Macropod Leverages Fireblocks to Deliver Institutional-Grade Infrastructure for AUDM Stablecoin
Sydney, Australia - 25 February 2026: Macropod, Australia’s first licensed stablecoin issuer, today announced that it has integrated Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for secure digital asset custody, settlement, trading operations, and stablecoin payments, to support the secure issuance, custody, and settlement of the AUDM stablecoin.
AUDM is a 1:1 Australian dollar-backed, redeemable stablecoin designed for institutional use across payments, treasury operations, and tokenised financial markets. Issued by Macropod, which operates under an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), AUDM is built to meet the operational, risk, and compliance requirements of real-world financial markets. It provides a reliable on-chain alternative to traditional fiat handling. AUDM supports growing institutional demand for regulated digital settlement.
By leveraging Fireblocks, Macropod gains access to an end-to-end institutional platform to securely mint, custody, distribute, and manage AUDM. Fireblocks’ policy-based governance, transaction controls and enterprise-grade security enable issuance at scale while supporting AUDM’s continued growth across institutional use cases.
“Institutional adoption of digital assets requires trust, security, and operational certainty. Like a macropod's tripod stance, true stability comes from all three working in balance”, said Drew Bradford, CEO of Macropod. “Teaming up with Fireblocks reinforces that stability by providing the secure, scalable, and AFSL-compliant infrastructure that over 2,400 global institutions, including some of the world’s largest banks, already rely on. Together, we’re enabling AUDM to be issued, moved, and settled with confidence. We’re excited to take this next critical step in making regulated, on-chain Aussie dollar settlement a practical reality.”
“The institutional adoption of stablecoins depends on governance and operational controls across the entire asset lifecycle”, said Stephen Richardson, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Banking at Fireblocks. “By supporting AUDM, Fireblocks provides the enterprise-grade infrastructure needed to operate a regulated Australian dollar stablecoin for real-world financial activity.”
Enquiries:
hops@macropod.com
PR@fireblocks.com
About Macropod
Macropod Global is a trading name of Catena Digital Pty Ltd ABN 81 670 788 324. Macropod is an Australian digital asset infrastructure provider and the issuer of AUDM, Australia's first Australian-dollar stablecoin issued under a Financial Services Licence (AFSL 566313). Macropod is registered with AUSTRAC as a digital currency exchange (DCE100887005-001). Macropod builds compliant, enterprise-ready systems that enable trusted on-chain settlement and payments.
About Fireblocks
Fireblocks is the world’s most trusted digital asset infrastructure company, empowering organizations of all sizes to build, manage and grow their business on the blockchain. With the industry’s most scalable and secure platform, we streamline stablecoin payments, settlement, custody, tokenisation, and trading operations across the largest ecosystem of banks, payment providers, stablecoin issuers, exchanges and custodians. Over 2,400 organizations - including Worldpay, BNY, Galaxy, and Revolut - trust Fireblocks to secure more than $10 trillion in digital asset transactions across 150+ blockchains.
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