Tagged: custody

September 11, 2024 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) has announced its digital asset custody service in the UAE. The offering has been granted a licence by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a global financial hub, “following the memorandum of understanding (MoU)… Read More

September 5, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo are pleased to announce that their firm has been approved as a custodian under the new SIX Exchange Regulation Crypto-Asset Rule. This approval marks another milestone in BitGo’s mission “to make secure, regulated custody available for clients around the world.” BitGo Europe provides regulated… Read More

August 31, 2024 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry association for exchanges and central clearing counterparties, has released recommendations that establish good practice for crypto-asset custody providers, drawing lessons from traditional financial markets to guide the emerging digital asset space. The ruling against FTX and… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services, has added custody and staking support for MINA, the native currency of Mina Protocol, a next-gen zero knowledge (ZK) blockchain. This integration expands options “for institutional clientele to participate in the Mina… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, a provider of digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services, today announced it has entered into a partnership with the Core Foundation, contributors to Core, a Bitcoin-powered blockchain unlocking EMV-Compatible BTCfi beginning with the first ever implementation of Non-Custodial BTC Staking, Copper will… Read More

August 11, 2024 @ 9:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hex Trust, a fully-licensed digital asset custodian announced an integration with Talos, the provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets, that will supplement trading capabilities for its clients. Hex Trust is set to become a custodian “within the Talos Provider Network, offering its digital… Read More

July 25, 2024 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services, has today announced three leadership appointments. Michael Roberts has reportedly been appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Copper.co. After two years as Copper’s Head of Prime, Michael Roberts has officially taken up… Read More

July 23, 2024 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, one of the industry’s digital asset custodians, announces that it has built on its previous initiative with DFINITY Foundation, a Swiss not-for-profit organization and a major contributor to the Internet Computer (ICP), to enable institutional investors “to securely custody and stake their ICP assets… Read More

July 19, 2024 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services, has secured a Trust or Company Service Provider (TCSP) license in Hong Kong. This license, granted by Hong Kong’s Companies Registry, “represents a key milestone in Copper’s global market expansion and its… Read More

July 9, 2024 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stacking DAO, the liquid staking platform on the Stacks blockchain, has forged a partnership with Copper, a digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services provider. Stacking DAO offers users the ability “to partake in Stacks consensus staking rewards while simultaneously engaging in diverse DeFi… Read More

July 8, 2024 @ 6:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Beyond some of the most vocal policies currently being promoted by former President Donald Trump, the 2024 GOP platform promises to “Make America Great Again” while supporting innovation in the US. As part of the innovation initiative, crypto gets a shout-out—something diametrically opposed to the… Read More

June 26, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment, the independent digital financial advisor, announced that Betterment for Advisors, its RIA custody division, has added new integrations with eMoney Advisor, Kwanti and Panoramix, which are available immediately to all advisors on the platform. Independent advisors need tools and software that “can work together… Read More

June 25, 2024 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

BitGo and Finery Markets have announced a partnership that will offer an integrated crypto trading market and off-exchange settlement product. BitGo is a digital asset infrastructure provider that offers custody, wallets, staking, trading, and settlement. Founded in 2013, it reports serving over 1,500 institutional clients…. Read More

June 24, 2024 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Tauras, a digital asset firm currently serving big names like Santander, Credit Suisse, and Deutsche Bank, says it has added the Stellar Network to its custody offerings. Taurus custody service is named Taurus Protect. The company also provides tokenization services. Stellar is a popular public… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo is pleased to announce support for W, which is the native ERC-20 governance token for Wormhole. BitGo explains that clients can now “custody W in Hot, Custodial, and Self-Managed Cold wallets.” As noted in a blog post from BitGo, Wormhole is an interoperability platform… Read More

June 20, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini is serving as the custodian for a “landmark” ether staking ETF fund launched recently by Purpose Investments, following the development of custom custody infrastructure that will enable third-party staking from Gemini Custody. The fund, Purpose Ether Staking Corp. ETF (“ETHC.B”), is said to be… Read More

June 17, 2024 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini are pleased to announce that they’re providing bitcoin custody for a spot bitcoin ETF listed June 4 by Monochrome Asset Management, an Australia-based investment manager that offers access to crypto assets through traditional financial markets. Monochrome Bitcoin ETF (Ticker: IBTC) is… Read More

May 31, 2024 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian whose shareholders include Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings, and Northern Trust, has partnered with Forteus Investment Management, the investment advisory business of the Numeus Group, and backed by Schroders, to provide secure custody and staking solutions. Forteus’ Digital Asset… Read More

May 22, 2024 @ 3:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry, along with Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee Chairman French Hill, and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga, have joined to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide information on Prometheum’s move to provide custody… Read More

May 17, 2024 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

io.finnet has launched a new digital asset custody solution catering to institutions. The company says that “”io.vault” has signed up several institutional players including Ibanera and Evo Exchange. io.vault aims to support clients in the OTC sector, DeFi platforms, crypto exchanges, active trading funds, and… Read More