Crypto Finance AG CEO makes the case for hybrid market infrastructure at Sibos

Stijn Vander Straeten says traditional and onchain systems need to work together, with Chainlink verifying custodied assets along the way 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. Sibos ran from September 28 to October 1, 2026.

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