Concordium and Uphold Announce Ecosystem Partnership to Strengthen Network Operations and Expand Market Reach
New York City, New York, January 28th, 2026, Chainwire
- Concordium engages Uphold’s Digital Asset Services supporting global access to its token, CCD
- Uphold ecosystem partnership to support listings, marketing, treasury yield management and OTC trading needs
- Collaboration advances Concordium’s Smart Money vision for real-world adoption
Uphold, the digital infrastructure provider for on-chain finance, has signed Concordium as the latest network to adopt its Digital Asset Services offering.
Concordium, a privacy-first Layer-1 blockchain enabling Smart Money through verifiable, confidential transactions with built-in accountability, will work with Uphold across listings, marketing, treasury yield management and OTC trading. This partnership will ensure that the native token of Concordium, CCD, can be accessed and used in more than 140 countries by millions of Uphold customers.
Uphold’s Digital Asset Services give Layer-1 and Layer-2 networks and crypto foundations a single partner to help secure their protocols, maintain operational integrity and engage new audiences across multiple channels.
“Listing CCD on Uphold is yet another milestone for Concordium and its Smart Money ecosystem,” said Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO at Concordium. “It opens access to a blockchain designed for privacy to a global audience, enabling privacy with accountability and verified transactions to scale in the real-world, while keeping user trust and security front and center.”
Simon McLoughlin CEO of Uphold, said: “Our goal is to offer a complete operational foundation for digital asset projects. By combining validator services, treasury solutions, listings and access to Uphold’s global user base, we help networks drive adoption, diversify holdings and strengthen community engagement.”
The listing of CCD on Uphold expands access to blockchain infrastructure designed for privacy, making it easier for both retail users and institutions to engage with Concordium through a trusted, jurisdiction-aware platform.
For Uphold, the integration strengthens its role as a gateway to compliance-first digital identity within digital assets; for Concordium, it broadens distribution while reinforcing its focus on identity-first, privacy-preserving, and audit-ready design.
About Uphold
Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. It provides modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking and investments. Offering Consumer Services, Business Services and Institutional Trading, Uphold makes financial services easy and trustworthy for millions of customers in more than 140 countries.
Uphold integrates with more than 30 trading venues, including centralized and decentralized exchanges, to deliver superior liquidity, resilience and optimal execution. Uphold never loans out customer assets and is always 100% reserved.
The company pioneered radical transparency and uniquely publishes its assets and liabilities every 30 seconds on a public website (https://uphold.com/en-us/transparency).
Uphold is regulated in the U.S. by FinCen and State regulators; and is registered in the UK with the FCA and in Europe with the Financial Crime Investigation Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. Securities products and services are offered by Uphold Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC.
To learn more about Uphold’s products and services, visit uphold.com.
About Concordium
Concordium is a privacy-first, Layer-1 blockchain infrastructure designed for verifiable yet confidential digital interactions and Smart Money. It embeds a protocol-level identity and privacy layer that enables users and applications to prove legitimacy and attributes without revealing personal data, powered by advanced zero-knowledge proof technology. Founded in 2018 and built on peer-reviewed research, Concordium enables Smart Money through programmable, protocol-level tokens and PayFi primitives such as time releases, selective disclosure, accountability controls, and ID-based geofencing. This makes Concordium a purpose-built privacy infrastructure for real-world interactions and stablecoin payments that require trust, transparency, and accountability without compromising user privacy.