- The ADI Foundation and Settlemint have launched a Digital Value Center under the ADGM 2026 Regulatory Framework.
- BCG predicts that digital assets will reach $18.9 trillion by 2033 as institutional adoption of RWA accelerates.
- Van Niekerk says the Settlemint model will then enable global exchanges to launch 24/7 tokenized exchanges.
Integrated infrastructure for institutional adoption
The ADI Foundation and Settlemint announced a partnership on May 13 to launch a new digital securities infrastructure on the ADI Chain, aimed at streamlining asset tokenization within the regulatory framework of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
The collaboration integrates ADI Foundation’s compliance-ready Layer 2. blockchain with Settlemint’s Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP). The combined system is designed to manage the entire lifespan of a digital security, from initial token creation and on-chain registration through post-trade maintenance and management.
This decision addresses a major obstacle for institutional investors: the difficulty of coordinating issuance, trading, settlement and custody in fragmented jurisdictions. By providing an integrated architecture, the partners aim to offer a unified path for institutions to move traditional assets to market. blockchain.
“The future of investment and trade will not only be digitalized, but also available 24/7,” said Andrey Lazorenko, CEO of the ADI Foundation. “Our partnership brings together market infrastructures, institutional quality infrastructures blockchainand a digital asset lifecycle platform for tokenizing stocks and trading them on secondary platforms.
According to a media statement, the platform uses Settlemint’s implementation of ERC-3643, a protocol specifically designed for security tokens to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Although the partnership is initially focused on equity tokenization, the infrastructure is designed to support a variety of other tokenized securities and financial instruments, pending regulatory approval.
The announcement comes as institutional interest in on-chain real-world assets (RWA) continues to accelerate. According to data from RWA.xyz, tokenized RWAs currently represent approximately $30.92 billion in on-chain value, with tokenized US Treasuries accounting for approximately $15.20 billion of that total. Market analysts expect this trend to increase significantly. A 2026 analysis by BCG suggests that the digital asset market could grow from $0.6 trillion in 2025 to $18.9 trillion by 2033.
Matthew Van Niekerk, co-founder and chairman of Settlemint, called the partnership a “model” for the broader financial industry.
“This partnership proves that regulated, multi-asset tokenization on a national scale on public blockchains is not only feasible, but real,” Van Niekerk said. He added that the infrastructure is intended to be a model that central securities depositories (CSDs), exchanges and clearing houses can adopt to integrate digital assets into existing operations.
