EDX Markets, an institutional crypto exchange backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets and Charles Schwab, announced a strategic partnership with VerifiedX to introduce spot trading of tokenized Bitcoin (vBTC) for institutional investors and joining the VerifiedX network as a validator. Backed 1:1 by BTC and redeemable for native Bitcoin at all times, vBTC supports programmable financial applications, including on-chain payments, lending and asset management without relinquishing underlying Bitcoin ownership or native redemption.