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IBM announced on Monday the launch of Digital Asset Haven, a platform developed in collaboration with Dfns, a crypto wallet technology provider.

The initiative comes as global interest in blockchain and crypto-enabled services continues to rise among institutional players.

The new platform will enable clients to create, manage, and operate digital asset services such as custody, payments, and settlement, all within a secure and compliant environment.

IBM and Dfns aim to simplify what has traditionally been a complex and fragmented process for companies attempting to build digital-asset capabilities internally.

“The alternative is they build it all themselves or they take piece parts and build it all themselves,” said Tina Tarquinio, chief product officer for IBM Z and LinuxONE businesses. “This is a pretty significant bundle that would really jump-start what they’re doing.”

IBM’s latest product underscores the growing momentum behind blockchain adoption among established financial institutions, especially following recent regulatory clarity in the United States around stablecoins and other tokenized assets.

IBM and Dfns target integration challenges

While blockchain technology has long promised to revolutionize finance, scaling it within traditional banking systems has proven difficult.

A major obstacle lies in integrating digital-asset platforms with legacy banking infrastructure, which must maintain the same level of reliability and security that global commerce depends on.

“For digital assets to be integrated into core banking and capital markets systems, the underlying infrastructure must meet the same standards as traditional financial rails,” said Clarisse Hagège, chief executive officer of Dfns.

IBM, with its deep ties to global finance, the company says it works with over 90 of the world’s largest banks, is leveraging its expertise in enterprise-grade computing to help bridge that gap.

The partnership with Dfns brings additional cryptographic security and wallet management capabilities to ensure compliance and trust at scale.

Why is IBM’s move important?

The IBM Digital Asset Haven boasts several key features that could accelerate stablecoin adoption and overall tokenization for banks and governments.

Other than asset tokenization, it offers a platform that boasts of real-time compliance monitoring and interoperability.

The platform bridges legacy banking systems to public blockchains like Ethereum and Solana.

It also could spark innovation, with projects able to move from mere pilots to global production.

IBM’s foray into the crypto space goes back to its launch of a blockchain ecosystem on Hyperledger Fabric.

The company remains a tech ecosystem stalwart, and its digital asset hub adds to that vision of bringing real networks to the global financial and tech market.

For its latest initiative, the company plans a SaaS rollout in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The hybrid SaaS that taps into LinuxONE will also go live in Q4, 2025.

Meanwhile, projections for on-premises access have timelines for Q2, 2026.

IBM shares have rallied 40% this year, buoyed by investor optimism over its expanding software and infrastructure businesses.

The launch of Digital Asset Haven adds another growth avenue for the tech giant, positioning it at the intersection of traditional finance and the rapidly evolving digital asset economy.

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