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HONG KONG – 9th Jan – 2026 – EVIDENT Group ("EVIDENT"), a licensed digital market infrastructure for tokenized alternative assets and private-market investment solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Polygon Labs ("Polygon"), a leading blockchain platform for real-world asset tokenization. The collaboration establishes a framework for strategic cooperation to advance the tokenization of alternative assets and strengthen institutional adoption of blockchain-based investment solutions.
Under the partnership, EVIDENT and Polygon will explore joint initiatives to expand the ecosystem for tokenized securities, leverage Polygon's battle-tested infrastructure for real-world asset issuance, and provide enhanced access to alternative investments for professional investors. The collaboration positions both organizations to capitalize on the rapidly growing tokenized asset market, which has expanded significantly and represents what industry experts estimate as a substantial global opportunity.
"We are excited to formalize this strategic relationship with Polygon Labs, a network that has demonstrated clear leadership in real-world asset tokenization," said Dr Florian M. Spiegl, Founder & CEO of EVIDENT Group. "Polygon's proven track record with tokenized RWAs and strong market presence makes them an ideal partner as we scale our digital asset infrastructure. This partnership reflects our shared commitment to building the next generation of financial market infrastructure that brings institutional-quality alternative assets to professional investors efficiently, transparently, and compliantly."
Polygon has emerged as one of the most active blockchain networks for real-world asset tokenization, with the Polygon Proof-of-Stake (PoS) chain witnessing significant growth in RWA-related projects. Recent industry reports show Polygon holds substantial total value locked (TVL) across numerous tokenized assets, demonstrating the network's ability to handle the complexities of institutional-grade RWA transactions at scale. The platform's fast settlement times, low transaction costs, and proven security have attracted major financial institutions and asset managers seeking to tokenize traditional financial instruments.
Polygon's presence in specific RWA categories is particularly noteworthy. The network maintains a strong position in the global tokenized bonds market, driven by European money market funds and other institutional issuances. Additionally, Polygon holds a significant portion of tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills through established tokenization platforms, reflecting strong institutional confidence in the network's capabilities for handling regulated financial products.
The strategic alignment between EVIDENT and Polygon creates a powerful combination of licensed distribution infrastructure and proven blockchain technology. EVIDENT's fully licensed platform, which supports comprehensive asset lifecycle management from primary issuance through secondary market trading, will benefit from Polygon's scalable, cost-effective, and EVM-compatible blockchain infrastructure. This integration enables EVIDENT to offer its asset manager partners and professional investor community seamless access to tokenized alternative assets with the security, compliance, and performance standards required by institutional participants.
The timing of this collaboration reflects accelerating institutional interest in tokenized real-world assets. The RWA market has experienced dramatic growth, initially driven by tokenized U.S. Treasuries and now expanding into higher-yield products such as private credit, bonds, and alternative investment funds. Major financial institutions have already launched tokenized private asset offerings, with substantial additional issuance projected in the coming years.
Polygon's technical infrastructure has proven particularly well-suited for this institutional adoption. The network's ongoing technical developments demonstrate continued commitment to enhanced scaling capabilities, while integration with DeFi protocols allows tokenized assets to serve as programmable collateral, unlocking new liquidity mechanisms and use cases. The platform's high uptime and handling of billions of transactions provide the reliability required for institutional-grade financial applications.
For EVIDENT, leveraging Polygon's infrastructure supports the platform's mission to democratize access to alternative assets while maintaining institutional standards of compliance and operational rigor. The collaboration enables EVIDENT to tap into Polygon's extensive ecosystem of active addresses, established DeFi protocols, and growing network of institutional participants, creating new distribution channels and liquidity pathways for tokenized alternative investments.
The partnership establishes a foundation for the two organizations to jointly explore initiatives across multiple dimensions of the tokenized asset ecosystem. Potential areas of collaboration include technical integration to optimize EVIDENT's platform performance on Polygon's infrastructure, joint market development efforts to onboard additional asset managers and issuers, educational initiatives to accelerate institutional understanding of tokenization benefits, and thought leadership to shape industry standards and best practices for compliant RWA tokenization.
Both organizations recognize that building the future of financial market infrastructure requires collaboration across technology providers, licensed platforms, asset managers, and regulatory stakeholders. The partnership provides flexibility for both parties to explore opportunities while maintaining their independent business operations and strategic priorities.
"Polygon has established itself as a leading platform for institutional real-world assets on-chain," added Dr Spiegl. "Their infrastructure is battle-tested, their ecosystem is thriving, and their commitment to working with regulated entities aligns perfectly with EVIDENT's approach. Through this collaboration, we're positioning both organizations to lead as the tokenized securities industry matures from pilots to production-scale deployments. Our shared vision is to create an ecosystem where professional investors can seamlessly access, manage, and trade tokenized alternative assets with the same confidence they have in traditional financial markets."
The collaboration between EVIDENT and Polygon reflects a broader industry trend of convergence between traditional finance and blockchain technology. As regulatory frameworks evolve to accommodate tokenized securities and institutional participants increasingly recognize the efficiency gains and new capabilities enabled by blockchain infrastructure, partnerships between licensed platforms and proven blockchain networks become critical for scaling adoption.
For Polygon, the partnership with EVIDENT strengthens its position in the regulated tokenized securities space, particularly in Asian markets where EVIDENT operates under regulatory licenses. The collaboration provides Polygon with valuable feedback and requirements from a licensed institutional platform, informing continued development of infrastructure capabilities tailored to regulated market participants.
As both organizations move forward under this partnership, the financial services industry will be watching closely to see how the combination of Polygon's leading RWA infrastructure and EVIDENT's licensed digital asset platform advances the practical implementation of tokenized alternative assets at institutional scale. The success of this collaboration could accelerate broader adoption of blockchain technology for traditional financial products, demonstrating that the tokenization of real-world assets has moved beyond proof-of-concept to become a viable, scalable solution for modern capital markets.
EVIDENT is a full-stack digital market for alternative assets, operating the next-generation digital infrastructure for private markets. The company is focused on unlocking the world's largest asset class for private wealth investors.
As a fully licensed institutional partner, EVIDENT holds a defining position by leveraging asset tokenization on blockchain to digitize the entire asset lifecycle—from primary issuance and administration to secondary transactions. EVIDENT operates a global, regulated marketplace serving major asset and wealth management firms, making private assets efficiently accessible and tradable.
For more information, please visit the Company's website: https://www.evident.capital/
Polygon Labs is a Web3 software company developing Polygon Proof-of-Stake network, the premiere blockchain for payments and RWAs, and Agglayer, a protocol to connect any blockchain or app for a unified cross-chain experience. Polygon PoS is known as the low-cost, high velocity network, with billions secured in stablecoins, supporting a robust payments ecosystem to help grow Agglayer use cases in a unified web3. Research from Polygon Labs has contributed to the development of widely-adopted zero-knowledge technology, with successful independent projects incubated through the Agglayer Breakout Program, such as Katana, Miden, PrivadoID, ZisK and more.
For more information, please visit: https://polygon.technology/
