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Institutional demand for streamlined post-trade workflows is accelerating, and the lynq settlement network is positioning itself at the center of this shift.
Summary
Phase 1 of the Fireblocks integration goes live
Lynq, a real-time interest-bearing settlement network, has launched Phase 1 of its integration with Fireblocks, enabling institutional clients to connect Lynq accounts directly to the Fireblocks platform for settlement and collateral management. This first phase allows users to initiate and manage key funding operations from within a single interface, simplifying workflows and enhancing control.
With Fireblocks’ institutional infrastructure now linked to Lynq, clients can coordinate settlement and liquidity management tools without leaving the Fireblocks console. Moreover, the integration expands the range of post-trade options available to trading desks and treasury teams that already rely on Fireblocks for custody and transfer operations.
Archax, B2C2, FalconX, SCRYPT Digital, and STS Digital were among the first institutional users to transact on Lynq through Fireblocks’ infrastructure. That said, the rollout is designed to accommodate a broader set of firms seeking more efficient institutional crypto settlement as adoption grows.
Client overlap and network effects
“This collaboration was very logical, especially when you look at the overlap between Fireblocks and Lynq clients,” said Jerald David, CEO of Lynq. “By providing access to Lynq functionality directly through the Fireblocks console, we’re providing clients with a familiar and efficient way to engage with their counterparties.” His comments underline the importance of minimizing operational friction for active trading firms.
“Fireblocks and Lynq share a commitment to delivering secure, always-on infrastructure for institutional settlement,” added Richard Astle, Head of Fireblocks Network. “This integration reflects our focus on simplifying institutional operations while enhancing liquidity control across the digital asset ecosystem.” Moreover, this alignment suggests deeper collaboration as institutional requirements become more complex.
The launch arrives at a time when institutions want unified workflows that connect custody, settlement, and liquidity in a single environment. In particular, demand for real time settlement with yield on idle balances is rising among trading and treasury teams. Against that backdrop, the Fireblocks–Lynq link aims to reduce friction while supporting more active capital deployment across multiple markets.
Operational impact for trading and treasury teams
According to Matthew Lepow, who leads the U.S. Trade Operations team at FalconX, the integration is already reshaping day-to-day treasury workflows. “Fireblocks’ native support for Lynq streamlines our treasury operations end-to-end. Being able to initiate settlement transactions and maintain productive balances from a single platform gives us greater control, faster response times, and a more efficient way to deploy capital in volatile markets,” he said.
However, this first phase represents only the beginning of the collaboration between the two firms. The teams are positioning the lynq settlement network as core infrastructure for capital-efficient workflows, particularly for firms that must balance responsiveness with risk controls in fast-moving crypto markets.
Phase 2 roadmap and automation focus
Phase 2 of the Fireblocks–Lynq integration will focus on deeper operational connectivity and automation. In the next stage, clients will be able to automate treasury workflows and support more sophisticated settlement routing directly from the Fireblocks interface. Moreover, institutions will gain greater flexibility in how they move balances between custody, trading venues, and counterparties, with fewer manual steps.
By embedding more of Lynq’s settlement and treasury collateral management capabilities natively into Fireblocks’ infrastructure, the two firms aim to streamline institutional funding and improve liquidity responsiveness. That said, the roadmap also emphasizes reducing operational overhead, particularly for high-volume trading firms that manage multiple counterparties and venues simultaneously.
“This integration delivers exactly what institutional clients expect: speed, security, and capital efficiency in one workflow. Lynq through Fireblocks gives us another way to meet those expectations. We’re pleased to be among the first to go live,” said Gabriel Titopoulos, Managing Director, Markets & Trading at SCRYPT. His remarks reinforce how front-office and operations teams see value in consolidating processes.
Lynq’s role in evolving settlement infrastructure
As a launch infrastructure provider for Lynq, Fireblocks has worked closely with the network to expand institutional access and real-time settlement capabilities. Today’s integration move takes the solution fully into production, advancing the shared goal of delivering operationally robust, real-time settlement to institutional participants worldwide. Furthermore, it underscores growing interest in interest bearing settlement models that reduce idle capital.
Lynq is a broker dealer settlement-style real-time solution that delivers interest to institutional clients on their settlement balances. The network allows clients to manage trading operations securely, settle with counterparties instantaneously while earning interest, minimize counterparty risk, and manage liquidity more efficiently across venues.
Lynq’s use of Tassat‘s patented “yield in transit” functionality enables institutional clients to receive interest down to the two second block. Moreover, this fine-grained accrual supports more precise capital allocation and risk management. For more information about the network and its institutional focus, Lynq directs interested firms to its website at https://lynq.network.
Broader institutional expansion and partnerships
Beyond the Fireblocks integration, Lynq has been expanding its relationships with other institutional players throughout 2024. Recently, the company announced that XSY, issuer of the delta-neutral synthetic dollar UTY (Unity), will use Lynq as a collateral management tool across treasury and operational workflows. This partnership introduces a modern liquidity and settlement framework designed to reduce idle capital and strengthen collateral mobility for the UTY ecosystem.
UTY is created by depositing crypto assets into a structured framework that maintains a delta-neutral profile. However, those deposits require efficient tools to manage collateral and settlement, which Lynq aims to provide through its infrastructure. The collaboration with XSY illustrates how the network can support increasingly sophisticated digital asset products.
In a separate move, Lynq and BridgePort announced a strategic partnership to expand institutional settlement infrastructure. BridgePort acts as a middleware coordination layer for institutional crypto off-exchange settlement, and its plug-and-play technology is being combined with Lynq’s network to enhance capital efficiency, address settlement risk, and streamline post-trade workflows for clients across venues.
Growing client base and market traction
Lynq has also reported significant momentum in client onboarding. The company recently welcomed its first 15 institutional clients to its real-time, interest-bearing settlement network for digital asset firms. This milestone underscores a broader shift toward faster, more transparent, and more efficient post-trade settlement infrastructure purpose-built for crypto markets.
These new users join Arca, B2C2, FalconX, and Galaxy, which began using the platform in mid July. Moreover, clients such as 1Konto, Archax, Crypto.com, and additional trading and liquidity providers are being added as Lynq scales its institutional reach. The growing roster signals increasing confidence in technology that can combine settlement speed, yield, and risk controls.
Across these developments, Lynq is positioning its real-time, interest-bearing platform as a core component of the next generation of digital asset infrastructure. By linking with Fireblocks, XSY, BridgePort, and a widening group of institutional users, the network aims to deliver a more unified, capital-efficient approach to institutional settlement in crypto and beyond.