CREGIS Nexus: Advancing Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure

At CREGIS, we are proud to share that our privatized deployment solution, CREGIS Nexus, has been honored with the “Excellent Brand of Enterprise Digital Asset Infrastructure” award. The award was presented by Mr. Joseph Chan Ho-lim, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong SAR Government, to our Founder and CEO, Shawn Yan.

This recognition reflects not only our technical capabilities, but also our position alongside institutions such as HSBC, AXA Hong Kong, ICBC (Asia), Bank of China (Hong Kong), and CITIC Bank (International) in advancing innovation within Hong Kong’s financial ecosystem.

Addressing Institutional Challenges in Digital Asset Infrastructure

As digital assets continue to converge with traditional finance, we have observed that fiduciary institutions—such as custodian banks and trust companies—face persistent challenges around security, compliance, and technical complexity.

Relying on third-party infrastructure often means compromising on control, while building internal systems can be resource-intensive and operationally risky.

With CREGIS Nexus, we aim to provide a different path—one that enables institutions to integrate digital asset capabilities while maintaining full control over their assets and aligning with existing compliance and risk management frameworks.

Why Privatized Deployment Matters

We believe the industry is approaching a turning point in financial infrastructure.

As our Founder and CEO Shawn Yan shared:

“For institutions bearing fiduciary responsibilities, asset security and compliant governance are paramount. Privatized deployment offers the highest level of autonomy, transparency, and business resilience.”

Through CREGIS Nexus, we empower licensed custodians, trust companies, and professional trustees with institutional-grade infrastructure that supports this level of control and accountability.

Built on Security-First Principles

Security has always been at the core of how we design our infrastructure.

CREGIS Nexus integrates Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology with bank-grade Hardware Security Modules (HSM) compliant with FIPS 140-2/3 standards. This ensures that private keys are never exposed throughout their lifecycle, while all critical computations are executed within a client-controlled environment or a hardware-protected secure zone.

By eliminating single points of failure and reducing external dependencies, we help institutions strengthen both operational security and resilience.

Enabling Programmable Compliance

Beyond security, compliance is a critical pillar for institutional adoption.

With our Declarative Intent Gateway (DIG) technology, we enable institutions to translate internal risk policies, compliance requirements, and trust structures into programmable and enforceable business logic.

This approach allows every transaction to be:

• Cryptographically secure
• Automatically aligned with compliance requirements
• Fully auditable

We see this “rules-as-code” model as a natural fit for Hong Kong’s evolving regulatory landscape.

Supporting Institutional Governance

As a company with global strategic headquarters in Hong Kong, we are committed to supporting licensed institutions in meeting regulatory and governance requirements.

Through our Tripartite Oversight architecture, we separate:

• Asset operational rights
• Ownership rights
• Audit and supervisory rights

This structure provides a clear and practical framework for institutions seeking to upgrade their digital asset capabilities while maintaining strong governance standards.

Our Ongoing Commitment

Today, CREGIS serves over 3,500 corporate clients and supports more than $300 billion in transaction volume, while maintaining a long-standing record of operational stability.

We continue to build our platform around two core principles:

• Security autonomy
• Compliance controllability

As Hong Kong advances its regulatory framework for digital asset custody service providers, we are closely monitoring developments from the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

Once the regulatory framework is formally implemented, we plan to submit our application for a Hong Kong digital asset custody license—leveraging the institutional-grade infrastructure we have built through CREGIS Nexus.