform includes the Watchtower Stack with a stablecoin, oracle, and DePIN components for the space economy.

- Type: Project
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Announced
- Founded: 2021-11-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/watchtower

## Products

- [Watchtower](https://thegrid.id/profiles/watchtower): Watchtower is an on-chain private credit platform that enables space infrastructure companies to borrow capital by tokenizing hardware collateral, while allowing lenders to earn yield and underwriters to participate in risk assessment through algorithmic auctions. (Decentralised Borrowing & Lending, In Development, Main Product)

## Assets

- [1AUD (1AUD)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/watchtower): 1AUD is an Australian dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Watchtower. It is used for minting, redemption, and as collateral within lending markets where space infrastructure companies borrow against tokenized hardware. The stablecoin is backed by strategy vaults, allowing it to maintain its peg while supporting on-chain private credit operations in the space economy. (Stablecoin)

## Links

- [Main](https://watchtower.world)
- [Documentation](https://watchtower.gitbook.io/welcome)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/watchtower150)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/metasolis_)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/metasolis)

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