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40 German Banks Seek Regulator’s Green Light to Offer Bitcoin Custody
11.2.2020
Over 40 German banks have sought regulatory approval to offer digital asset custodial services
Custody Provider Vo1t Partners With IBM to Offer Customers Secure Key Storage
10.2.2020
The partnership with IBM Hyper Protect ensures that clients’ keys are safe even if Vo1t’s data centers are compromised
BitGo Grows Crypto Custody Options With New Swiss and Germany Entities
10.2.2020
The U.S.-based custodian is expanding its crypto custody service to Europe with the launch of two new entities in Switzerland and Germany
The Importance of Crypto Custody for Cryptocurrencies
10.2.2020
The term “custody” in finance means when an institution holds on someone else’s assets in lieu to protect them. The institutions that provide custodian services cannot in any way whatsoever lend the assets to anybody else to earn interest therefrom; they are only to store and secure assets on their...
Platform Allowing Trading of Crypto in Custody Completes First $100K Transaction
7.2.2020
The platform provides a solution that allows trading of digital assets which they remain in secure custody
Prime Trust to Arrange Banking for Customers of BlockQuake Crypto Exchange
7.2.2020
The exchange will use Prime Trust for compliance checks as well as custody for fiat and cold storage for crypto
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
Bitcoin Startup Casa Names New CEO as Node Service Goes Open-Source
31.1.2020
Bitcoin startup Casa is charging into 2020 with a new look – by winding down its hardware product and shuffling its front office
Few Banks Will Touch Crypto Firms, But Silvergate Wants to Touch Bitcoin Itself
30.1.2020
Silvergate made its name providing fiat banking services for crypto businesses. Now CEO Alan Lane wants the bank to handle digital assets themselves
Bank Frick Expands Range of Crypto Assets to Offer Trading and Custodian Services for Bitcoin Cash
30.1.2020
Bank Frick, a leading European blockchain bank, has expanded its range of cryptocurrencies for which it offers trading and custodian services. Bank Frick now offers trading and secure custody of bitcoin cash (BCH) for professional market participants and wealthy private clients. Trading takes place...
Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails to Lobby Staking Adoption
30.1.2020
Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails join the Proof of Stake Alliance advocacy group
Coinbase Custody Launches International Office in Dublin, Ireland
30.1.2020
Coinbase Custody, which serves as one of the leading platforms offering institutional-grade storage services to investors, has added another feather to its credit. The revolutionary firm has announced the launch of its regional office in Dublin, Ireland. With its first-ever office in the European...
Coinbase Custody, Bison Trails Join Proof of Stake Alliance to Push for Clearer Crypto Regulations
30.1.2020
Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails have joined the Proof of Stake Alliance, a lobbyist organization hoping to clarify the legal treatment of staking rewards in the U.S
Coinbase Launches International Cryptocurrency Custody Arm
30.1.2020
Coinbase, a major American cryptocurrency exchange, launched its custody service internationally by creating a new firm based in Ireland
Coinbase Custody Goes International With New Entity in Ireland
30.1.2020
Coinbase has launched Coinbase Custody International Inc., a European entity for handling cryptocurrency deposits
Hawaii Introduces Bill Authorizing Banks to Offer Crypto Custody
24.1.2020
A bill in the Hawaii State Senate aims to clarify its classification of digital assets and pave the way for banks to provide custody services
Crypto Custody Provider Ledger Extends Reach in Asia With New Institutional Client
23.1.2020
Ledger is partnering with dapp provider FLETA, offering legally compliant custody solutions as part of its push to expand in Asia
Swiss Banks Enter the Age of Bitcoin
22.1.2020
An emerging trend in wealth-stashing Switzerland: crypto-friendly banks
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