IXS Reinforces Its Position as the Institutional Exchange Settlement Layer for Tokenized Real-World Assets
“The real-world asset market isn’t waiting for the future. It’s already here, and it needs trusted rails to move.”
— Julian Kwan, CEO, IXS
The global financial landscape has entered a new phase: Real-World Assets (RWAs) are no longer a forward-looking concept. They are live, regulated, and increasingly integrated into the strategies of investors. Yet, as adoption grows, a foundational question is rising to the surface:
Where do institutional tokenized assets trade safely, compliantly, and at scale?
The answer is IXS.
In Q1 2025, IXS provided the answer. Not with hype or speculation but with infrastructure, execution, and measurable results. From regulatory breakthroughs to cross-border distribution to institutional-grade technology, IXS continued to establish itself as the Institutional eXchange Settlement Layer, the backbone for RWA trading and liquidity in regulated environments.
The most significant development in Q1 was not just what IXS built; it was how IXS defined itself.
The market needs infrastructure: compliant, connected, and built for institutions. That is what IXS now represents.
In Q1, IXS completed a full rebrand to align with its evolved role in the capital markets stack. The previous framing as a launchpad or tokenization platform no longer reflected what IXS delivers. This clarity is now embedded across our new website, messaging architecture, partner materials, and regulatory communications.Learn more about the new IXS Infrastructure here
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In a breakthrough moment for compliant distribution, IXS partnered with LINE’s Dapp Portal and Kaia Blockchain, gaining regulated access to over 200 million users across Asia. This infrastructure partnership introduced IXS to one of the world’s largest fintech networks while keeping compliance, user verification, and localized regulation at the forefront.
The launch of IXS Academy, an in-app education initiative, supports long-term user onboarding with institutional-grade content.
Learn more about the partnership here
The $30M Tempo Fund launched on IXS’s institutional Launchpad, marking a milestone in on-chain capital formation. Structured for accredited investors, this tokenized private credit fund:
It proved product-market fit for regulated token issuance and secondary trading.
Learn more about Tempo Fund here
In a sector-first, IXS listed Demon Hunters ($DHUNT), a film project backed by the Taiwanese government and produced by teams across Taiwan and India. Through the $DHUNT token, investors received access to multiple revenue streams, including box office, streaming, and merchandising.
This asset was distributed compliantly across LINE’s regulated environment, showcasing how tokenization can extend beyond traditional finance into intellectual property and media rights.
Learn more about Demon Hunters here
February saw the official deployment of Union Chain, a zkSync-powered Layer 2 blockchain co-founded by IXS alongside trusted exchanges such as Coins.ph, Coinhako, Coins.co.th, and Indodax. These exchanges collectively serve over 20 million verified users.
Union Chain solves a central problem: How can institutions trade tokenized assets across borders without compromising on local regulatory requirements?
Union Chain delivers:
This infrastructure transforms the tokenization conversation from “what to issue” to “where and how to settle.”
Learn more about Union Chain here
A second comprehensive audit of IXS smart contracts was completed in February. It included full reviews of:
This audit positions IXS’s contracts to meet financial-grade security standards, ensuring operational safety for institutional counterparties and enabling future integrations with custodians and licensed platforms.
Julian Kwan joined executive panels at both Consensus Hong Kong and DAS NYC 2025, where RWA tokenization was a central theme. Key takeaways included:
These events placed IXS firmly within the global institutional dialogue.
Get more insights from Julian here
The listing of Hydro Wind Energy ($HWE) represented one of the most sophisticated institutional deals in the RWA sector. The tokenized equity provides structured exposure to patented clean energy and desalination technologies with future dividend options and liquidity potential.
This listing combined:
Learn more about $HWE here
IXS COO Alice Chen was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Singapore Fintech Association, a policy-shaping body within Southeast Asia’s capital markets ecosystem. This appointment affirms IXS’s increasing relevance in regulatory conversations around digital securities, compliance, and RWA infrastructure.
Q1 marked the official launch of our full rebrand. What began in 2021 as IX Swap, focused on early-stage RWA liquidity, has now evolved into IXS, the Institutional eXchange Settlement Layer.
This rebrand reflects a fundamental shift in both market needs and our role in the ecosystem. IXS is no longer a platform. It is a compliance-first infrastructure layer built for institutional-scale issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized real-world assets.
With licensed operations, AMM-powered liquidity, and integrations across Kaia, LINE, and Union Chain, IXS now delivers the infrastructure institutions need to access RWAs securely, at scale, and in full regulatory alignment.
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IXS is not preparing for the tokenization future; it is actively building the rails for it. Priorities for the next phase include:
Learn more about our 2025 Roadmap here
IXS is not a launchpad. It is not a platform. It is the Institutional eXchange Settlement Layer, a foundational layer for compliant, secure, and scalable tokenized asset trading.
As the RWA ecosystem matures, institutions are no longer asking what to tokenize. They are asking where to trade, settle, and scale. IXS answers that question.
If you are an asset manager, fintech, custodian, or fund exploring compliant access to tokenized private markets:
Looking to onboard tokenized assets with institutional-grade compliance? Contact us.