Tagged: custody

April 25, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo says it is changing from default wrapped segwit (P2SH-P2WSH) receive addresses to native segwit (P2WSH), which “require 25% less data to spend — translating to lower fees.” Since the beginning, BitGo has supported “both native segwit and wrapped segwit Bitcoin addresses.” However, many clients… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitget, the crypto exchange and web3 company, has partnered with Cactus Custody, a subsidiary of Matrixport, to offer Oasis fund custody services and off-exchange settlement services. The collaboration minimizes counterparty risks associated “with exchange trading and provides an effective tool for capital efficiency management, better… Read More

March 29, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eaglebrook, a digital asset investment platform that provides registered investment advisors (RIAs) with direct access to bitcoin and other digital assets, announces the launch of the Franklin Templeton Digital Asset Dynamic BTC/ETH separately managed account (SMA) strategy. This strategy, which is specifically designed for RIAs… Read More

March 18, 2024 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, the FCA regulated exchange, broker, and custodian for digital assets, announced a strategic partnership with Talos, the institutional crypto trading platform. Through this partnership, Archax says that it will “leverage it’s FCA cryptoasset registration combined with the market-leading capabilities of the Talos platform to… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Enterprise digital asset platform FireBlocks says it will begin onboarding “thousands” of new retail customers as well as institutional firms. The company predicted this would be accomplished due to the new hire of CMO Michal Ferguson. Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks, says the innovations over… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Balance, Canada’s digital asset custodian, is pleased to announce that it has once again surpassed $2B worth of assets under custody (AUC). Balance’s CEO, George Bordianu said: “Our focus since day one has been to build a world-class custodian for companies working with digital assets…. Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, an institutional digital asset infrastructure provider, has joined forces with Hashnote, the on-chain first digital asset manager, built with the support of Cumberland and DRW, and will be providing custody support for Hashnote’s USYC on the Copper platform. USYC, a Hashnote Short Duration Yield… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CLST, a full-service institutional lending and borrowing platform, has partnered with institutional digital asset infrastructure provider Copper. This alliance resulted in the joint development of Copper Pledge, “a deployable tri-party collateral management solution for digital asset markets.” This partnership provides digital asset lenders “with much-needed… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset financial instruments require regulated custodians to secure the underlying assets. BitGo’s support underscores the growing industry-wide call “for institutional-grade custody-first solutions.” BitGo has been a long-time collaborator with Valkyrie Investments, a global crypto-focused asset manager with $220 million in AUM. BitGo is the… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital Bank has announced a partnership with Onramp Invest to offer regulated crypto products to financial advisors. Onramp is part of Securitize – a top US-based tokenization firm. Anchorage is the only federally chartered digital asset bank that offers custody which has focused on… Read More

January 14, 2024 @ 4:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VanEck, a global investment fund manager with $76.4 billion USD in assets under management, announced recently the listing of its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) under the ticker HODL, with Gemini named as custodian. Both Gemini and VanEck claim that they “have been pioneers in… Read More

January 4, 2024 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo will serve as the official custody provider for the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF pending approval. ETF applications require regulated custodians. BitGo’s support underscores “a shared commitment by both companies to a more robust and secure market infrastructure. If approved, Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF (ticker: DEFI)… Read More

December 21, 2023 @ 6:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini are pleased to announce that the firm has been named as custodian on the 7RCC Global Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF application, which was filed recently with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Gemini claims that it has been a key player… Read More

December 15, 2023 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Swiss credit fintech Teylor and digital asset custody and tokenization provider Taurus launch the Teylor ledger-based security, aiming “to make SME credit accessible as an asset class.” Teylor originates and manages SME loans “through its Teylor credit platform.” By tokenizing part of this credit… Read More

December 8, 2023 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2021, BBVA in Switzerland was a pioneer among large Eurozone banks when it introduced a bitcoin trading and custody service. This was later expanded to “include ether, thus allowing interested investors the possibility of trading directly with the two most important crypto-assets on the… Read More

December 3, 2023 @ 6:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Julian Sawyer is CEO of Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, in association with Northern Trust and SBI Holdings. Zodia Custody provides bank-grade custody services for institutional investors in digital assets, enabling them to enter the digital asset space within the same… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maple has partnered with BitGo in order to provide clients “with qualified custody for the Maple Secured Lending Direct Pool.” Maple explains that it “provides over-collateralized digital asset financing across a range of digital assets to institutional and high net worth clients.” Maple Finance confirmed… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist and Sinohope Technology Holdings Limited, a comprehensive digital asset custody platform, announced a strategic partnership uniting the two companies. The two parties will carry out active security business cooperation “in MPC security audit, digital asset Anti-money laundering (AML), Web3 threat intelligence cooperation Network, digital… Read More

November 18, 2023 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unchained announced that Bakkt (NYSE: BKKT) has agreed to join its network of collaborative custody partners. Bakkt joins Coincover and Kingdom Trust “as members of the network, providing Unchained’s collaborative custody offering with the greatest breadth in the industry, giving clients the most security and… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX, a cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology company, has collaborated with regulated digital asset custody service provider Komainu and CoinShares (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS), a European alternative asset manager specializing in digital assets, to empower CoinShares “to conduct 24/7 trading through the OKX platform while assets… Read More