YZi Labs Doubles Down: Strategic Investment Fuels Digital Asset’s Game-Changing Round
Another day, another crypto cash grab—except this one might actually matter.
YZi Labs just placed its bet on Digital Asset’s latest funding round, joining the ranks of VCs scrambling to back blockchain’s next big thing. Because nothing says 'innovation' like throwing money at a buzzword.
Why this round matters (or doesn’t)
Digital Asset’s tech stack—purportedly solving some obscure pain point in decentralized finance—convinced YZi to open its wallet. No dollar figures disclosed (classic), but insiders whisper 'strategic' amounts. Translation: enough to keep the lights on until the next hype cycle.
The bigger play
This isn’t charity. YZi’s move signals a deeper push into infrastructure plays—the picks-and-shovels of crypto’s gold rush. Smart? Maybe. Desperate? The Fed’s rate hikes suggest yes.
One thing’s certain: When the music stops, someone’s left holding the bag. Until then—party on, builders.
YZi Labs announced its investment in Digital Asset, a platform for enterprise-grade tools to build compliant solutions for regulated markets. This investment builds on Digital Asset’s $135M Series E fundraising round announced on June 24, which included participation from major financial institutions such as DRW, Tradeweb, DTCC, Citadel Securities, and Goldman Sachs. By joining this round, YZi Labs reinforces its commitment to advancing institutional adoption through infrastructure that meets the regulatory and operational needs of mature markets like the U.S.
Digital Asset is the creator of the Canton Network, the only public L1 network built from the ground up with configurable on-chain privacy. As of June 2025, Canton has supported tokenized real-world assets with a total value locked (TVL) of trillions of dollars, including over $1.5 trillion in monthly tokenized U.S. Treasury repo activity. The network has seen notable growth over the past year with nearly 400 participants across its ecosystem, including global leaders in both traditional and decentralized finance.
The blockchain space has long lacked a solution that allows regulated financial institutions to operate on-chain without compromising privacy, control, or compliance. Traditional public blockchains are too transparent for sensitive financial data, while private chains lack interoperability and scalability. By allowing institutions to tailor privacy settings to their specific needs, Canton overcomes the primary barrier to blockchain adoption: the conflict between transparency and financial confidentiality.
This funding will allow Digital Asset to expand the Canton Network’s infrastructure, onboard new institutions more quickly, and support the composability and interoperability required to bring billions of dollars of real-world assets on-chain. Over the next 12 to 18 months, there will be additional live deployments from major financial players, interoperability between applications across nodes, and a meaningful expansion into new global markets.
”Through this investment, YZi Labs is proud to support the mission of bringing tokenized real-world assets into the financial mainstream, and to contribute to the broader goal of advancing global institutional adoption.” said Ella Zhang, Head of YZi Labs.
“This investment from YZi Labs reinforces the growing demand for blockchain infrastructure that meets the rigorous standards of global financial markets,” said Yuval Rooz, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Asset. “Their DEEP conviction in foundational Web3 infrastructure, global track record in scaling emerging technologies, and expertise in accelerating blockchain adoption make them an ideal partner as we expand Canton’s reach. With this new backing, we’re advancing our mission to bring trillions of dollars more in real-world assets on-chain, creating a more connected and efficient financial ecosystem.”
Source: YZi Labs
