# ERC-1400

ERC-1400 is a family of Ethereum standards for security tokens, combining partitioned balances, transfer restrictions with signed-data checks, document references, and controller operations such as forced transfers. It gives issuers the registrar-style controls securities regulation expects, expressed as contract behavior.

## What ERC-1400 adds over plain tokens

Partitions let one instrument carry tranches with different rights or lockups; transfer checks return standardized reason codes auditors can read; controller functions support court orders and error correction, capabilities a plain ERC-20 cannot express.

Taurus-CAPITAL services ERC-1400 instruments across their lifecycle, with issuance, corporate actions, and controller operations executed under quorum-governed, HSM-secured signing.

FAQ:

- Is ERC-1400 still relevant? Yes, especially for partitioned instruments and where its reason-coded transfer checks fit existing registrar processes. New issuances increasingly weigh it against CMTAT and ERC-3643; a platform supporting all three keeps the choice with the issuer.

Related: https://www.taurushq.com/glossary/token-standard/ https://www.taurushq.com/glossary/erc-3643/ https://www.taurushq.com/capital/

Learn more: https://www.taurushq.com/glossary/erc-1400/