Core Foundation has partnered with digital asset custodian Hex Trust to integrate dual staking capabilities directly into institutional custody accounts across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. The collaboration allows banks, organizations, and asset managers to stake and CORE tokens, while maintaining regulated custody arrangements without transferring assets to third-party platforms.
Core Foundation has partnered with digital asset custodian Hex Trust to integrate dual staking capabilities directly into institutional custody accounts across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. The collaboration allows banks, organizations, and asset managers to stake and CORE tokens, while maintaining regulated custody arrangements without transferring assets to third-party platforms.
Through the connection, institutional clients can earn protocol rewards through Hex Trust’s licensed infrastructure and “timelock” Bitcoin to safeguard the Core network. This approach addresses institutional demands for compliance-friendly Bitcoin yield strategies that preserve existing custody relationships and regulatory frameworks.
Core’s dual staking will be available as a native service on Hex Trust’s regulated custody platform, removing the need for institutions to work with unregulated staking providers. This structure maintains custody separation while enabling participation in what proponents term “BTCFi” – decentralized finance built on Bitcoin’s security model.
Hong Sun, Institutional Contributor at Core, stated that the partnership unlocks Bitcoin’s utility for institutional clients seeking to change holdings into productive assets. The partnership focuses on areas where Hex Trust has a solid regulatory position and existing client base.
Hex Trust’s Chief Commercial Officer, Calvin Shen, highlighted the partnership’s contribution to institutional Bitcoin adoption while upholding security requirements that asset managers and firms needed. The integration leverages Hex Trust’s fully licensed infrastructure to deliver staking solutions across target markets.
Before distributing significant Bitcoin balances to staking programs, the collaboration meets institutional requirements for reliable reward mechanisms, distinct custody separation, and robust accounting trails. Hex Trust’s regulated custody track record and expanding staking partner program directly respond to these institutional requirements.
The APAC and MENA focus leverages Hex Trust’s regional regulatory licenses and client relationships to capture institutional demand for Bitcoin yield strategies. This geographic targeting could provide first-mover advantages in regions with growing institutional cryptocurrency adoption.
Core’s dual staking technology allows simultaneous Bitcoin and CORE token staking to maximize reward potential while maintaining network security contributions. The technical integration with Hex Trust’s custody systems requires coordination between blockchain protocols and traditional asset management infrastructure.
