BNY Mellon

HQLAᵡ is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for collateral liquidity, primarily focused on the securities lending space. The HQLAX proprietary platform enables clients to execute frictionless, precise and real-time transfer of ownership to meet a wide variety of collateral obligations. It helps the securities finance industry address collateral fragmentation by extending its connectivity to leading triparty agents, custodians and market participants.

Fnality began as a research project to explore how Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) could transform financial markets. This project drew the interest of a consortium of financial institutions, who wanted to investigate how blockchain and DLT could be used to settle securities trades with tokenised cash assets. This initiative was known as the Utility Settlement Coin (USC) Project and its primary goal was to create a peer-to-peer digital cash asset to settle tokenised transactions with finality.

Valkyrie Investments is a specialized alternative asset management firm at the intersection of traditional finance and the emerging cryptocurrency sector. Valkyrie aims to create and manage bespoke portfolios and products, including managing exposure to digital assets and other frontier investments.