Tether to Expand Tokenization Platform Hadron Across APAC, Appoints Jed Nazif
Tether appoints Jed Nazif as Expansion Manager, Tokenization, to drive Hadron's growth across APAC.
Nazif joins from Hex Trust, where he most recently served as Vice President of Institutional Sales.
Tether's Hadron platform supports the tokenization of assets including equities, bonds, funds, commodities and stablecoins.
Tether is putting fresh focus on its tokenization as a service platform Hadron in Asia-Pacific as the company expands its push into over $33 billion real-world asset tokenization market. It has appointed Jed Nazif as Expansion Manager, Tokenization in the APAC region.
Nazif announced the move on LinkedIn. He said he will focus on driving RWA initiatives and expanding Tether's tokenization platform, Hadron by Tether, across APAC.
"I'm excited to drive RWA initiatives and Tether's tokenization platform, Hadron, in APAC," Nazif said.
The appointment comes as Tether increasingly looks beyond its core stablecoin business. It is investing and expanding into gold, AI, and other segments and tokenization is becoming its key segment with its platform Hadron.
Hadron, launched by Tether in 2024, helps institutions issue and manage tokenized assets across their lifecycle. The platform supports the tokenization of assets including stocks, bonds, commodities, funds and reward points. This is alongside tools for KYC, blockchain reporting, capital-market management and regulatory guidance.
Tether says Hadron can help institutions launch tokenized products in weeks rather than the 12-18 months typically required for proprietary infrastructure. That too with a shared-ledger model supporting T+0 settlement.
As per its official platform website , Tether has been steadily adding institutional use cases to that platform.
Earlier this month only, the company announced a collaboration with First Data and BKN301 to use Hadron for the tokenization of institutional-grade real estate in Saudi Arabia. First Data will act as the issuer and primary-market operator. Meanwhile Hadron will provide the underlying infrastructure for issuance, management and lifecycle administration.
That expansion is now reaching APAC, where Nazif will be tasked with developing new opportunities around tokenization and real-world assets.
Nazif brings more than six years of crypto-industry experience to Tether. Before joining the company, he spent more than four years at Hex Trust, most recently as Vice President of Institutional Sales, following roles in client management and business development. He previously also worked at BitMEX as a Customer Support Specialist.
The move also comes as Tether's broader digital-asset business continues to grow. The company reported approximately $184.6 billion of USD₮ issuance at the end of the second quarter of 2026. It also reported $1.5 billion in net operating profit for the quarter.
Hadron is becoming an increasingly important part of Tether's strategy beyond USD₮.
The company has already added compliance infrastructure to the platform through partnerships with firms including Chainalysis and Crystal Intelligence. Tether says the integrations are intended to provide transaction monitoring, AML screening and other tools needed for institutions entering tokenized markets.
For Nazif, the new role places him at the centre of that expansion in one of the markets where asset tokenization is gaining traction among financial institutions.
APAC also gives Tether a broad range of markets to target. From established financial centres to emerging economies, countries in the region are exploring blockchain-based capital-market infrastructure.
The expansion comes as Tether continues to strengthen its position across the broader digital-asset market. The company recently completed its first independent financial audit , with KPMG issuing an unqualified opinion on its financial statements.
