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Banks spent years treating blockchain as a curiosity in the corner of the conference hall. At Sibos 2026, it had a seat at the main table.
Crypto Finance AG CEO Stijn Vander Straeten used the stage in Miami to argue that market infrastructure is moving toward a hybrid model. Legacy systems and onchain rails, in his telling, need to function as one connected system rather than two rival camps.
His firm is already putting that idea into practice. Crypto Finance uses Chainlink’s technology to verify custodied digital assets onchain, which gives financial institutions a more seamless view across both worlds.
What happened in Miami
Sibos ran from September 28 to October 1, 2026. The banking world’s annual gathering chose the theme “Digital finance for AI-driven economies.”
The program was large. It featured over 500 speakers and more than 250 sessions, and digital assets took up a significant share of the agenda despite the AI framing.
Tokenization and the convergence of traditional and digital asset markets were recurring topics. Vander Straeten’s remarks fit squarely into that conversation.
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His core point was integration. Traditional finance infrastructure and onchain systems, he emphasized, have to be joined up if institutions are going to use digital assets at scale.
Crypto Finance was not the only firm working through these issues in Miami. Major banks including BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank, alongside Chainlink, explored how tokenized workflows and cross-system connectivity work in practice.
Vander Straeten’s comments did not come with a new product launch. He also did not share specific financial metrics, so this was a statement of direction rather than a deal announcement.
Who Crypto Finance is
Crypto Finance AG was founded in 2017. The firm is a FINMA-regulated securities firm based in Switzerland. It serves institutional clients with digital asset trading, custody and staking.
Its ownership is the more telling detail. Deutsche Börse Group became the majority owner in 2021, which places Crypto Finance inside the orbit of one of Europe’s major exchange operators.
Vander Straeten took over as CEO in November 2023. Before that, he served as the company’s CFO, so he came to the top job from the side of the business that watches the numbers most closely.
