• Zodia Custody turned the primary international custodian to assist AUDM, an Australian dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Macropod, the nation’s first licensed stablecoin issuer.
  • The partnership permits institutional purchasers to carry AUDM in chilly storage, facilitating programmable funds and real-time settlement for each conventional and crypto-native companies.
  • AUDM just lately debuted on the Unbiased Reserve change following its improvement within the Reserve Financial institution of Australia’s Undertaking Acacia for tokenised settlement.

Zodia Custody has added cold-storage custody assist for AUDM, an Australian greenback stablecoin issued by Macropod, making it the primary international custodian to assist the token.

AUDM is designed to trace the Australian greenback on a 1:1 foundation and is described as programmable, which means it may be utilized in sensible contracts and automatic settlement workflows. Every token is absolutely backed by AUD held in segregated belief accounts at main Australian banks.

The agency said the assist is aimed toward institutional purchasers that need to maintain AUDM in chilly storage underneath institutional safety and compliance requirements.

The announcement comes nearly a month after ASIC lowered the hurdles for companies that deal with stablecoins by eradicating the necessity for a separate AFS license for that exact exercise.

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Assist for AUDM

The agency stated the assist is aimed toward institutional purchasers that need to maintain AUDM in chilly storage underneath institutional safety and compliance requirements. The companies pointed to make use of instances together with tokenised funds, on-chain monetary merchandise, cross-border transfers, Australian dollar-based decentralised finance, smart-contract automation, and institutional or authorities disbursements.

Our purchasers demand safe entry to probably the most important improvements in digital belongings, and our assist for AUDM delivers straight on that promise. By turning into the primary custodian to assist Australia’s first regulated stablecoin, we’re offering establishments with the infrastructure they should confidently take part within the evolution of programmable finance, enabling real-time settlement, tokenised money devices, and capital-efficient treasury operations.

Ryan Hodges, Managing Director, Australia at Zodia Custody.

Macropod is a three way partnership between MHC Digital Group and Catena Digital. The issuer stated it’s the first Australian stablecoin issuer to acquire an Australian Monetary Companies Licence from the company regulator ASIC. 

AUDM launched in October 2025 and is at present issued as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum, with plans to increase to further blockchains.

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