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Conquering Decentralized Finance: Enter the Custodians
31.5.2020
As decentralized finance becomes a principal focus for both investors and companies alike, custodians will ease their entry, making DeFi the future of finance
Despite Trust Model Debates, Ethereum Is Bitcoin’s Largest Sidechain by Total Value Locked
26.5.2020
The Ethereum network now has more bitcoin held in reserves than the Lightning Network, according to onchain statistics. At the time of publication, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has close to 4,000 BTC ($34.7M) held in reserves, while the Lightning Network has only 925 BTC ($8.3M). Wrapped Bitcoin...
Crypto Custodian Anchorage Teases Growth Plan With 2 Executive Hires
21.5.2020
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
If You Don’t Trust Yourself, These Crypto Vaults Will Help You Hodl Safely
18.3.2020
Hodling in difficult times has historically proven to be a long-term winning strategy. Keeping your cryptocurrency in your own cold storage is by default a good idea as far as security is concerned. But if you don’t trust yourself to not lose a small hardware device or a piece of paper, then...
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....
Germany’s Bitcoin Group Welcomes Licensing for Crypto Custodians, Expects Competition From Banks
13.3.2020
Bitcoin Group SE, a prominent member of the European crypto industry, has been preparing to apply for permission to conduct crypto custody activities in its home country, Germany. The providers of such services in the Federal Republic are now recognized as financial institutions. Bitcoin Group...
IBM’s Public Cloud Is Secure Enough for Crypto Custodians
3.3.2020
Announced Tuesday, the latest offering from Onchain Custodian is hosted entirely on Big Blue’s banking-grade public cloud
Bitcoin Is Financial Instrument, Clarifies Germany, Crypto Custodians Qualify as Financial Institutions
3.3.2020
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, Bafin, has issued guidance to clarify the status of cryptocurrencies and the regulations that apply to related business activities. The recommendations are based on the country’s current legislation, taking into account the latest...
BitGo Acquires Harbor in Surprise Expansion Beyond Crypto Custody
18.2.2020
Digital asset custodian BitGo is building a “full stack” security token services provider by acquiring tokenization platform Harbor, including its broker-dealer and transfer agent
London-Based Crypto Custodian Copper Raises $8M for Expansion Overseas
17.2.2020
Copper uses its "Walled Garden" infrastructure to allow clients to trade crypto assets more securely from custody
Germany’s BaFin Clarifies Licensing Process for Foreign Crypto Custodians
6.2.2020
In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for not having a license. Instead, they’d be grandfathered into the same protection that crypto custody firms based in Germany already have under the new law
Hawaiian Bill Would Let Banks Act as Crypto Custodians
23.1.2020
Hawaiian lawmakers have submitted a bill that allows banks to provide custody for digital assets
Do Custodians Wield Undue Influence on Crypto Market Prices?
21.1.2020
Noelle Acheson warns of the consolidating power of crypto custodians, and the influence this could have on asset prices
Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users’ Digital Assets
17.1.2020
Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets
Anchorage Moves Into Crypto Trading With New Brokerage Service
15.1.2020
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 Custodians Grapple With Germany’s New Rules
26.12.2019
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
Fidelity Exec Predicts Crypto Custodians Will White-Label Their Services
19.12.2019
Fidelity Digital Assets envisions a future where custodians work behind the scenes to store cryptocurrency for other firms’ clients, an exec said
German Banks Authorized to Store and Sell Cryptocurrency in 2020
29.11.2019
Next year German banks will be able to manage cryptocurrencies like bitcoin after the fourth EU money laundering directive goes into effect. The directive passed in the German parliament, Bundestag, allows banks in the country to act as cryptocurrency custodians rather than rely on third-party...
Trusted Friends Can Become Crypto Custodians With the Vault12 Platform
2.11.2019
A firm called Vault12 launched its new passkey security solution for cryptocurrency assets. Vault12 is an application that allows people to enlist their trusted friends and family members to help safeguard their assets. According to the project’s creators, the new application leverages...
SEC, FINRA Issue Explanation of Crypto Custodian Approval Delay
8.7.2019
The SEC and FINRA are examining issues such as custody and investor protections before they can approve broker-dealer applications by crypto startups, the agencies said