IBM Launches Blockchain Platform to Facilitate Institutional Uptake of Cryptos

IBM is stepping deeper into the digital finance world with a new blockchain project called Digital Asset Haven. Created together with crypto wallet company Dfns, the platform aims to help banks, corporations, and government agencies build secure systems for managing and transferring digital assets. These include tools for token custody, payment settlements, and the handling of tokenized assets. The project marks a major move for IBM as it tries to play a central role in the growing shift toward blockchain-based financial services.

Tina Tarquinio, IBM’s Chief Product Officer for Z and LinuxONE, explained that the platform was designed to make things easier for institutions that want to join the crypto space. Instead of building complex systems from the ground up, Digital Asset Haven gives them a ready-to-use structure that’s both secure and efficient. By offering a tested foundation, IBM hopes to shorten development time and lower the risks that come with creating blockchain products.

The timing of this launch is no coincidence. The market for regulated digital currencies has been growing fast, encouraged by more welcoming government policies under President Donald Trump.

A key part of this change came with the GENIUS Act, a new law that governs stablecoins. Since the law took effect in mid-2025, the use of stablecoins in transactions has more than doubled compared to the previous year. This has pushed large financial institutions to start working on their own digital payment systems backed by traditional currencies.

Some of the world’s biggest banks, including Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander, and Citigroup, are already testing out their own versions of regulated tokens.

In Europe, a group of nine major lenders have also joined forces to explore similar blockchain payment models. According to Dfns CEO Clarisse Hagege, the real barrier isn’t interest, it’s infrastructure. She explained that for digital finance to truly take off, blockchain systems need to perform just as reliably as traditional financial networks.

With partnerships involving more than 90 of the world’s top banks, IBM is in a strong position to become a backbone of this transformation. The company’s experience in enterprise technology gives it an edge in providing secure blockchain infrastructure for institutions worldwide.

Investors have taken notice too; IBM’s stock has climbed around 40 percent this year. Digital Asset Haven could be the latest sign that IBM’s strategy to reinvent itself through software and blockchain innovation is paying off.

The infrastructure that IBM is availing is likely to usher in a new era in which digital assets are increasingly incorporated into the mainstream financial world. Crypto firms like Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) will be pleased that the uptake of cryptos is being taken up another notch.

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