Lynq’s launch partners include Arca Labs, Avalanche, B2C2, Galaxy Digital, Tassat Group, tZERO Group, U.S. Bank, and Wintermute
Arca Labs, Tassat Group,(“Tassat”), and tZERO Group,(“tZERO”) announced the launch of Lynq, a real-time, yield-bearing settlement network powered by a tokenized treasury fund custodied at a special purpose broker-dealer. This announcement comes after more than a year of market engagement, platform development and the creation of the Arca Institutional U.S. Treasury Fund “TFND”, a tokenized treasury fund that issues shares as digital asset securities.
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Scheduled for go-live in Q2, 2025, Lynq was developed in collaboration with leading digital asset institutions to deliver an efficient, scalable, and inclusive settlement solution. Lynq’s launch partners, which include B2C2, Galaxy ,and Wintermute, will assist with counterparty onboarding to accelerate network adoption and drive initial liquidity. Additional partners include U.S. Bank, which will provide treasury management services to the Lynq ecosystem and serve as Lynq’s qualified cash custodian, and Avalanche, which will provide the open-source Layer 1 blockchain network on which TFND shares will be issued and rebalanced.
“Lynq is an end-to-end settlement utility built by the industry, for the industry,” said Rayne Steinberg, CEO of Arca; Zain Saidin, CEO of Tassat; and David Goone, CEO of tZERO. “Our goal is to provide a quality settlement service that can meet the liquidity, scale, and security needs of our digital asset clients, while maximizing capital efficiency for all network participants.”
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Lynq aims to address the unique challenges of digital asset settlement, including market fragmentation, counterparty risk, and evolving regulatory frameworks, while returning yield to institutional clients. Lynq operates within a legal framework that leverages tZERO’s Broker-Dealer and Special Purpose Broker-Dealer licenses as well as Arca’s Registered Investment Adviser and Delaware Trust. This innovative architecture, paired with Tassat’s widely adopted, real-time blockchain infrastructure, provides clients with segregated account security, transparent proof of reserves, and broad ecosystem connectivity, all on a familiar and trusted platform.
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“At B2C2, we’ve built our reputation on delivering reliable, institutional-grade liquidity across all market conditions,” said Thomas Restout, Group CEO of B2C2. “Partnering with Lynq is a natural extension of that commitment enabling us to offer clients even greater capital efficiency through real-time, yield-bearing settlement. As the market continues to evolve, we see Lynq as a key part of the next generation of institutional infrastructure.”
“Mass institutional participation in the digital asset market requires robust infrastructure,” said Jason Urban, Global Head of Trading at Galaxy. “Galaxy is working to drive innovation across the ecosystem through strategic collaboration, and Lynq represents an important advancement by delivering real-time settlement capabilities that offer yield-bearing solutions tailored for institutional clients.”
“We’re seeing a clear shift toward greater institutional participation, and Lynq is designed to support this evolution,” said Katryna Hanush, Managing Director at Wintermute. “It streamlines onboarding, subscription, and redemption, offering counterparties a safer and more efficient way to transact through settlement rails that integrate regulatory clarity, real-time operations, and yield.”
“We are proud to partner with Lynq and provide custody services that meet the compliance and regulatory standards that institutional clients require,” said Jay Martin, president, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services..
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Source – PR Newswire
