Japan's Security Token Platform Progmat Migrates to Avalanche, Bringing Nearly $3 Billion in Assets On-Chain

Odaily Planet Daily – Japan's digital asset issuance and management platform Progmat has completed its migration to the Avalanche blockchain, transferring security token assets worth over 452 billion yen (approximately $2.7 billion) from its existing private permissioned ledger to a dedicated Avalanche Layer 1 network.

Progmat stated that this migration was not a simple swap of the underlying ledger but a redesign of the platform's architecture, ensuring the system no longer relies on a single blockchain and laying the foundation for supporting a multi-chain ecosystem in the future.

During the migration process, all existing smart contracts were transferred to the EVM environment while maintaining the functionality and rules of already-launched projects. The entire migration process had no impact on the operations of financial institution users, with all business continuing to run normally.

According to Progmat, following the migration, the processing speed for transferring asset rights has improved approximately 3 to 5 times compared to the previous environment, with final confirmation times reduced to under 2 seconds.

Progmat was initially incubated by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, part of one of Japan's largest banks, MUFG, and became independently operated in October 2023. The platform is currently supported by institutions including Mizuho Financial Group, Tokyo Stock Exchange, and SBI Holdings. (The Block)