Galaxy Announces Initial Closing of Debut Tokenized CLO at $75 Million

Grove provides approximately $50 million allocation as anchor investor

Tokenized CLO is among the first of its kind establishing a new model for institutional participation in onchain credit markets

NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2026 /CNW/ - Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GLXY) (TSX: GLXY) ("Galaxy" or "the Company") today announced the successful closing of Galaxy CLO 2025-1, a new-issue collateralized loan obligation (CLO) that is tokenized on the Avalanche blockchain. The CLO will be used to support Galaxy's lending activities and represents Galaxy's first CLO issuance.

The transaction closed with an approximately $50 million anchor allocation from Grove, an institutional-grade credit infrastructure protocol within the Sky ecosystem (formerly MakerDAO). Grove was incubated by Grove Labs, a subsidiary of Steakhouse Financial, which brings deep experience in credit structuring, risk management, and capital formation across both traditional finance and decentralized markets.

"We are pleased to have leveraged Galaxy's diversified business model to execute this first-of-its-kind transaction," said Chris Ferraro, President and Chief Investment Officer at Galaxy. "By uniting our strengths in debt capital markets, blockchain technology, and asset management, we're opening a new avenue for institutional engagement in credit markets--one that benefits from greater efficiency, transparency, and expanded collateral flexibility through onchain execution."

The CLO is financing an uncommitted credit facility provided to Arch Lending, a leading crypto lending platform backed by Galaxy Ventures that offers consumer loans overcollateralized with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets. Proceeds from the CLO are being used to progressively purchase outstanding loans under the Arch credit facility, with approximately $75 million financed to date. As additional loans are originated under the credit facility, the CLO may scale accordingly up to a $200 million limit.

The CLO reflects Galaxy's strategy to evolve its lending and asset management capabilities  through the debt capital markets by scaling loan originations through a familiar, institutional framework. By leveraging Galaxy's core strengths as a lender and fiduciary, this transaction offers as a blueprint for capital-efficient lending and provides investors access to Galaxy's ability to structure and issue innovative credit products.

"This transaction marks another meaningful step forward for onchain credit, demonstrating how familiar securitization structures can be brought onchain without compromising institutional standards," said Sam Paderewski, Co-Founder of Grove Labs. "Anchoring Galaxy's debut tokenized CLO underscores Grove's role in enabling institutional-grade credit to be issued and allocated onchain, and we're excited to partner with Galaxy and Avalanche to help advance the convergence of traditional credit markets and blockchain-based infrastructure."

The CLO's debt tranches were issued and tokenized on the Avalanche blockchain by INX, enabling low-cost, efficient trading. The tokens are expected to be listed on INX's ATS platform, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic, offering quality market access for qualified investors. The CLO's terms include a senior coupon of SOFR +570 bps, subject to the terms of the governing transaction documents. The stated initial maturity is December 2026, with distributions to be paid out monthly.

By tokenizing the CLO, Galaxy has taken a major step in bringing private credit onchain, unlocking the potential for instant settlement, enhanced structural transparency, the potential for improved secondary-market liquidity, and greater collateral efficiency.

Galaxy's Lending and Digital Infrastructure teams structured and tokenized the CLO offering, respectively, while Galaxy Asset Management is issuing and managing the CLO. Anchorage Digital Bank serves as the bond trustee and qualified custodian. Leveraging its Atlas Settlement Network, Anchorage Digital acts as the collateral agent and administrative agent, providing the critical infrastructure for real-time collateral monitoring and secure onchain settlement throughout the lifecycle of the transaction. NAV Consulting, Inc. will be providing Fund Administration services for the product.

In addition, Galaxy partnered with Accountable, a real-time data verification platform for both on-chain and off-chain assets, providing continuous transparency into the performance and collateralization of underlying loans through an interactive, verifiable dashboard. This level of real-time visibility offers investors a clearer understanding of credit risk, helping address the information gaps that have historically contributed to dislocations in credit markets.

About Galaxy

Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq/TSX: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. Our digital assets platform offers institutional access to trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. In addition, we develop and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing workloads. Our 800 MW Helios campus in Texas, which has an additional 2.7 GW of power under study, positions Galaxy among the largest and fastest-growing data center developments in North America. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Additional information about Galaxy's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.

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