May 20, 2019 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Koine has acquired Recruitable Ltd (trading as hireabl) – a Fintech described as a pre-launch platform for automated client on-boarding. Jason Mochine, formerly CEO at hireabl, will now become Head of Sales at Koine. Koine is a firm engaged in the settlement and custody of… Read More

May 17, 2019 @ 2:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Swarm, an infrastructure provider for the issuance and trading of digital assets, has decided to use Copper as its preferred digital asset custodian. In a release, Swarm said the integration of Copper’s solution will provide the institutional grade security fundamental to the mass market trading… Read More

May 13, 2019 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust, a custody and escrow service for both traditional and crypto assets, has recently updated their site along with an interesting comparison regarding their PrimeX service. PrimeX is an API service that allows you to transfer any asset between a PrimeTrust account and any… Read More

May 6, 2019 @ 7:33 am By Cali Haan  |  

ICE’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Sprecher, told analysts in a conference call this week that the crypto bear market of 2018 allowed ICE’s crypto venture, Bakkt, to cheaply acquire Digital Asset Custody Co, Reuters reports. The acquisition of Digital Asset Custody Co could improve Bakkt’s… Read More

May 1, 2019 @ 8:30 am By Cali Haan  |  

Bakkt COO Adam White has blogged on his company’s efforts to become the go-to Bitcoin futures trading platform and “digital asset” custodian for institutions.  According to the post, Bakkt has acquired Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC) establishing a “commitment to setting a new standard for… Read More

April 20, 2019 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust, Fintech that provides custody and escrow services in a diverse portfolio of assets including crypto, has confirmed an investment led by crypto exchange OKCoin. In an email, Prime Trust confirmed what had been circulated on social media for some time. Prime Trust founder… Read More

April 3, 2019 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) forwarded a letter to the Investment Adviser Association requesting feedback on digital assets and custody. Beyond the public inquiry, the letter is indicative of the Commission’s ongoing interest and research into blockchain based securities. The letter from… Read More

March 29, 2019 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Legacy Trust Company, a Hong Kong-licensed and Public Registered Trust Company, has formed a partnership with Ledger to provide “institutional-grade custody solutions” for digital assets, according to Ledger. The goal is to “help accelerate the flow of institutional money into digital assets.” As is the… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Omniex, an institutional investment and trading platform for digital assets has extended its integration with industry custody providers to include Kingdom Trust. Kingdom Trust currently has $12 billion in assets under custody. It was the first regulated financial institution to offer qualified custody for digital… Read More

November 15, 2018 @ 7:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Lendingblock, a lending exchange for digital assets, has partnered with Vo1t to provide a cold storage capability for its institutional lending exchange. According to Lendingblock, Vo1t will provide 24/7 custody while simultaneously providing access to digital assets in under 30 minutes. Vo1t will support Lendingblock’s platform… Read More

October 13, 2018 @ 6:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust, a “blockchain driven trust company” is providing solutions to custody cryptocurrency while also providing various compliance solutions including US security exemptions. This week, Prime Trust announced that it is adding support for Stellar. The company can already custody all ERC 20 tokens including ST-20…. Read More

September 30, 2018 @ 9:00 pm By Steven McClurg and Katie Talati  |  

As the crypto markets have evolved rapidly during the last year and institutional investors (like Arca Funds) have begun to invest, fitting into the existing financial services framework has proven difficult. The primary debate around legacy intermediary systems and how they relate to real money… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 1:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

BitGo revealed yesterday it has received regulatory approval from the South Dakota Division of Banking  to operate as a public South Dakota Trust Company. BitGo says it is the “first qualified custodian purpose-built for storing digital assets.” BitGo offers a custody solution for institutional investors in digital… Read More

August 28, 2018 @ 8:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kingdom Trust, a regulated custody agent with over 100,000 clients and $12 billion in assets under custody, is going full crypto. According to a release today, Kingdom Trust has secured insurance covering digital assets via the august name of Lloyds of London. Kingdom Trust is providing… Read More

August 16, 2018 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Copper.co is now offering a custody solution for institutions investing in digital assets. The crypto portfolio management platform says it is offering the “industry’s first server less” co-sign custody solution. Copper management says it expands the crypto market by making transactions safer and less prone… Read More

August 8, 2018 @ 1:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pumped the brakes once again this week on firms offering Bitcoin based ETF. While these exchange traded funds have the potential to expand a far wider audience to the digital asset class, so far regulators have been hesitant to… Read More

July 11, 2016 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to move on from the family drama between him and his ex-fiancé, Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston has launched a GoFundMe to raise $10,000 so that he may pay his legal bills, which were accumulated during the custody battles over their son, Tripp Easton Mitchell… Read More