XVC Tech Invests in Laser Digital Carry Fund, Boosts Institutional Blockchain Adoption

XVC Tech, the venture capital arm of the XDC Network, has announced a strategic investment in the Laser Digital Carry Fund (LCF), a market-neutral digital asset strategy managed by Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of Nomura Holdings. This investment is part of a broader initiative to bolster institutional confidence and drive widespread adoption of blockchain technology. As part of this collaboration, Libre, a regulated infrastructure provider for tokenized investment products, will deploy its on-chain issuance and management framework on the XDC Network.

Libre’s integration brings a regulatory-compliant mechanism for the distribution of tokenized financial products to institutional and accredited investors on the XDC Network. Libre’s infrastructure supports the full lifecycle of fund issuance, including on-chain subscription, redemption, and transfer capabilities. This deployment marks a significant step in extending access to regulated investment opportunities for institutional and accredited investors across the XDC ecosystem.

Thibault Delrue, Investment Manager at XVC Tech, highlighted the importance of this partnership, stating, “This partnership with Laser Digital and Libre accelerates the integration of institutional capital into our blockchain through trusted and compliant frameworks. Libre’s deployment will make tokenized funds from some of the world’s largest asset managers accessible and mintable directly on our network, further extending our ecosystem of institutional partners.”

By combining Libre’s on-chain fund issuance infrastructure with XDC Network’s scalable, EVM-compatible infrastructure, the collaboration sets the stage for broader institutional adoption of blockchain-native financial products. Florent Jouanneau, Partner at Laser Digital, expressed excitement about the expansion of the Laser Carry Fund through XDC’s high-performance infrastructure, noting that Libre’s deployment represents a meaningful step toward unlocking cross-chain composability and extending institutional-grade investment access to new blockchain ecosystems.

The Laser Digital Carry Fund is a high-yield, market-neutral strategy that capitalizes on funding rates and yield opportunities in the digital asset market. Through Laser Digital’s expertise in capital markets and risk management, the fund leverages its heritage in both traditional and digital markets to deliver robust opportunities.

Dr. Avtar Sehra, CEO of Libre, emphasized the commitment to enabling institutional and accredited investors to access top-tier real-world assets via secure and compliant blockchain infrastructure. He noted that XDC’s low-cost, high-throughput environment provides an ideal foundation for issuing and managing tokenized funds at scale.

XDC Network is a blockchain specifically developed to support trade finance and RWA tokenization. It is a highly optimized, EVM-compatible Layer 1 that reaches consensus through a delegated proof-of-stake (dPoS) mechanism, allowing for near-zero gas fees and a high number of transactions per second (TPS). The network powers a wide range of novel blockchain use cases and provides state-of-the-art infrastructure for enterprise-grade blockchain applications.

XVC Tech, founded by the co-founders of XDC Network, Atul Khekade and Ritesh Kakkad, is a $125 million fund focused on exploring investment opportunities in next-generation technology solutions. Its portfolio includes companies like DeGaming, Bolero, and Truflation.

Laser Digital, backed by Nomura, delivers scalable, robust opportunities across trading, solutions, asset management, and ventures. The team operates at higher risk management standards, compliance, and commercial viability, driven by a belief in more responsible engagement in digital assets. With an open and dynamic culture, Laser Digital adapts to market needs, moves swiftly to capitalization, and shares learnings with clients and partners, bringing greater confidence to the institutional market.

Libre is a fully on-chain infrastructure platform purpose-built for the tokenization and compliant distribution of regulated real-world assets (RWAs). As a dedicated Layer 1 AppChain, Libre enables asset managers to issue and manage institutional funds on-chain, supporting on-chain subscriptions, redemptions, and cross-chain allocations through the Libre Gateway. To date, over $700 million in assets from leading global institutions, including BlackRock, Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane, and Laser Digital, have been tokenized using Libre’s infrastructure. Libre transforms institutional finance into secure, composable, and DeFi-native building blocks, paving the way for a new era of programmable capital. Currently, Libre makes its tokenized funds available exclusively to institutional and accredited investors.