Digital Asset Technologies Portfolio Company, LiquidLink Launches Bitcoin Lightning and XRP ILP Nodes

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VANCOUVER, BC, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digital Asset Technologies Inc. (CSE: DATT) (OTCPK: EATBF) (FSE: 988) (“DATT” or the “Company”), a technology focused investment issuer, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned portfolio company, LiquidLink AI Corp. (“LiquidLink”) has launched enterprise-grade infrastructure on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and Ripple’s Interledger Protocol (ILP). These deployments position LiquidLink as a foundational hub in the emerging Internet of Value, much like the backbone ISPs that interconnected global networks in the early 2000s.

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The Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s Layer 2 scaling solution, enables instant, low-cost payments. The Interledger Protocol (ILP) seamlessly routes payments across different ledgers. LiquidLink aims to build one of the most connected hubs, bridging fragmented liquidity pools and enabling reliable settlement between networks. The company focuses on being the infrastructure layer merchants and institutions depend on, rather than simply acquiring Bitcoin or XRP.

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“We see clear parallels between what we’re building and the early internet,” said Marcus Ingram, CEO of LiquidLink. “Wholesale ISPs created backbones that everyone relied on. LiquidLink is developing a payments backbone to deliver liquidity, reliability, and speed across Bitcoin, XRP, and dozens of other networks.”

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With the rise of stablecoins on Bitcoin (via RGB smart contracts and Taproot Assets) and expanding stablecoin support on the XRP Ledger, LiquidLink plans to support this wave of commerce. The recent Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act (Genius Act) provides clear legal frameworks for regulated stablecoin issuance, further accelerating this momentum.

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LiquidLink’s next milestone with respect to its nodes is creating the first cross-chain liquidity bridge to connect Bitcoin-native assets (including RGB tokens, Taproot Assets, Liquid, and Rootstock) with the XRP Ledger. This bridge will facilitate seamless asset movement between Bitcoin and XRPL.

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LiquidLink’s node business operates independently but complements XRPFY, the company’s flagship platform for efficient payment routing and liquidity discovery. LiquidLink plans to use XRPFY for its own nodes to find cost-effective payment paths and exchange opportunities across networks.

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LiquidLink’s Lightning Network node public address can be tracked on any lightning network explorer; we recommend the following: https://mempool.space/lightning/node/039d3233722961a471d29b6fedf46d9f71585e29e13fe71dccd72c9b3b0668e188

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About Digital Asset Technologies Inc.

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Digital Asset Technologies (CSE: DATT) is a publicly traded investment issuer that identifies and makes equity investments in global companies that are developing and commercializing technology. Through its portfolio company, Liquidlink AI Corp., the Company has entered the blockchain technology sector with a focus on real-world asset tokenization, decentralized infrastructure, and advanced trading analytics.

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