The Financial Grid: What 600+ banks & corporates told us about their digital asset build

89% of banks have committed budget to digital asset infrastructure. Only 16% are in production.

The Financial Grid, our January 2026 survey of 600+ C-suite leaders at banks and corporates, maps what sits between funded and live.

Barnaby Nelson, CEO of the Value Exchange, whose team ran the research, joins Fireblocks' Tim Way to unpack the gap: the internal constraints, the custody decision at the foundation, and the one call that turns budget into production.

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