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BitGo Applies to Be Regulated Custodian in New York State
25.8.2020
The crypto custody provider has filed paperwork with New York's financial regulator to offer its services in the state
Fidelity Digital Assets to Hold Bitcoin Private Keys for Kingdom Trust Clients
16.7.2020
The enterprise-grade bitcoin custody and crypto management service, Fidelity Digital Assets has revealed a recent partnership with the firm Kingdom Trust. The new alliance provides individual retirees with the ability to safeguard their bitcoin private keys alongside self-directed IRAs. The crypto...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
PR: Anxone Provides Multi-Layer Security For Crypto Storage
21.6.2019
Hacking is a front and center issue for digital asset exchanges. Especially given its worrying year-over-year increases, from US$152mn in 2016 to US$950mn in 2018. Our current year 2019 has already posted over US$1bn in lost assets due to hacking, which puts security as a paramount consideration...