Wall Street Backs Digital Asset With New Funding as Tokenization Momentum Builds
Blockchain infrastructure company Digital Asset Holdings has secured fresh financing from some of the most influential names in traditional finance, underscoring how far institutional attitudes toward distributed ledgers have shifted.
The latest capital injection — worth roughly $50 million — includes participation from BNY Mellon, Nasdaq, S&P Global and iCapital, according to people familiar with the deal. The investment adds to the $135 million raised earlier this year, which saw participation from DRW Venture Capital, Tradeweb Markets, Citadel Securities, IMC and Optiver.
Digital Asset declined to comment on the size of the raise, but confirmed the identities of the new backers.
Why Wall Street Is Interested
Founded more than ten years ago, Digital Asset built credibility early by convincing major financial firms that blockchain could modernize infrastructure rather than replace existing finance. Its flagship initiative, Canton Network, launched in 2023, is pitched as a privacy-aware chain designed specifically for regulated institutions.
Supporters such as Goldman Sachs and Tradeweb have already begun using Canton or participating in its governance through the Global Synchronizer Foundation, giving it a foothold before many rival tokenization networks have gained traction.
Regulatory Winds Have Shifted — and Money Is Following
The firm’s fundraising momentum reflects a notable change in the regulatory climate.
Under President Donald Trump’s current administration, policymakers have adopted a far more welcoming tone toward digital asset experimentation, driving institutional interest that was previously muted. His appointments to leadership positions within financial agencies, along with legislative backing for blockchain initiatives, have contributed to renewed confidence among banks and market operators.
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Tokenization Is Moving From Concept to Execution
The Canton Network is positioned at the center of Wall Street’s growing asset tokenization strategy, where traditional securities such as bonds, treasuries and equities are issued, transferred and settled using blockchain infrastructure.
Its advocates highlight potential efficiencies, including the ability to trade assets around the clock. A notable example came in August when banks and trading firms executed tokenized U.S. Treasury transactions over a weekend — a first for many participants and a compelling demonstration of the network’s real-world potential.
A Decade-Long Bet Starts Paying Off
Digital Asset’s longevity gives it a unique advantage. It was among the earliest blockchain firms to work directly with blue-chip financial institutions, building prototypes long before tokenization became a mainstream industry priority. Today, that groundwork appears to be translating into scale as the company emerges as one of the major beneficiaries of renewed institutional interest.
Alexander Stefanov
Reporter at CoinsPress
Alex is Editor-in-Chief of Coinspress and co-founder of Millennial Media Group, with nearly a decade of experience covering financial markets - crypto first, then everything else. It started in 2016 with Bitcoin. Like most people at the time, he didn't fully understand it - so he kept digging. Blockchain, tokenomics, the projects, the cycles. That curiosity never stopped, and eventually pulled him into traditional markets too: equities, commodities, macro. Not because he left crypto behind, but because you can't properly understand one without the other. What drives him is straightforward: he wants to know why something is happening, not just that it's happening. Most market coverage stops at the headline - price up, price down, here's a chart. Alex finds that kind of reporting actively unhelpful. If you walk away from an article without understanding the mechanism behind the move, what did you actually learn? He holds a degree in Tourism from New Bulgarian University - not the most obvious path into financial markets, but markets have a way of pulling in people who are simply too curious to stay out. He has authored over 200 in-depth analyses and more than 10,000 articles across crypto and traditional finance. He still thinks every day in markets teaches him something new. That's probably why he hasn't stopped.
