Digital asset custodian Anchorage has hired its first Head of Risk.
Crypto services provider Anchorage said it received a third-party SOC 1 Type 1 certification from auditor EY.
Under the partnership, Anchorage will provide crypto custody services to Jewel, which is applying for its full bank license in Bermuda.
The new partnership will add direct custodial support for Arcoin and INX, the upcoming INX Limited security token.
The U.S.-based crypto custody provider has added support for litecoin, the eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
Crypto custodians are in a race to build the next State Street or BNY Mellon.
Anchorage now has six executives in its C-suite, hiring a head of finance and head of sales with experience in both tech and Wall Street.
Anchorage, a digital asset custodian targeting institutional clients, has added support for XRP, offering services for all of the top-3 cryptocurrencies.
Crypto exchange INX is targeting an April launch date for its $130 million IPO, potentially the industry’s largest registered securities sale ever.
The Libra Association has formed a steering committee to oversee the creation of its technical roadmap.
Crypto custodian Anchorage is launching a brokerage for its institutional clients, supporting the effort with new analysis and risk modeling capabilities after acquiring data startup Merkle Data.
Crypto's second wave of custody solutions will be trained on satisfying the needs of institutions, writes Anchorage's Diogo Monica.
Despite government scrutiny, crypto firms in the Libra Association say they're committed to the project.
After a $40 million Series B, buzzy crypto startup Anchorage is setting up a new subsidiary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Institutional crypto custody provider Anchorage just raised $40 million in a Series B round backed by Blockchain Capital, Visa and a16z.