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South Korean Hana Bank enters crypto custody business with BitGo
5.9.2023
KEB Hana Bank and BitGo plan to launch a joint cryptocurrency custody venture in the second half of 2024
South Korea’s Hana Bank Partners with BitGo to Provide Digital Asset Custody Services
5.9.2023
South Korean financial giant KEB Hana Bank has entered into a strategic business agreement with California-based crypto custody and security platform BitGo to offer digital asset custody (DAC) services to its clients starting next year.
The collaboration was announced during the Korea Blockchain...
The Great Shift to Self-Custody: 800,000 BTC Worth Over $20 Billion Pulled From Exchanges in 3 Years
3.9.2023
Over the past three years, there’s been a notable movement in bitcoin holdings. Since September 1, 2020, a whopping 804,000 bitcoin, equivalent to $20.79 billion, has been pulled from centralized exchanges. Notably, 184,000 BTC of that sum, valued at $4.75 billion, was withdrawn in just...
Robinhood to Buy Back SBF’s Stake for Over $605 Million
3.9.2023
Online broker Robinhood is going to buy back the stake purchased by a company of crypto exchange FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The fintech intends to pay $605.7 million for the shares that were transferred to the custody of the U.S. government after the bankruptcy of SBF’s businesses....
Arkham Intelligence Reveals Grayscale’s Ethereum Holdings Across 500 Addresses
2.9.2023
On September 1, Arkham Intelligence, a crypto analytics and data tracking agency, reportedly pinpointed the ethereum (ETH) holdings of Grayscale for its Ethereum Trust. Arkham reveals that Grayscale’s ether stash is spread across 500 distinct addresses. Grayscale’s Ethereum Holdings...
Bitcoin Holdings on Crypto Exchanges Dwindle to 2M, Fewest Since January 2018
31.8.2023
The number of BTC held in wallets tied to crypto exchanges has declined by 4% this month, data tracked by CryptoQuant show
No, Bitcoin withdrawals from exchanges are not inherently bullish for crypto
30.8.2023
Traders say the record-low number of BTC held on exchanges is a bull signal, but data suggests otherwise
Citadel's EDX Joins With Anchorage Digital to Shake-Up Crypto Custody – Coinbase and Galaxy Institutional Business Threatened?
22.8.2023
EDX Markets, a prominent institutional crypto exchange company, announced on Tuesday a collaboration with Anchorage Digital, a regulated crypto platform renowned for its comprehensive financial services and infrastructure solutions.
Anchorage will assume the role of custody provider for EDX's...
The Enigmatic Rise of the $3 Billion BTC Whale — Tracing the Mysterious Path of Bitcoin’s Third Largest Wallet
22.8.2023
This week, various reports and social media discussions have centered around the third-largest bitcoin (BTC) wallet, a long-standing enigma that potentially maintains the same ownership despite changes in its address. Billion-Dollar Mysteries: The Cryptic Evolution of Bitcoin’s Third-Largest...
Crypto Exchange EDX Markets Taps Anchorage as Custody Provider
22.8.2023
Crypto exchange EDX Markets, which is backed by Wall Street giants including Citadel Securities and Charles Schwab, tapped Anchorage Digital to provide custody for its clearinghouse business set to launch later this year
Nomura-Backed Crypto Custody Firm Komainu Wins Operating License in Dubai
22.8.2023
The company can now offer its full range of digital asset custody services to clients in the emirate, including institutional staking and collateral management
SEC charges crypto investment manager with misleading advertising, custody claims
21.8.2023
The case against Titan Global Capital Management is the first brought under the U.S. regulator’s 2020 revised marketing rule. It also touches on compliance issues
French Regulator Revises Crypto Rules to Align With EU’s MiCA Law
13.8.2023
France’s financial market regulator said it’s adjusting the rules for crypto companies in line with Europe’s new regulatory framework. The changes, which will enter into force next year, seek to enhance registration requirements for businesses offering certain services for digital assets like...
Custodia Bank Goes Live: Bridging Digital Assets With US Dollar Payments
12.8.2023
Custodia Bank, the financial institution that aims to bridge digital assets with the U.S. dollar payment system, is now live. Last month, Custodia started serving external business customers in select U.S. states, offering U.S. dollar deposits and government money market fund services, with bitcoin...
FTX Boss Sam Bankman-Fried in Custody, Bail Revoked, Remanded to Jail
11.8.2023
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was taken into custody and his bail was rescinded on Friday, in anticipation of his trial scheduled for October. Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner City Press disclosed a synopsis of the August 11 hearing on the social media outlet X, where Bankman-Fried’s legal...
Telegram trading bots are hot, but don’t trust them for custody — Security firms
11.8.2023
There are still too many unknowns over how various Telegram trading bots store private keys, blockchain security firms told Cointelegraph
Paypal USD: Boon for Ethereum but not decentralization, says community
8.8.2023
Proponents say PayPal’s PYUSD could see Ethereum become the money layer of the internet, while opponents argue that it’ll act like a poorly designed CBDC
Crypto Assets Held in Self-Custody Wallets Have ‘a Non-Zero Chance’ of Getting Stolen — Fairside Network CEO
4.8.2023
According to Brandon Brown, the co-founder and CEO of Fairside Network, self-custody crypto wallets generally lack inbuilt insurance coverage to protect against theft or loss. Brown attributes this to the challenges encountered when assessing digital asset risks as well as “the absence...
Coinbase Q2 earnings beat estimates amid Blackrock custody deal, institutional focus
3.8.2023
The company beat estimates while non-trading revenue beat trading revenue
Assessing Custody Solutions in Digital Assets
3.8.2023
With the right diligence, digital asset custody can offer more safety, transparency, and cost efficiency than traditional models