the file

receipts

the links, not the vibes

every record cited in The Dividend Layer With No Face. primary docs first, then the registers that came back empty. geographic and tax reads are labeled as triggers, not charges.

primary

the product, the terms, the domain, the contract.

  1. [1]

    The Index — hold it, get paid in stocks

    theindex.finance · Retrieved 12 Sep 2026

    Product site. Calls itself the dividend layer; dashboard figures for distributions, fees, and eligible wallets.

    https://theindex.finance/

  2. [2]

    rwa.wtf

    rwa.wtf

    Perps and spot terminal. Email login, hardware-backed keys, 50x stock perps.

    https://rwa.wtf

  3. [3]

    Terms of use

    rwa.wtf docs · 18 Jul 2026

    Operator: The Index Finance, Inc. Notice address 2810 N Church St, Suite 89995, Wilmington, DE 19802. Delaware law, forced arbitration. Interface, not a regulated exchange.

    https://docs.rwa.wtf/terms

  4. [4]

    Indices

    indices.theindex.finance

    Factory so other tokens can route fees into custom stock baskets.

    https://indices.theindex.finance/

  5. [6]

    theindex.finance RDAP

    who.is / Identity Digital · Registered 2 Jul 2026

    Registrar Spaceship, Inc. Privacy-wrapped to WITHHELD FOR PRIVACY LLC, 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958.

    https://who.is/rdap/theindex.finance

  6. [7]

    The Index (INDEX) token

    Robinhood Chain Blockscout

    ERC-20 at 0x56910D4409F3a0C78C64DD8D0545FF0705389870. Creator truncated in the public UI to 0x89…39cb.

    https://robinhoodchain.blockscout.com/token/0x56910D4409F3a0C78C64DD8D0545FF0705389870

  7. [8]

    INDEX contract address

    Robinhood Chain Blockscout

    Contract details, creator, and transaction history.

    https://robinhoodchain.blockscout.com/address/0x56910D4409F3a0C78C64DD8D0545FF0705389870

  8. [9]

    INDEX / ETH pair

    DEX Screener

    Public market for the token on Robinhood Chain.

    https://dexscreener.com/robinhood/0x56910d4409f3a0c78c64dd8d0545ff0705389870

rh chain

what launched on 1 jul 2026, and what stock tokens actually are.

  1. [10]

    Robinhood Chain goes live on mainnet alongside 24/7 tokenized stocks, Lighter perps and planned crypto agentic trading

    The Block · 1 Jul 2026

    Public mainnet. Stock Tokens are tokenized debt securities issued by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited; no legal rights in the underlying stocks; generally unavailable to U.S. persons.

    https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-07-01-robinhood-chain-goes-live-mainnet-alongside-24-7-tokenized-stocks-lighter-perps-planned-crypto-agentic-trading-406918

  2. [11]

    Robinhood Launches Public Mainnet for Robinhood Chain

    Unchained · 2 Jul 2026

    Arbitrum Orbit L2. Day-one Uniswap, BitGo, Chainlink. Stock Tokens via Robinhood Wallet in 120+ countries.

    https://unchainedcrypto.com/robinhood-launches-public-mainnet-for-robinhood-chain/

  3. [12]

    Robinhood Chain draws over $3 billion in weekly DEX volume

    The Block / Bernstein · 13 Jul 2026

    Early volume and user counts. Tokenized stocks a small share of activity.

    https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-07-13-robinhood-chain-draws-over-3-billion-in-weekly-dex-volume-to-join-top-five-chains-bernstein-408024

  4. [13]

    Robinhood built an RWA chain. Memecoins took it.

    crypto.news · 16 Jul 2026

    Cashcat and launchpad volume versus tokenized RWA share. The vacuum The Index walked into.

    https://crypto.news/robinhood-chain-memecoins-tokenized-stocks/

  5. [14]

    Stock Tokens

    Robinhood Chain documentation

    ERC-20s issued by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited. Price exposure, not shareholder rights.

    https://docs.robinhood.com/chain/stock-tokens/

  6. [15]

    FAQ — Robinhood RHJ

    Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited

    Not available in the US or to US persons. Jersey issuer at First Floor, La Chasse Chambers, St. Helier.

    https://docs.robinhood.com/rhj/faq/

their account

the cleanest record of who they were is not the terms.

  1. [5]

    @TheIndexFi

    X · Created 2 Jul 2026 · signup country DE

    Official account. X labels signup country as DE. Bio: stock dividend protocol for Robinhood L2 tokenized stocks.

    https://x.com/TheIndexFi

  2. [16]

    um, intern here, no we weren’t hacked…

    @TheIndexFi · 28 Jul 2026

    Early member kept delegated access from when the project was sub $200k. Posts deleted. Partnership with Pons announced the same day.

    https://x.com/TheIndexFi/status/2081997914298294607

  3. [17]

    The tokenization freight train…

    @TheIndexFi · 15 Jul 2026

    Quotes Vlad Tenev. Uses “automized 401k.” Positions rwa.wtf as the RWA perps hub on Robinhood Chain.

    https://x.com/TheIndexFi/status/2077373042045428054

  4. [18]

    What we built

    @TheIndexFi · 17 Jul 2026

    3% tax, 15-minute distributions, Turnkey wallets, move onto Robinhood’s Lighter instance. Signup country still DE.

    https://x.com/TheIndexFi/status/2078269523245821992

  5. [19]

    Getting users onto the chain was step one

    @TheIndexFi · 6 Aug 2026

    Names Uniswap, Rialto, Pons, Lighter, Robinhood Crypto as relationships. Nearly $1.1 million distributed at that date.

    https://x.com/TheIndexFi/status/2085376107969200393

  6. [20]

    The Index So Far and What Comes Next

    @TheIndexFi · 21 Aug 2026

    LetsCash and Pons as Indices builders. “Plugin in existing launches.” rwa.wtf on Lighter.

    https://x.com/TheIndexFi/article/2090671773947728343

  7. [50]

    3 days ago we launched Indices

    @TheIndexFi · 8 Aug 2026

    Early Indices distribution figures. Not a co-announcement by the named larger firms.

    https://x.com/TheIndexFi/status/2086220780942110955

delaware / irs

charter, legalinc mill, mailbox addresses, franchise tax, form 5472.

  1. [22]

    8 Del. C. § 502 — Annual franchise tax report

    Delaware Code

    Annual report by 1 March. Must list principal place of business; not the registered agent address.

    https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/title-8/chapter-5/section-502/

  2. [23]

    Frequently Asked Tax Questions

    Delaware Division of Corporations

    Franchise tax due even with zero Delaware operations. $200 penalty for late annual report.

    https://corp.delaware.gov/taxfaq/

  3. [24]

    Delaware is Enforcing Its Principal Place of Business Requirement

    Goodwin · Jun 2026

    Virtual offices, mail-forwarding, PO boxes, and agent addresses treated as non-compliant. Foreign management must list the real overseas street.

    https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/06/alerts-lifesciences-delaware-enforcing-principal-place-of-business-requirement

  4. [25]

    Instructions for Form 5472

    Internal Revenue Service

    25%+ foreign-owned U.S. corporation with related-party transactions. Penalty starts at $25,000 per year per form.

    https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i5472

  5. [26]

    Virtual Mailbox in Wilmington, DE

    Stable

    2810 N Church St, Wilmington, DE 19802 is a virtual-mailbox strip, not a trading floor.

    https://www.usestable.com/locations/wilmington-de

  6. [27]

    Virtual mail address — Wilmington, DE

    LegalZoom

    Same street: 2810 N Church St. Suite numbers are private mailbox identifiers.

    https://www.legalzoom.com/business/business-operations/lz-virtual-mail-addresses/de/wilmington.html

  7. [28]

    Virtual Office Services

    Northwest Registered Agent

    Agent-farm virtual offices used by anonymous wrappers. Suite numbers assigned, not occupied.

    https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/business-address/virtual-office

  8. [51]

    Certificate of Incorporation of The Index Finance, Inc.

    Delaware Division of Corporations · 16 Jul 2026

    File 10700899. SR 20263744261. Filed 11:44 AM. 10 million common at $0.00001. Article VIII: Andrew Walls, sole incorporator. Page 2: /filings/coi-p2.jpg.

    /filings/coi-p1.jpg

  9. [52]

    Entity Details — The Index Finance, Inc.

    Delaware Division of Corporations · Retrieved Sep 2026

    File 10700899. Incorporation date 7/16/2026. Registered agent: Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 131 Continental Drive Suite 305, Newark, DE 19713. Banner is the standard free-search disclaimer, not a finding of bad standing.

    /filings/entity-details.jpg

  10. [53]

    Legalinc Corporate Services

    Legalinc / PitchBook

    Frisco, TX registered-agent mill. Acquired 2018. Backend RA, compliance, and entity formation for thousands of companies. Not an Index operator.

    https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/128260-36

  11. [54]

    8 Del. C. § 103 — Execution, acknowledgment, filing, recording and effective date

    Delaware Code

    A certificate of incorporation must be signed by the incorporator. Formation mills put a staff name on that line; the Action of Sole Incorporator that appoints the board is not a public filing.

    https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/title-8/chapter-1/section-103/

de registers

northdata, bafin, ddg § 5, and the index companies that are not this one.

  1. [29]

    § 5 DDG — Allgemeine Informationspflichten

    gesetze-im-internet.de

    Since 14 May 2024, commercial digital services established in Germany must keep name, legal form, authorized representative, and a summonable street address two clicks away. Not a P.O. box.

    https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ddg/__5.html

  2. [30]

    Impressum: Was muss beachtet werden?

    IHK Koblenz

    DDG replaced TMG on 14 May 2024. Two-click rule. Fines can reach €50,000.

    https://www.ihk.de/koblenz/unternehmensservice/recht/rechtsauskuenfte-von-a-z/onlinehandel-e-commerce/merkblatt-impressum-3462798

  3. [31]

    BaFin company database

    BaFin

    No matching licence for The Index Finance, Inc., theindex.finance, or rwa.wtf.

    https://www.bafin.de/EN/die-bafin/publikationen-daten/datenbanken-uebersichten/unternehmenssuche/unternehmenssuche_node_en.html

  4. [32]

    indexfx1.com: BaFin investigates Index Capital Limited

    BaFin · 18 May 2021 (updated 2 May 2022)

    A different unlicensed FX shop. Cited so it is not confused with this protocol.

    https://www.bafin.de/SharedDocs/Veroeffentlichungen/EN/Verbrauchermitteilung/unerlaubte/2021/meldung_210510_indexfx1_en.html

  5. [33]

    Northdata company search

    Northdata

    Public search of German commercial filings. No matching GmbH, UG, AG, or branch for The Index Finance / theindex.finance / rwa.wtf.

    https://www.northdata.com/

  6. [34]

    Index Capital GmbH, Inning a. Ammersee

    Northdata

    HRB 194667. BaFin-licensed. Dr. Andreas Beck. Not this protocol.

    https://www.northdata.com/Index%20Capital%20GmbH,%20Inning%20a%C2%B7%20Ammersee/Amtsgericht%20M%C3%BCnchen%20HRB%20194667

  7. [35]

    Index Capital | Impressum

    index-capital.info

    What a German establishment looks like: street, HRB, USt-IdNr., Geschäftsführer, BaFin ID.

    https://www.index-capital.info/legal/impressum

  8. [36]

    index Internet und Mediaforschung GmbH

    Creditreform / firmeneintrag

    Berlin market-research firm, HRB 92474 B. Not this protocol.

    https://firmeneintrag.creditreform.de/10117/2011332345/INDEX_INTERNET_UND_MEDIAFORSCHUNG_GMBH

  9. [43]

    Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) — interim register

    ESMA · Last update 9 Sep 2026

    No public CASP entry for The Index Finance, Inc. MiCA’s CASP window is closed.

    https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica

tax map

place of management, cfc, vat, dac8 / ksttg.

  1. [37]

    § 1 KStG — Unbeschränkte Steuerpflicht

    Körperschaftsteuergesetz

    Unlimited corporation-tax liability if seat or place of management is in Germany. Worldwide profits.

    https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kstg_1977/__1.html

  2. [38]

    § 10 AO — Geschäftsleitung

    Abgabenordnung

    Place of management is the midpoint of day-to-day upper management. A mailbox does not move it.

    https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ao_1977/__10.html

  3. [39]

    § 7 AStG — Beteiligung an ausländischer Zwischengesellschaft

    Außensteuergesetz

    CFC: control >50% with related persons. Passive income of a low-taxed foreign company is taxed in Germany as if distributed.

    https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/astg/__7.html

  4. [40]

    Hinzurechnungsbesteuerung §§ 7–14 AStG

    onlinebilanz.de · 2026

    Low-tax line is 15%. A 0% Delaware vehicle is under that line. Substance needs own staff, premises, and equipment in the foreign state.

    https://onlinebilanz.de/hinzurechnungsbesteuerung-astg-passive-auslandseinkuenfte/

  5. [41]

    Kryptowerte-Steuertransparenz-Gesetz (KStTG) / DAC8

    BZSt

    From 2026, operators with German nexus report users to BZSt. First reports due 31 July 2027 for year 2026.

    https://www.bzst.de/DE/Unternehmen/Intern_Informationsaustausch/DAC8/Vorschriften/vorschriften_node.html

  6. [42]

    Das müssen Kryptoanleger seit diesem Jahr dem Finanzamt melden

    Handelsblatt · 17 Aug 2026

    Confirms 31 July 2027 first-report deadline for 2026 activity.

    https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/steuern-recht/steuern/finanzamt-das-muessen-kryptoanleger-seit-diesem-jahr-dem-finanzamt-melden/100192876.html

named partners

who has a face, and who put it on the same sentence.

  1. [44]

    Verifiable wallet infrastructure

    Turnkey

    NY corp. Email / passkey wallets; keys in hardware-backed enclaves. Vendor, not a named Index partner announcement.

    https://www.turnkey.com/what-is-turnkey

  2. [45]

    About Turnkey

    Turnkey docs

    Embedded wallets with email login. Users do not hold a seed. Custodial-adjacent architecture.

    https://docs.turnkey.com/get-started/about-turnkey

  3. [46]

    Crypto trading protocol Lighter raises $68 million

    Fortune · 11 Nov 2025

    Vladimir Novakovski, founder. Relationship with Robinhood discussed separately from Index.

    https://fortune.com/2025/11/11/lighter-fundraise-founders-fund-ribbit-capital-haun-ventures-robinhood-vladimir-novakovski/

  4. [47]

    CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee

    @vnovakovski · 4 Jul 2026

    Public face. CFTC seat. Lighter’s relationship is with Robinhood, not Index.

    https://x.com/vnovakovski/status/2073500984618135952

wires

market wires distinguished from co-announced partnerships.

  1. [48]

    INDEX, COOPERATIVE listed as tradable assets on Robinhood

    BlockBeats · 11 Sep 2026

    Market wire: INDEX added as a tradable asset inside the Robinhood app. Not a joint venture announcement.

    https://www.theblockbeats.info/flash/366675

  2. [49]

    INDEX now live on MEXC Meme+

    MEXC · 15 Jul 2026

    Confirms contract 0x56910D4409F3a0C78C64DD8D0545FF0705389870 on Robinhood Chain.

    https://www.mexc.com/announcements/article/first-in-market-17827791536863

54 records. compiled 12 sep 2026. delaware packet added same day. links go to the original document.