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IBM Launches ‘Digital Asset Haven’ to Empower Institutions in the Tokenised Economy
- IBM launched Digital Asset Haven, a new platform for custody, transaction routing, and settlement across 40+ public and private blockchains.
- The platform targets regulated institutions, including banks, governments, and large corporations, that require strong policy controls, auditability, and data governance.
- Digital Asset Haven offers a simplified control plane by centralising crypto operations into one API surface, leveraging hardware-first security like Confidential Computing for key protection.
American multinational tech company IBM announced the launch of Digital Asset Haven, a platform for custody, transaction routing, and settlement across 40+ public and private blockchains.
The company, as per a press release, will target regulated users who need policy controls and auditability. In other words, they’re targeting banks, governments, and large corporations.
With IBM Digital Asset Haven, our clients have the opportunity to enter and expand into the digital asset space backed by IBM’s level of security and reliability. This new, unified platform delivers the resilience and data governance they have been asking for, empowering governments and enterprises to build the next generation of financial services.
Tom McPherson, General Manager, IBM Z and LinuxONE. Related: Trump Pardons Crypto Titan CZ, Declares ‘War on Crypto’ Over
IBM’s New Crypto Platform
IBM is basically packaging crypto operations for regulated institutions into one control plane as it centralises three jobs that banks and governments struggle to stitch together: safe key custody, moving value across chains, and settling with audit trails. It’s built with Dfns and targets more than 40 public and private blockchains.
The value proposition is simplification. Instead of separate wallets, compliance tools, and bespoke chain adapters, teams get one API surface tied to policy rules. Wallets can be created programmatically, transactions are routed with multi-party approvals, and every action is logged for governance.
Security design is hardware-first. IBM brings Confidential Computing and secure key storage so private keys and signing workflows stay sealed from operators, even privileged ones. Policy-based controls define who can do what, when, and under which limits. This fits sectors that must evidence segregation of duties and recoverability.
Moreover, IBM has a pending software-as-a-service release for Q4 this year, with broader support planned for Q2 2026. The move aligns with rising institutional interest in stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets used to move value across borders with lower cost and latency than traditional rails.
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José Oramas
José is a journalist and translator with a keen interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
