Custody

Security Tokens

R3 Teams With Custodian Hex Trust to Help Asian Banks Sell Security Tokens

Hong Kong-based Hex Trust is partnering with the enterprise blockchain company to offer banking clients another option for issuing security tokens.

Business  ·  3 April 2020
Custody

Digital Custodian Anchorage Adds XRP Storage for Institutional Customers

Anchorage, a digital asset custodian targeting institutional clients, has added support for XRP, offering services for all of the top-3 cryptocurrencies.

News  ·  2 April 2020
Investments

Legacy Trust’s Crypto Spin-Off Receives $3M to Roll Out Asian Settlement Platform

First Digital Trust has won backing from Taiwan-based Nogle for its upcoming Asia-focused crypto settlement solution for institutions.

Business  ·  9 March 2020
Banking

Blockchain Pioneer Caitlin Long to Build Crypto Bank in Wyoming

A Wyoming corporation founded by Caitlin Long is preparing to apply for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter with the state’s division of banking.

Business  ·  24 February 2020
Europe

BitGo Grows Crypto Custody Options With New Swiss and Germany Entities

The U.S.-based custodian is expanding its crypto custody service to Europe with the launch of two entities in Switzerland and Germany.

Business  ·  10 February 2020
BitGo

Platform Allowing Trading of Crypto in Custody Completes First $100K Transaction

The platform provides a solution that allows trading of digital assets which they remain in secure custody.

Tech  ·  7 February 2020
Banking

Prime Trust to Arrange Banking for Customers of BlockQuake Crypto Exchange

The exchange will use Prime Trust for compliance checks as well as custody for fiat and cold storage for crypto.

Business  ·  7 February 2020
Custody

Bitcoin Startup Casa Names New CEO as Node Service Goes Open-Source

Bitcoin startup Casa is charging into 2020 with a new look – by winding down its hardware product and shuffling its front office.

Business  ·  31 January 2020
Custody

Few Banks Will Touch Crypto Firms, but Silvergate Wants to Touch Bitcoin Itself

Silvergate made its name providing fiat banking services for crypto businesses. Now, CEO Alan Lane wants the bank to handle digital assets themselves.

Business  ·  30 January 2020
Coinbase

Coinbase Custody Goes International With New Entity in Ireland

Coinbase has launched Coinbase Custody International Inc., a European entity for handling cryptocurrency deposits.

Business  ·  30 January 2020
Regulation

Crypto Custody Provider Ledger Extends Reach in Asia With New Institutional Client

Ledger is partnering with dapp provider FLETA, offering legally compliant custody solutions as part of its push to expand in Asia.

Business  ·  23 January 2020
Banking

Swiss Banks Enter the Age of Bitcoin

An emerging trend in wealth-stashing Switzerland: crypto-friendly banks.

Business  ·  22 January 2020
Exchanges

Crypto Custodians Grapple With Germany’s New Rules

While a grandfather clause allows crypto custodians to keep serving German customers without being penalized, those same companies are waiting on financial regulator BaFin to release final regulations around the law.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 December 2019
China

2020 Vision: 7 Trends Bringing Blockchain Into Focus in the Year Ahead

As the blockchain industry moves from experimentation to implementation, futurist David Shrier is following these seven bellwethers.

Tech  ·  23 December 2019
Custody

Beyond Storage: How Custody Is Evolving to Meet Institutional Needs

Crypto's second wave of custody solutions will be trained on satisfying the needs of institutions, writes Anchorage's Diogo Monica.

Business  ·  22 December 2019