In the digital asset space, speed is everywhere.
For years, institutions have scaled trading systems, onboarded new assets, and innovated on the front end—only to hit a bottleneck when it came to post-trade operations. Settlement—the part of the trade lifecycle that actually moves funds and assets—has remained fragmented, opaque, and painfully slow.
Solutions that gained early adoption did so thanks to their utility and 24/7 availability. But the infrastructure itself often failed to safeguard client capital or scale effectively. As a result, many systems disappeared just as quickly as they emerged.
That ends now.
On July 15, 2025, Lynq officially launched as the first real-time, interest-bearing settlement network purpose-built for institutional digital assets. Supported by top-tier partners including Avalanche, B2C2, Crypto.com, FalconX, Fireblocks, Galaxy, U.S. Bank, and Wintermute, Lynq doesn’t just fill a gap—it redefines the foundation.
A Settlement System Designed Like the Markets It Serves
Markets are dynamic. Settlement hasn’t been.
Institutions today require instant execution, proof of reserves, counterparty trust, and capital efficiency—but legacy rails don’t meet the demands of digital asset firms. Traditional systems rely on batch processing, siloed custodians, and delayed finality. Even within crypto, settlement layers have often been a patchwork of wallets, OTC workarounds, and manual reconciliations.
Lynq changes that by providing:
- Real-time settlement across a network of trusted counterparties
- Interest-bearing functionality even while funds are in motion (“Yield-in-Transit”)
- Bankruptcy-remote asset custody via U.S. Bank
- On-chain transparency and proof of reserves through Avalanche’s blockchain
- End-to-end compliance and operational control through a broker-dealer framework
This isn’t just infrastructure—it’s infrastructure that moves at the speed of the market.
Solving the Real Problem: Post-Trade Friction
While the industry has poured attention into tokenization and trading, post-trade infrastructure has remained the Achilles’ heel. For buy-side and sell-side firms alike, the inability to settle instantly—and earn while doing so—has been a hidden cost, draining capital efficiency and exposing firms to unnecessary counterparty risk.
Lynq’s architecture solves for this friction. Its Yield-in-Transit feature ensures interest accrues in line with capital movement. Its use of SOC II-audited, production-grade settlement infrastructure from Tassat, combined with real-time account control through tZERO Securities, provides the kind of resilience and precision demanded by institutional markets.
The Missing Link Is Now Live
Lynq doesn’t replace trading venues or change how firms price risk—it makes the entire system more fluid, secure, and capital-efficient. It clears the backlog of legacy friction that’s kept digital assets from becoming fully institutional.
We’ve always known that market structure can’t evolve unless the rails beneath it do too.
Now they have.