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‘Absolutely Inevitable’: Standard Chartered Bank CEO Sees Widespread Cryptocurrency Adoption
9.12.2020
Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bill Winters sees the adoption of digital currencies as “absolutely inevitable.” He says there is a role for both private digital currencies and state-backed ones. His bank subsequently announces that it is launching a crypto custody service, supporting...
Standard Chartered, Northern Trust to Launch Crypto Custody Service in the UK
9.12.2020
Zodia Custody is currently pending approval by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority and is expected to launch in 2021
Standard Chartered to launch institutional-grade crypto custody in 2021
9.12.2020
The major British bank is “rewiring the DNA in banking” with crypto
ING Bank Opens Up About Crypto Custody Solution at Singapore Fintech Event
9.12.2020
Speaking at the Singapore Fintech Festival, ING's blockchain lead spoke publicly for the first time about the bank's trials with digital assets
How BitGo Is Getting Into the Events Business
8.12.2020
BitGo has added cap intro services, a kind of marketing activity carried out among hedge fund investors, to its crypto brokerage offering
Spain’s Second-Largest Bank Will Soon Launch Crypto Services: Sources
7.12.2020
BBVA is poised to enter the cryptocurrency trading and custody space, according to two people familiar with the plans
Spanish Security Giant Prosegur Enters Crypto Custody Race
19.11.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/proseguralarmasperu
Another international security services behemoth has taken the crypto plunge, with Spanish firm Prosegur launching a dedicated subsidiary that will offer crypto custody services.
The company, which is based in Madrid, has over 160,000 employees...
Digital Asset Firm Fireblocks Raises $30M to Gird for ‘Influx in Customer Demand’
18.11.2020
Fireblocks plans to maintain its standing as “the biggest player in crypto-native markets” but also wants to go after institutional players
Comptroller reveals path for crypto companies to become banks
18.11.2020
Firms could potentially become federally chartered banks allowed to provide crypto custody services by converting their business charters
This Crypto Custody Breakthrough Will Bring Banks Closer to Digital Assets
13.11.2020
Shard X is claiming to be the first company to successfully run multi-party computation (MPC) on hardware security modules (HSMs)
US Representatives Rip OCC, Brooks for ‘Excessive Focus’ on Crypto
11.11.2020
Congressional Democrats blasted the OCC and Acting Comptroller Brooks for spending time on crypto during a pandemic
Russia’s Gazprombank gets green light for crypto custody in Switzerland
30.10.2020
Russian banks tap Bitcoin services abroad while the government at home sees no future for private cryptos
Casa Rolls Out ‘Bank-to-Wallet’ Bitcoin-Buying Services for US Customers
29.10.2020
The cryptocurrency custody startup announced on Thursday that users will now be able to buy bitcoin (BTC) on the Casa app using their bank accounts
Fidelity Digital Assets Expands Crypto Custody Service to Asia
29.10.2020
The cryptocurrency-focused arm of financial services giant Fidelity Investments is teaming up with Singapore-based Stack Funds to cater to the growing demand for cryptocurrencies in Asia. A new partnership will bring Stack’s regional clients access to the secure custody services provided...
WEG Bank Plans Crypto Custody With New Partnership
27.10.2020
Germany-based WEG Bank about to step up its crypto-related business as its fintech division TEN31 has teamed up with Munich-based white-label crypto custody provider Tangany to offer crypto custody solutions to its customers.
According to the bank, this is "the next logical step"...
Eyeing EU Banks, Hex Trust Teams With SIA on Crypto Custody
22.10.2020
A multinational payments firm is partnering with cryptocurrency custodian Hex Trust to help its European banking clients hold digital assets
INX exchange taps Israeli crypto startup GK8 for crypto custody
17.9.2020
The SEC-approved IPO holder prefers to store crypto 100% offline
Microstrategy’s $250 Million Bitcoin Buy Consequential
2.9.2020
When a publicly owned company decides to invest about $250 million in an asset that was widely attacked more than a decade ago, it says a lot about how the world has changed. The reasons and the timing of Microstrategy’s bitcoin incursion could not have come at a better time for...
OCC Chief Says Americans Gravitating Toward Digital Currencies: Urges Banks to Embrace Innovation
21.8.2020
Brian Brooks, the acting comptroller of currency at the U.S. Office of Comptroller of Currency (OCC), says America must adopt digital currency payment rails if the country hopes to compete with global payment rails in the future. He insists changing consumer needs must be prioritized over...
The OCC’s Crypto Custody Letter Was Years in the Making
18.8.2020
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has been evaluating the cryptocurrency space for years, well before it publicly announced banks could provide services in the field last month