About

Connecting digital infrastructure with regulated finance across Asia.

Stacks Asia DLT Foundation works with banks, regulators and technical teams to build regulated financial infrastructure across Asia.

We focus on cheaper cross-border payments, wider access to regulated financial assets, and faster settlement and reconciliation.

Regional mandate

Starting with Pakistan.

Pakistan is the Foundation's first major institutional engagement and a potential bridge into the Gulf and other Asian financial centers. We add markets one relationship and one credible use case at a time.

Stacks connection

Stacks and Bitcoin.

Stacks is a Bitcoin Layer 2 for programmable applications and digital assets. We grew out of the Stacks technical community and build institutional relationships and applications around Stacks across Asia.

Who we work with
Regulators & public institutions
Banks & financial institutions
Builders & technical teams
Strategic investors & operators
Community leaders

What we are

We are
  • An institutional platform for digital financial infrastructure in Asia.
  • A bridge between policy, regulated finance and technical implementation.
  • A regional platform connected to the Stacks ecosystem and its technical community.
  • A convener for banks, regulators, infrastructure providers, builders and strategic partners.
We are not
  • A public stablecoin issuer or financial institution.
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How we work

A five-step operating model.

We start with one narrow pilot and expand only after it produces operating evidence.

Step 01

Identify

Find a material financial bottleneck where digital infrastructure could create measurable value.

Step 02

Design

Define the regulated architecture, responsibilities, controls and economics with institutions.

Step 03

Build

Create controlled software, integrations and pilot infrastructure with qualified partners.

Step 04

Prove

Measure cost, speed, adoption, capital formation, reliability and regulatory usefulness.

Step 05

Scale

Expand only where the pilot produces an economic outcome and the regulatory model supports it.

Team

Kyle Ellicott
Kyle Ellicott
Executive Director
Hassan Baig
Hassan Baig
Director
Shahbaz Ali Khan
Shahbaz Ali Khan
Director

Governance

Legal entity
Stacks Asia DLT Foundation
Registration
ADGM Registered No. 20697
Established
27 February 2025
Governing body
Governed by the DLT Foundation Council
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