Akemona has unveiled its Tokenization Cloud, a next-generation platform designed to help financial institutions and businesses adopt digital assets at scale while staying fully compliant with emerging U.S. regulations. The launch arrives as the SEC’s Project Crypto signals a regulatory shift toward embracing self-custody, decentralized exchanges, and regulated DeFi.

Preparing for a New Regulatory Era

Project Crypto, spearheaded by SEC Chairman Atkins, aims to modernize custody rules and integrate decentralized finance into the regulated financial system. With the SEC endorsing self-custody as a core principle, Akemona positions its platform to help institutions navigate these changes while offering tokenized financial products that align with upcoming regulatory standards.

Built as a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), the Tokenization Cloud provides a comprehensive Digital Asset Lifecycle Ecosystem, covering token creation, issuance, settlement, trading, redemption, and reporting. Institutions can deploy ready-made SaaS applications built on the platform or configure bespoke solutions tailored to specific asset classes or workflows.

Infrastructure Meets Compliance and Flexibility

The Tokenization Cloud integrates Web3 APIs, smart contracts, compliance frameworks, and orchestration services into a single, secure environment. By embedding security and regulatory compliance at the infrastructure level, Akemona enables broker-dealers and asset managers to focus on creating digital-native applications—ranging from tokenized funds to structured products—without reinventing the compliance wheel.

“Financial institutions have been waiting for a platform that combines regulatory compliance, security, and flexibility in one environment,” said Alex de Lorraine, CEO of Akemona. “With the Tokenization Cloud, broker-dealers and asset managers can build blockchain-native apps to issue tokenized securities with confidence, integrate with traditional distribution channels, and accelerate the adoption of blockchain in mainstream finance.”

Modular, API-Driven Applications

Akemona’s suite of applications—including the Investor Portal, Issuer Hub, Admin App, Escrow Manager, and OnchainTA—are all powered by the Tokenization Cloud. The Issuer Hub, for example, allows institutions to create hybrid tokenized wrappers for ETFs, ETNs, and structured products, bridging traditional 1940 Act securities with blockchain-native tokens. This approach supports fractionalization, faster settlement, and broader investor access.

Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance

From day one, the platform has been engineered with financial institutions in mind. Brady Matthews, CTO of Akemona, noted: “The Tokenization Cloud provides the scalability, configurability, and resilience needed for digital asset innovation, whether tokenizing ETFs, launching new structured products, or integrating stablecoin settlement.”

Compliance is embedded across the platform, with features such as whitelists, lockups, investor eligibility rules, and KYC/AML enforcement built in. Settlements can be executed via traditional rails or stablecoins, giving institutions flexibility as they expand their digital asset strategies.

A Launch at the Crossroads of Innovation

The Tokenization Cloud positions financial institutions to leverage upcoming regulatory shifts while preparing for future innovations, including AI-driven oracles, real-world asset tokenization, and advanced settlement technologies. By bridging traditional finance with blockchain-native capabilities, Akemona aims to define the workflows and applications of regulated DeFi for the years ahead.

As SEC Project Crypto reshapes custody rules and opens the door to decentralized trading within regulated frameworks, Akemona’s platform may become a key enabler for institutions looking to safely and efficiently embrace digital assets.