IBM Unveils Dfns-Backed Digital Asset Custody Platform for Enterprises
Revolutionizing Financial Institutions: A Comprehensive Solution for Blockchain Transaction Management and Settlement
Key Points
- IBM has unveiled the IBM Digital Asset Haven, a platform for managing digital asset operations.
- The platform has been developed in partnership with wallet infrastructure provider Dfns.
IBM has launched the IBM Digital Asset Haven, a platform designed to help financial institutions, governments, and corporations manage digital asset operations.
This solution was developed in collaboration with Dfns, a provider of wallet infrastructure.
Platform Features
IBM Digital Asset Haven supports the entire digital asset lifecycle, from custody to transactions to settlement.
The platform operates across more than 40 connected public and private blockchains.
It includes pre-integrated third-party services for identity verification and financial crime prevention, with connectivity to core banking systems via REST APIs and SDKs.
Security and Key Management
The platform incorporates multiple layers of security built on IBM’s infrastructure.
It supports Multi-Party Computation for distributed signing and IBM Crypto Express HSMs for hardware-based key protection.
IBM’s confidential computing capabilities through Hyper Protect Virtual Servers provide hardware-enforced isolation for key generation and transaction signing.
The platform integrates IBM Offline Signing Orchestrator, which Dfns announced support for on Oct. 16, 2025.
This feature enables automated cold storage operations through a policy-based system that creates a digital air gap between online and offline signing environments.
The orchestrator uses three isolated partitions on IBM Z hardware that communicate through secure channels without direct internet connectivity.
Market Positioning
IBM Digital Asset Haven enters a market where major cloud providers operate competing blockchain services like Oracle’s Blockchain Platform, Microsoft’s Azure Web3 solutions, and Amazon’s Managed Blockchain.
The launch comes amid reliability concerns for competing cloud providers and overreliance on centralized infrastructure, highlighted by a recent AWS outage that disrupted Coinbase and other crypto platforms.
IBM’s move targets the same institutional tokenization market that Amazon Web Services is pursuing through its AWS partnership with Cronos for real-world asset adoption.
Dfns, IBM’s technology partner, completed a $16 million Series A funding round in Jan. 2025 led by Further Ventures.
The platform addresses growing institutional demand for secure digital asset storage, illustrated by recent developments like Absa Bank’s custody deal with Ripple in South Africa.
IBM Digital Asset Haven is expected to be available via SaaS and Hybrid SaaS in Q4 2025, with on-premises deployment planned for Q2 2026.
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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