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As we close out 2025, Metallicus continues to build on a year defined by momentum and execution. Q4 reflects a transition from early adoption to deeper engagement, as our ecosystem and institutional partnerships move closer to real-world implementation.

Metallicus is a FedNow Service-certified digital banking and blockchain infrastructure provider, enabling credit unions to deliver real-time payments, digital wallets, and compliant digital asset capabilities—all without moving deposits or trust outside the institution.

Metallicus a leader in blockchain technology for financial institutions, and core developer of Metal Blockchain has today announced that Arizona Financial Credit Union has joined its Stablecoin Pilot Program.

Metallicus a leader in blockchain technology for financial institutions, and core developer of Metal Blockchain has today announced that One Nevada Credit Union has joined its Stablecoin Pilot Program.

As we enter the final six weeks of 2025, it’s hard to imagine slowing down. Looking back at our progress in Q3, and with so much still ahead as we move toward 2026, this year marks a monumental tenth year of operation for Metallicus.

Metallicus, the core developer of Metal Blockchain and a leader in compliant blockchain infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced a strategic alliance with InvestiFi.

The collaboration gives Cornerstone League member credit unions access to the Metallicus Stablecoin Pilot, a controlled sandbox that lets institutions explore, test, and deploy custom branded stablecoins in a secure, compliance forward environment.

In a landmark move for U.S. banking, St. Cloud Financial Credit Union, together with Metallicus, the core developer of the Metal Blockchain® and a leader in blockchain technology for financial institutions, and DaLand CUSO, will issue Cloud Dollar ($CLDUSD), the nation’s first credit-union-issued stablecoin as a milestone in St. Cloud’s digital asset vault launch.

Metallicus is being recognized for its innovation in Custom Stablecoins for Credit Unions and its Metal Pay for Credit Unions platform.

Metallicus, a leader in blockchain technology for financial institutions and core developer of Metal Blockchain, today announced it has been selected as the first platform partner for Velera’s newly launched Digital Asset Lab.

"As we look back on Q2, it is a pleasure to update you on what was arguably the greatest quarter in the company’s history."

Metallicus and DaLand Partner to Provide Regulated Stablecoin and Digital Asset Infrastructure to Financial Institutions

"How the stablecoin wave affects small banks, credit unions" Metallicus Stablecoin Pilot Program featured in American Banker.

"Fiserv and Metallicus are among the companies building technology to support stablecoins or demand deposit tokens for smaller financial institutions"

Metallicus CFO Irina Berkon on why compliance is crypto’s next frontier. As regulators catch up to crypto, Berkon says trust and transparency are becoming competitive advantages.

Metallicus, a leader in blockchain technology for financial institutions, today announced the launch of its Stablecoin Pilot Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to allow credit unions to explore the operational and strategic benefits of stablecoins.

We now have access to over 750 financial institutions through our network, and we continue to support each of them at their own pace, helping lay a secure, compliant path to bringing financial operations on-chain. Many of those institutions are already deploying and exploring live use cases with us.

MD|DC Credit Union Association has partnered with Metallicus, the core developer of Metal Blockchain, to offer its members access to a collaborative Innovation Program focused on incubating blockchain-driven solutions for fraud prevention, digital identity, and operational efficiency in the credit union industry.

At Metallicus, we take immense pride in our engineering and the resilience of our infrastructure.

Metallicus, a leader in blockchain technology for financial institutions, has partnered with Payfinia, an instant payments service provider and U.S. Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO), to establish a framework for offering embedded instant payment capabilities coupled with cryptocurrency services to credit union members nationwide.

Metallicus, a leader in blockchain technology for banking, has announced its acquisition of FinTech Bonifii, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) formerly known as ‘CULedger’.

Metallicus CFO Irina Berkon was featured in a recent Nasdaq newsletter giving her thoughts on blockchain, regulation and the future of decentralized finance.

In a recent conversation with Nasdaq, Marshall Hayner and Irina Berkon of Metallicus shared their vision for building compliant, future-ready blockchain infrastructure — bridging traditional finance and digital assets through regulation-forward innovation.

Irina Berkon, CFO and Board Member of Metallicus delves into the challenges of operating a crypto business in the United States with Ryze Labs.

October 22, 2024 — Metallicus announced today it is now supporting live transactions on Federal Reserve Financial Services’ instant payment rail, the FedNow Service. Metallicus joins a lineup of service providers facilitating transaction activity for financial institutions on the service.

Metallicus and the Metal Blockchain Banking Innovation Program were featured in American Banker, highlighting how credit unions are adopting blockchain to enhance identity, compliance, and real-time financial services.

The Metallicus team reflects on key milestones from 2024 and shares what’s ahead — from expanded credit union onboarding to new advancements in Metal Blockchain and the compliance-first stack.

Developed by its core developer Metallicus, Metal Blockchain—a leader in secure and compliant payment solutions—today announced its membership in the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC).

Q2 was an exceptional period for advancing the Metallicus vision, where we made significant strides across various products that contribute to our mission of building the world's most customer-centric digital asset banking network.

It has been an exhilarating start to 2024, and we have made significant progress in our mission to build the world’s most customer centric digital asset banking network.

Exploring Blockchain Use Cases for Enhanced Financial Services

Exploring Blockchain Use Cases for Enhanced Financial Services

Exploring Blockchain Use Cases for Enhanced Financial Services

Pete Nohelty inaugurates BSA Compliant & Financial Services Blockchain Advisory Role

We are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Rarible, a leading cross-chain NFT marketplace. This collaboration aims to explore the development of compliant digital ownership solutions for the banking and fintech sectors.

Metal Blockchain, a Layer 0 Blockchain, is expanding its footprint with top fintechs

VIP enables Metal Blockchain to integrate with SilverLake System®

Layer 0 blockchain technology, advanced biometric authentication, and seamless digital assets integration are seamlessly incorporated into premier platforms, boosting adoption, transaction volume, and financial institution security.

With a fire in his soul fueled by the revolutionary potential of blockchain, Marshall Hayner has carved his own path in the often tumultuous world of cryptocurrency. As an American-born entrepreneur and tech enthusiast, Marshall’s interest in blockchain pre-dated the technology’s rise to fame. This fascination was sparked through his early involvement with decentralized file-sharing platforms.

Metal Blockchain, a Layer 0 Blockchain, is expanding its footprint with top fintechs

I heard a lot about how great the company was from my cousin who was working here. I really love working with the great people, cool products, and awesome industry.

In a world where decentralization meets compliance, security, performance and affordability, the Metallicus developed Exchange, stands tall as an industry pioneer. With zero fees on BTC trades, identity-verified parties, and full self-custody of assets, we offer the ultimate destination for all traders, be they institutional or professional.

I joined the company because of the vision that Marshall had for the company, and I wanted to be a part of building out and executing on that vision.

I joined Metallicus due to the combination of the people and the vision. It’s thrilling to work with incredibly talented colleagues and contribute to building the future of digital assets and banking.

I joined Metallicus because Marshall’s vision aligned with my own belief that only regulated use of digital assets will survive in the long run.

The potential for democratization of financial services is what excites me the most about blockchain technology, and I’m eager to be a part of its continued growth and development.

Metallicus, a pioneer in digital assets technologies, is proud to reaffirm the esteemed members of its Advisory Board.

Metallicus is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with flovtec, a leading Swiss crypto market maker with a wealth of experience in high-frequency trading of digital assets using their fully automated software and strategies.

We are thrilled to release our Q1 2023 Investor Report, showcasing our significant progress and achievements over the past few months.

We’re excited to announce that Metallicus has entered into a strategic partnership with Checkout.com.

We wanted to take this opportunity to reassure our customers of our founding principles and commitment to a compliant and secure future for cryptocurrency.

Today, on October 18th, 2022, we are delighted to announce the successful launch of the Metal Blockchain Mainnet.

We are delighted to announce that Metallicus is attending Money20/20 USA this October in Las Vegas!

we are delighted to announce that we are sponsoring the inaugural Dogecoin Hackathon ‘Dogeathon’, in November, all the way in Victoria, Australia.

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Metal Pay API, a fully customizable, secure, compliant solution that enables any financial services or consumer-facing business to cater to their customers’ growing interest in cryptocurrencies.

We are delighted to announce that our CFO Irina Berkon will attend Converge22 next week as a guest speaker.

We are delighted to announce that Frank Mazza has joined Metallicus as Digital Marketing Manager.

Metallicus is delighted to announce that LunarCrush is bringing their $LUNR Utility Token to the XPR Network.

We are delighted to announce the members of our newly formed Advisory Board at Metallicus.

Our Founders, Marshall Hayner and Glenn Mariën had the vision to change the world of finance through blockchain technology, and in 2016 they formally named that vision, Metallicus.

Metal Blockchain paves the way for a new generation of blockchains and brings Metallicus one step closer to achieving our mission of empowering global access to traditional banking and digital assets.