For many years, IXS has been building for the moment when Bitcoin and institutional finance would converge and today, with Fireblocks safeguarding $10T of assets now powering IXS’s real yield vaults, that moment has arrived.
IXS, the Institutional Exchange Settlement Layer providing licensed blockchain and tokenization infrastructure for the compliant, large-scale adoption of institutional tokenized real-world assets, today announces its integration with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform providing digital asset infrastructure solutions to businesses building on blockchain. This integration enables IXS to deploy secure custody and transaction workflows for its Bitcoin-backed, real-world asset (RWA) yield vaults.
Fireblocks’ technology is the backbone of secure digital asset custody worldwide, safeguarding more than $10 trillion in digital assets and over 300 million wallets, as well as connecting to 120+ blockchains and 35+ exchanges. Their infrastructure is trusted by over 2,400 of the world’s most prominent organizations, including BNY Mellon, Revolut, and Galaxy Digital.
“Our vision is simple: Bitcoin should work for institutions, not just sit idle earning zero yield,” said Julian Kwan, CEO of IXS. “By integrating Fireblocks’ custody technology and key management infrastructure, we deliver the security, transparency, and operational resilience expected by the world’s most sophisticated allocators.”
The IXS BTC Real Yield Vault allows BTC investors to pledge BTC into a 0% interest, non-recourse collar loan, unlocking USD liquidity while retaining upside exposure. Capital is deployed into RWA tokens that are short-duration, regulated fixed income instruments such as T-Bills, MMFs, and private credit, with target returns between 4% and 10% APR, all on chain and completely transparent.
The result is a capital-efficient, collateral-protected pathway for family offices, digital asset treasuries, and BTC-native institutions to earn regulated, passive income in USD while maintaining exposure to Bitcoin.
As institutional interest in Bitcoin income strategies accelerates, the combination of Fireblocks' $10T-secured infrastructure with IXS’s regulated RWA deployment model sets a new bar for what Bitcoin can do, not just as a store of value, but as a productive, yield-bearing institutional asset.
As trillions in institutional capital wake up to Bitcoin as a yield-bearing asset, the rails have already been laid and IXS is the layer positioned to capture that volume and liquidity.
About IXS
IXS is the Institutional Exchange Settlement Layer, providing licensed blockchain and tokenization infrastructure for the compliant, large-scale adoption of institutional tokenized real-world assets. Operating under the DARE Act, IXS bridges the Bitcoin economy and traditional capital markets via structured yield vaults, 0% collar loans, and programmable compliance. Hold Bitcoin and interested in earning real yields? Learn more at ixs.finance.