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Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Launches Web3 Services Suite
20.5.2022
Fireblocks, a crypto custody service provider, is expanding its services with the launch of an institutional suite of Web3 services. This suite will allow customers to leverage liquidity from different exchanges, and mint NFTs. The service, which has already onboarded several names in the industry...
Belgium Introduces Registration for Crypto Exchange and Wallet Service Providers
3.5.2022
Authorities in Belgium have obliged providers of some crypto exchange and wallet services to register with the country’s financial watchdog. Targeted platforms that fail to comply with the new regulations will face fines, among other penalties, including prohibition to carry out their...
German banking giant Commerzbank applies for crypto license
21.4.2022
A spokesperson for Commerzbank confirmed to local media that it applied for the license with BaFin earlier this year in a first for a major bank in Germany
Hex Trust Raises $88M for Crypto Custody Focused on the Gaming Sector
16.3.2022
The funding round was co-led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures
State Street's Crypto Custody, USD 100M DeFi Cake, Binance's SEPA + More News
9.3.2022
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State Street to Offer Crypto Custody in Pact With Copper
9.3.2022
The move follows the custodial banking giant launching its crypto division in June 2021
US Senate allows Virginia banks to offer crypto custody services
5.3.2022
Delegate Christopher T. Head introduced the bill (House Bill No. 263) back in January 2022, seeking an amendment to allow eligible banks to offer crypto custody services
BitPanda to provide crypto custody with the acquisition of FCA-approved Trustology
22.2.2022
Bitpanda said Trustology acquisition would be the first step towards launching its prime brokerage service Bitpanda pro
Canadian Regulator Reports Coinbase, Kraken CEOs' Crypto Custody Tweets
22.2.2022
The crypto fallout from Canada’s so-called “truckers’ protest” is continuing to make its presence felt – with a financial regulator reporting the heads of the American crypto exchange giants Kraken and Coinbase to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian national police force, over their...
Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million
20.2.2022
Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series...
'Keep Your Coins' bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto
16.2.2022
“Been working on that since 2016. Unbelievable that Congress won’t unite to end the unjust, immoral, and unconstitutional practice of civil asset forfeiture,” said congressman Warren Davidson
Avalanche eyes 60% rally as AVAX price breaks out of bull flag
18.12.2021
The bullish setup also emerged as crypto custodian BitGo announced that it would add AVAX to its service portfolio
KKR leads $350M raise for crypto custody bank Anchorage Digital
15.12.2021
The raise marks the first time investment giant KKR directly invested in a cryptocurrency firm
BNY Mellon Urges Ireland to Adopt Crypto Rules Before EU Regulations, Report Reveals
25.10.2021
As authorities in the EU are still discussing union-wide cryptocurrency regulations, a major U.S. bank has reportedly lobbied the Irish government to adopt its own rules for the space. BNY Mellon launched its digital asset business in Ireland this year to provide custodian services to institutional...
US Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Custody Services Amid Strong Demand From Institutional Clients
6.10.2021
US Bank has launched its cryptocurrency custody services. “Investor interest in cryptocurrency and demand from our fund services clients have grown strongly over the last few years,” the bank said. US Bank’s Crypto Custody Services Now Live U.S. Bank announced Tuesday that...
America’s fifth-largest bank launches crypto custody service — Report
5.10.2021
U.S. Bank is now providing custody services for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, according to a company executive
Check These Four Banks and Their Moves Into Bitcoin & Crypto Custody
4.10.2021
ding platforms “for the time being.” But it appears that banks are far more comfortable with the idea of helping exchanges store their customers’ fiat and crypto.Per Asia Kyungjae
Unido – Building the Future of Crypto Custody and Asset Management for Enterprises
17.9.2021
As the floodgates are opening for large businesses and corporations to enter the crypto market, you see increasing demand for an established digital asset management platform. Luckily, Unido is among just a few who fits these criteria, but with all the noise in the crypto space now, it is crucial...
Think Tank Tells South Korean Banks: Start Offering Crypto Custody Services
31.8.2021
A research paper from an influential South Korean think-tank has recommended that banks enter the crypto custody and blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) spaces to end their reliance on interest-based income sources.
Per the news agency Yonhap, Lee Soon-ho, a senior researcher from the Seoul-based Korea...
55% of world's top-100 banks reportedly have crypto and blockchain exposure
12.8.2021
Over half of the 100 largest banks by assets under management are reportedly investors in major crypto and blockchain technology-based companies and projects