New Yo k, NY, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Uphold, the i f ast uctu e p ovide fo o -chai fi a ce, XDC Netwo k, a e te p ise-g ade Laye 1 blockchai , a d Kil , the yield i f ast uctu e laye fo i stitutio s, today a ou ced a pa t e ship to b i g the fi st o -chai XDC staki g offe i g to a majo digital asset t adi g ve ue i the U.S.
With the lau ch, Uphold becomes the fi st majo U.S. digital asset t adi g ve ue to offe o -chai staki g of XDC, the ative toke of the XDC Netwo k blockchai p otocol, to clie ts.
Uphold custome s ca ow stake di ectly o -chai th ough the platfo m a d ea up to 6%* i a ual ewa ds. A lo g-sta di g suppo te of XDC a d o e of the la gest custodia s of its ative assets globally, Uphold’s i teg atio ma ks a sig ifica t step i expa di g i stitutio al-g ade access to staki g i the U.S.
A tho y Joh so , COO of Uphold, comme ted: “Uphold clie ts ca ow ea up to 6% a ual ewa ds o the XDC they al eady hold, th ough a st aightfo wa d o -chai staki g expe ie ce i side the Uphold platfo m. XDC has fou d a eal home o Uphold, whe e we have become o e of the la gest ve ues ma agi g custody of the toke fo etail a d i stitutio al clie ts.
“Ou custome s have told us clea ly that they wa t to do mo e with thei XDC holdi gs, a d this lau ch is ou espo se. We’ e p oud to be the fi st majo U.S. digital asset t adi g ve ue to offe o -chai XDC staki g, a d to deepe ou commitme t to the g owth of the XDC ecosystem.”
The XDC Netwo k p ovides the u de lyi g e te p ise-g ade, blockchai laye . Kil delive s the u de lyi g ode i f ast uctu e. Uphold, via its Digital Asset Se vices, pe fo ms ode validatio se vices, a d b i gs lice sed custody se vices i applicable ju isdictio s, t easu y ma ageme t a d access to millio s of i te atio al custome s.
XDC Netwo k is a e te p ise-g ade Laye -1 blockchai p otocol desig ed to mode ize global t ade fi a ce. The Asia Developme t Ba k estimates that $2.5 t illio wo th of pote tial global comme ce, ma ufactu i g, a d shippi g fails to mate ialize each yea because busi esses pa ticipati g i complex global supply chai s, such as fo coffee o coppe , a e u able to secu e ba k fi a ci g to secu e the t ade.
B i gi g t ade fi a ce t a sactio s o to the XDC Netwo k blockchai holds the pote tial to educe this $2.5 t illio t ade fi a ce gap by eplaci g siloed legacy systems, imp ovi g the eliability of fi a cial data a d automati g t ades via sma t co t acts. Tha ks to compatibility with the ISO 20022 fi a cial messagi g sta da d, XDC Netwo k ca i teg ate fi a cial i fo matio with payme t ails, ERP softwa e a d legacy ba ki g systems.
Je emy Noo i, Head of St uctu ed P oducts at XDC Netwo k said, “Staki g is how a etwo k ea s its secu ity a d the t ust that comes with it. A d t ust is the cu e cy of global t ade fi a ce. Eve y deal ests o a clea , sha ed view of who’s at the table a d what they’ve put o it, a d a u ified blockchai laye is what b i gs that withi each. We’ e th illed that Uphold, o e of the leadi g U.S. digital asset platfo ms, is welcomi g XDC staki g to its commu ity alo gside Kil . Whe a platfo m t usted by millio s ope s staki g to its use s, it’s a powe ful vote of co fide ce i what we’ e buildi g togethe a d a ope doo fo the busi esses, i stitutio s, a d i dividuals who wa t to pa ticipate i the futu e of global t ade.”
E est Oppetit, CPO at Kil said, “Reliable, secu e i f ast uctu e is what tu s staki g f om a p omise i to somethi g clie ts ca t ust with eal capital. We’ e glad to powe the odes behi d Uphold’s XDC staki g, which a e built to pe fo m at the exacti g sta da ds dema ded by a lice sed platfo m with millio s of custome s.”
Staki g of XDC o Uphold is u available i New Yo k, Ame ica Samoa, Louisia a a d the U ited States Mi o Outlyi g Isla ds.
* = Assumes use emai s i the p og am th ough to matu ity a d based o easo able assumptio s a d beliefs i light of the i fo matio available at the time the stateme t is made. Yield is paid by the XDC Netwo k blockchai p otocol. Fi a cial fo ecasts, eve those p ese ted with ume ical specificity, a e estimates based o subjective a d va iable assumptio s that a e i he e tly subject to mate ial u ce tai ties, isks a d othe cha ges i ci cumsta ces that a e difficult to p edict. Actual esults may diffe mate ially f om a y stated p ojectio s a d the e is o gua a tee of etu s u less you fu ds a e bo owed. Past esults do ot p edict futu e esults. Uphold ca ot gua a tee futu e pe fo ma ce a d u de takes o obligatio to assess the ve acity of a y stated p ojectio s. Use s a e cautio ed ot to ely o these p ojectio s whe maki g a decisio ega di g XDC staki g.
Uphold, is a fi a cial tech ology compa y that believes o -chai se vices a e the futu e of fi a ce. It p ovides mode i f ast uctu e fo o -chai payme ts, ba ki g a d i vestme ts. Offe i g Co sume Se vices, Busi ess Se vices a d I stitutio al T adi g, Uphold makes fi a cial se vices easy a d t ustwo thy fo millio s of custome s i mo e tha 140 cou t ies.
Uphold i teg ates with mo e tha 30 t adi g ve ues, i cludi g ce t alized a d dece t alized excha ges, to delive supe io liquidity, esilie ce a d optimal executio . Uphold eve loa s out custome assets, except at custome equest, a d is always 100% ese ved.
The compa y pio ee ed adical t a spa e cy a d u iquely publishes its assets a d liabilities eve y 30 seco ds o a public website (https://uphold.com/e -us/t a spa e cy).
Uphold is egulated i the U.S. by Fi Ce a d State egulato s; a d is egiste ed i the UK with the FCA a d i Eu ope with the Ba k of Po tugal. Secu ities p oducts a d se vices a e offe ed by Uphold Secu ities, I c., a b oke -deale egiste ed with the SEC a d a membe of FINRA a d SIPC.
To lea mo e about Uphold’s p oducts a d se vices, visit uphold.com.
XDC Netwo k is a ope -sou ce, EVM-compatible Laye -1 blockchai built fo payme ts, t ade fi a ce a d eal-wo ld assets, offe i g high th oughput, low fees a d e te p ise-g ade secu ity, while bei g ISO 20022–complia t to suppo t i te ope ability with global fi a cial messagi g a d payme t systems. XDC Netwo k u de pi s a g owi g ecosystem of egulated digital mo ey, t ade, a d settleme t solutio s ac oss the globe.
Kil is the leadi g i stitutio al o chai asset a d yield ma ageme t platfo m, e abli g i stitutio s to ge e ate yield o thei digital assets a d empowe thei use s with di ect access to o chai yield. I 2025, Kil su passed $18 billio i assets delegated, p ovidi g access to dive se yield sou ces ac oss 30+ PoS etwo ks – f om ative staki g to DeFi st ategies.
Kil offe s a comp ehe sive suite of yield p oducts with eal-time epo ti g a d mo etizatio tools. The platfo m e ables custodia s, wallets, excha ges, a d asset ma age s to st eamli e o chai asset ma ageme t ope atio s ac oss multiple p ovide s a d p otocols. Kil is SOC 2 Type II complia t.
