Global Digital Assets Foundation

Building Institutional Infrastructure for the Digital Economy

We foster the development of secure, transparent and globally connected digital asset ecosystems — building the institutional rails for tomorrow's financial markets.

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Financial Hubs
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Strategic Partners
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Working Languages
2024
Established

Mission

We foster secure, transparent and globally connected digital asset ecosystems.

The Foundation works across four priority domains, setting standards and convening industry, technology and policy leaders to build trusted infrastructure for the digital economy.

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Digital Assets

Standards and safeguards for the custody, transfer and settlement of digital assets at institutional scale.

02

Tokenization

Frameworks for representing real-world assets on-chain with legal clarity and market integrity.

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Cross-Border Finance

Interoperable rails that move value across jurisdictions with speed, transparency and compliance.

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Financial Inclusion

Expanding access to modern financial infrastructure for underserved markets and communities.

Governance

A governance structure built for accountability.

Independent oversight and clear lines of responsibility connect strategic direction to regional execution.

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Foundation Council

Sets strategic direction and stewards the Foundation's mandate.

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Executive Committee

Leads operations, programmes and partnership development.

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Advisory Board

Provides independent expertise across finance, technology and policy.

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Regional Chapters

Drive local engagement across the Foundation's financial hubs.

Recognition

Featured In Global Business Media

Our research, initiatives and ecosystem developments have been covered by leading international media outlets.

Global Presence

A presence across the world's financial centers.

Connecting Digital Capital Across Regions

Research & Policy

Independent research shaping digital finance.

Our analysts publish frameworks, outlooks and monitors that inform policymakers, institutions and markets.

Report2026

Tokenization Report 2026

The state of asset tokenization across institutional markets, with adoption signals and infrastructure gaps.

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OutlookQ1 2026

Stablecoin Outlook — Asia

Regulatory trajectories and settlement use-cases for stablecoins across Asian financial centers.

Read overview
MonitorOngoing

Digital Asset Regulation Monitor

A living comparison of digital asset frameworks across major jurisdictions.

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Framework2025

Cross-Border Payments Framework

Principles for interoperable, compliant value transfer between regulated networks.

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Advisory Board

Guided by global expertise.

Independent advisors bring decades of leadership across banking, markets, technology and regulation.

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Dr. A. Lim

Chair, Advisory Board

Former Executive, Global Banking Group

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M. Okada

Digital Assets

Former Digital Assets Advisor

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R. Demir

Policy & Regulation

Former Financial Regulator

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S. Kapoor

Markets & Infrastructure

Former Head of Markets, Exchange Group

Partnership

Shaping the Future of Digital Finance

Join a global network advancing the institutional infrastructure of the digital economy.