In September, institutional demand for compliant yield and robust infrastructure continued to accelerate. Hex Trust secured a major milestone, partnering with Lido Finance to offer secure custody and liquid staking for stETH, creating a compliant gateway for institutions to access Ethereum rewards. We were also honoured to receive two prestigious awards from Wealth & Finance International in recognition of our commitment to building secure and innovative solutions.
Our CEO and Co-founder, Alessio Quaglini, took to the global stage at XRP Seoul 2025, Korea Blockchain Week 2025, and Solana Stable Future to share insights on the future of stablecoins, institutional yield, and the critical role of licensed custody.
Our Head of Custody, Giorgia Pellizzari, provided macro commentary on Real-World Asset (RWA) regulation in Hong Kong, and our Head of OTC, Charmaine Tam, discussed the governance demands of Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs).
Read on for September’s highlights.
Hex Trust and Lido have partnered to provide institutional clients with secure, compliant, and one-click access to liquid staking on Ethereum. This collaboration integrates Lido’s market-leading liquid staking solution with Hex Trust’s regulated custody infrastructure. The integration delivers a compliant pathway for institutions to earn native staking rewards on their Ether while maintaining the liquidity afforded by stETH. This addresses the significant institutional demand for yield generation products built on trusted, regulated rails.
Read the full announcement here.
Featured in: Coindesk | Asset Servicing Times | The Fintech Times
We are honoured to have been recognised by Wealth & Finance International with two awards: Most Trusted Digital Asset Solutions Provider 2025 and Most Innovative Digital Asset Solutions Provider 2025 – Asia. These awards reflect our continued commitment to building secure, compliant, and innovative digital asset solutions that empower institutions globally. We extend our sincere thanks to our clients, partners, and team for making this achievement possible.
Read the full announcement here.
In an interview with Benzinga, our CEO and Co-founder, Alessio Quaglini, stated that regulatory clarity in the U.S. will unlock the next global wave of institutional crypto adoption. He predicted that within months, banks in the U.S. will provide custody services for bitcoin, enabling true mainstream adoption through offerings like deposits, trading, and structured products. Alessio also noted that stablecoins will be just as transformative, predicting they will replace the SWIFT system for cross-border transfers due to their speed, low cost, and programmability.
Our Head of Custody, Giorgia Pellizzari, provided essential macro insights to Decrypt regarding guidance from China to pause RWA tokenisation efforts in Hong Kong. Giorgia clarified that this is a cautious, coordinated move—not a reversal of progress—that highlights the need for clear, coordinated regulatory frameworks. She underscored that Hong Kong's ambition as a digital asset hub remains firmly on course, backed by steady regulatory progress.
Our CEO, Alessio Quaglini, appeared on TVB Pearl Magazine, highlighting Hex Trust’s role in shaping the transformation of finance. He stressed that institutions require more than just custody—governance, compliance, and integrated reward services are critical for mass adoption. Alessio pointed to Hong Kong’s clear framework for ETFs, stablecoins, and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) as key accelerants for Asia’s regulated Web3 growth.
Our Head of OTC, Charmaine Tam, was featured in Decrypt, offering insights into Hong Kong’s rapidly evolving digital asset landscape and the emergence of structured fund models like Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs). Charmaine emphasised that such models demand strong operational controls, specifically calling for independent governance, clear custody, and fully transparent operations to ensure investor protection and market trust.
Alessio Quaglini moderated a fireside chat with Sam MacPherson (CEO & Co-founder, Phoenix Labs) at Solana Stable Future on "Institutional Adoption of Stablecoins, and Why This Matters.” Key themes included the shift from rewards experiments to scalable, auditable infrastructure. Stablecoins are actively redefining treasury and cross-border settlement, with regulatory clarity and bank integration being the most critical accelerants. The consensus was that USD-based stablecoins will continue to lead, alongside increasing demand for locally issued stablecoins in markets such as Korea.
At Korea Blockchain Week 2025, Alessio Quaglini joined a panel on “Institutional Yield Management.” The discussion highlighted how both DeFi lending and ETH staking now offer competitive returns, shifting the institutional focus from credit risk to technological risk. The panellists underscored that qualified custodians like Hex Trust are the necessary bridge for institutional comfort, especially with the rise of tokenised RWA and BTCFi transforming digital assets into productive capital.
Our CEO and Co-founder, Alessio Quaglini, joined industry leaders at XRP Seoul 2025 to discuss the future of stablecoins. The key takeaway was that licensed custody is the backbone of compliance, ensuring essential segregation, reconciliation, and redemption protections. With Hong Kong’s new Stablecoin Ordinance and Europe’s MiCA now live, a clear global divide is forming between compliant versus non-compliant stablecoins, with custody providers playing a pivotal role in guiding institutional capital.
We co-hosted an exclusive evening of networking, drinks, and canapés in Gangnam, Seoul, as part of Korea Blockchain Week 2025. Hosted alongside Clearpool, TokenPost, Flare, Multipli, and Cicada, the invite-only gathering brought together Web3 pioneers, founders, builders, and investors from around the globe to exchange perspectives on RWA and the stablecoin economy in a relaxed setting.
We added support for the following assets:
View the full list of supported chains and assets on our knowledge base.
Thanks for following our journey. We’ll be back next month with more updates on how we’re shaping the future of digital finance alongside our partners and clients.
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— The Hex Trust Team
