• Official launch of Aura by Hex Trust, a premium wealth platform architected to professionalise the digital asset experience for private investors.
• Strategic integration with Haruko to structure real-time risk governance and provide a unified source of truth for institutional treasuries.
• Expansion of the Flare partnership, delivering governed access to FXRP minting and native FLR staking.
• Integration of JitoSOL to set the standard for Solana-based capital efficiency and institutional liquid staking.
• Provision of day-one institutional access to Monad, shaping the pathway for high-performance EVM participation.
• Leading the narrative at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 as a prominent sponsor and governing voice on the "Crypto Neobank" revolution.

February 2026 represented a decisive evolution in Hex Trust’s mission to architect a comprehensive, institutional-grade financial ecosystem. The month was headlined by the official unveiling of Aura by Hex Trust, a sophisticated wealth platform designed to transform the private investor experience through relationship-led service and military-grade security. Simultaneously, the firm reinforced its commitment to operational rigour through a strategic integration with Haruko, defining a new standard for real-time risk governance and unified data utility across fragmented market venues.

Hex Trust continued to set the standard for on-chain utility by delivering secure gateways to the Flare and Solana ecosystems, enabling institutions to transform static holdings into productive, liquid collateral through FXRP and JitoSOL. This commitment to innovation extended to the next generation of Layer-1s, with day-one support for Monad, ensuring that institutional capital can engage with high-performance networks under a governed framework. As a leading sponsor of Consensus Hong Kong, Hex Trust’s leadership defined the future of digital finance, asserting that the professionalisation of market infrastructure is the non-negotiable prerequisite for global scale.

Read on for this month’s highlights.

Announcements

Hex Trust and Haruko Architect Real-Time Risk Governance

Hex Trust has announced a strategic integration with Haruko, a premier digital asset technology platform, to structure real-time risk governance for institutional clients. This collaboration provides a unified, single source of truth, connecting Hex Trust’s multi-jurisdictional regulated custody data with Haruko’s aggregation engine. By enabling holistic risk management and performance reporting across siloed venues, Hex Trust is defining a new standard where regulated custody serves as the essential foundation for sophisticated, transparent digital asset treasury oversight.

Read the full announcement here.

Secure Institutional Access to FXRP Minting and FLR Staking

Hex Trust has expanded its partnership with Flare to architect a secure, institutional gateway for native FLR staking and FXRP minting. This integration resolves the long-standing "liquidity dilemma" for assets like XRP, allowing institutions to participate in Flare’s DeFi ecosystem without compromising on the security and compliance frameworks of a licensed custodian. By governing transaction policy and multi-approval workflows, Hex Trust is enabling institutional capital to transform static holdings into productive, liquid collateral within a high-standard framework.

Read the full announcement here.

Solana Liquid Staking via JitoSOL Integration

Hex Trust has integrated JitoSOL, the leading liquid staking token on the Solana blockchain, to optimise capital efficiency for its institutional base. This partnership allows clients to generate protocol-native staking and MEV rewards while maintaining full liquidity for trading or as collateral for borrowing via the Hex Trust markets desk. Hex Trust is setting the standard for Solana-based institutional finance, shaping a future where the boundaries between network security and active capital deployment are seamlessly dissolved.

Read the full announcement here.

Unveiling ‘Aura by Hex Trust’: Professional Private Wealth Management

Hex Trust has officially launched Aura by Hex Trust, a premium digital asset wealth platform designed to transform the private investor experience. Powered by the firm’s institutional-grade infrastructure, Aura provides a white-glove, relationship-led service that combines military-grade security with sophisticated wealth planning and crypto-native estate solutions. This launch signals a new era in the professionalisation of digital wealth, as Hex Trust architects a secure and human-centric ecosystem for discerning global investors.

Read the full announcement here.

Day-One Institutional Access to Next-Generation EVM Layer-1

Hex Trust is providing day-one institutional access to Monad, the high-performance Layer-1 blockchain engineered for parallel execution. This integration enables clients to engage with MON staking and next-generation DeFi within Hex Trust’s compliant, secure framework. By shaping the pathway for high-performance networks to receive institutional commitment, Hex Trust is ensuring that speed and innovation are supported by the operational rigour required to govern global institutional capital.

Read the full announcement here.

In the Media

Giorgia Pellizzari on CoinDesk Live

Giorgia Pellizzari, CPO and Head of Custody, appeared on CoinDesk Live to define the institutional baseline for digital asset security. During the session, she asserted that the transition to mass adoption requires an architected process of verifiable trust rather than perceived safety. Giorgia outlined how Hex Trust is structuring the necessary compliance and security protocols to ensure that digital assets meet the rigorous fiduciary standards of global financial institutions.

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Alessio Quaglini on CoinDesk Live

CEO and Co-founder Alessio Quaglini joined CoinDesk Live to provide a definitive perspective on the evolution of market infrastructure. Alessio declared that the next frontier of finance will be governed by a unified, programmable operating system that replaces today’s fragmented legacy rails. He highlighted how Hex Trust is shaping this paradigm shift by delivering the institutional-grade custody and markets services required to transform global capital markets for the digital age.

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Panels

Scaling the Interchain at Cosmoverse 2026

At Cosmoverse, CEO & co-founder Alessio Quaglini participated in a high-level dialogue on the evolution of interchain infrastructure. Quaglini defined the necessity of building interoperable rails that do not sacrifice institutional security for speed. He asserted that for the AppChain thesis to achieve mass adoption, it must be supported by a governed custody layer that can seamlessly navigate across diverse sovereign networks.

Read more here.

Establishing the Era of Scale at the Cregis Summit

Giorgia Pellizzari, CPO and Head of Custody, joined industry leaders at the Cregis Institutional Payment & On-chain Financial Infrastructure Summit to shape the blueprint for global scale. Pellizzari declared that the industry has moved from technical feasibility to an engineering and governance challenge. She emphasised that the architecture of bank-like SaaS custody and stablecoin settlement systems is the prerequisite for integrating the crypto economy into real-world commercial society.

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Borderless Wealth at the REVO Annual Forum 2026

Alessio Quaglini delivered an authoritative perspective on the "borderless family office" at the REVO Annual Forum. He argued that the intersection of institutional rigour and digital innovation requires a fundamental rethink of governance and digital custody. Quaglini set the standard for inter-generational succession in the digital age, asserting that Hex Trust is structuring the necessary rails to manage risk and preserve wealth across the digital frontier.

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Navigating the Legal Architecture of Digital Assets (Latham & Watkins)

During an exclusive session hosted by Latham & Watkins, Alessio Quaglin joined legal experts to define the regulatory-first approach to digital asset infrastructure. The discussion focused on the necessity of architecting legal frameworks that align with on-chain realities, ensuring that institutional participants can operate within a governed, compliant environment that mitigates cross-jurisdictional risk.

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The Crypto Neobank Revolution at Consensus Hong Kong 2026

At Consensus, Alessio Quaglini presented a visionary keynote on the "Crypto Neobank Revolution." He defined a new wealth paradigm where the traditional separation between neobanking and digital assets is dissolved. Quaglini asserted that Hex Trust is architecting a unified operating system that provides professional-grade market access and operational excellence in a format designed for the next generation of global investors.

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Bridging TradFi and On-Chain Realities at the RWA Summit 2026

Giorgia Pellizzari joined the RWA Summit to govern the conversation on real asset tokenisation. She declared that the industry’s dialogue has advanced from feasibility to the speed of expansion. By combining the stringent regulation of TradFi with the DeFi tech stack, Pellizzari is shaping a financial system that is transparent and accessible, ensuring that the architected process of trust remains central to the RWA movement.

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Cross-Chain Liquidity and the Future of XRP (XRP Community Day 2026)

​At XRP Community Day, Giorgia Pellizzari joined the Solana Foundation to explore the impact of wrapped XRP (wXRP) on global liquidity. Pellizzari defined how cross-chain XRP unlocks new utility for developers and institutions, transforming static holdings into productive collateral. She emphasised that Hex Trust is structuring the secure, regulated pathways required to enable seamless asset movement across the multichain ecosystem.

Read more here.

Event Updates

Defining the Institutional Narrative at Consensus Hong Kong 2026

Hex Trust successfully concluded its participation as a leading sponsor of Consensus Hong Kong 2026, where the firm acted as a primary governing voice in the dialogue on regulated infrastructure. A central milestone of the event was the official unveiling of Aura by Hex Trust, a digital wealth platform architected to professionalise the private investor experience through institutional-grade security and white-glove service. Throughout the summit, Hex Trust’s leadership defined the future of crypto-native banking and market efficiency, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to shaping a compliant, transparent digital economy.

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Strengthening Ecosystem Collaboration at The Horizon Mixer

In a decisive move to foster institutional connectivity, Hex Trust co-hosted The Horizon Mixer in Central Hong Kong alongside the Jito Foundation and Bitwise Asset Management. The exclusive gathering brought together over 150 senior leaders and decision-makers to structure high-level collaborations within the Solana and institutional investment ecosystems. This event provided a strategic forum to architect the partnerships required to drive the next phase of on-chain capital deployment.

Read more here.

Latest Product Updates

Enhanced Hex Safe Mobile App: Mobility Without Compromise

Hex Trust has released a major update to the Hex Safe Mobile App, architecting a more powerful on-the-go management experience for institutional clients. The enhanced application introduces Real-Time Asset Monitoring across multiple networks and a Unified Asset View, providing a single source of truth for available, staked, and locked balances. By integrating Biometric Authentication for transaction approvals and a refined, high-transparency UI, Hex Trust is defining the standard for secure, mobile-first institutional governance.

New Asset Support on Hex Trust Platform

We added support for the following assets and chain:

View the full list of supported chains and assets on our knowledge base.