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Zodia Custody Introduces Service to Protect Against Crypto-Exchange Insolvency

Clients will be able to keep their digital assets on Zodia's platform, while the assets are available on exchanges for trading.

Zodia Custody's Interchange service aims to improve the security of customers' assets. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
Zodia Custody's Interchange service aims to improve the security of customers' assets. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Cryptocurrency storage provider Zodia Custody has rolled out a new service designed to protect clients' digital assets in case a crypto exchange becomes insolvent.

The custodian, which is backed by Standard Chartered and Northern Trust, will allow clients to keep their assets on its platform, while their holdings are "mirrored" and available on an exchange for trading.

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Concern over the safety of assets held by customers on centralized crypto exchanges has come to the fore in the past month with the collapse of exchange FTX in November.

Zodia's service, named Interchange, "offers an alternative to the pre-funding and margin models on exchanges," the firm said in an email Wednesday.

Interchange follows Zodia Custody's identity toolset. That product, which was rolled out in October, is designed to help institutions prove ownership of crypto held in custodial wallets.

Read more: Custodial vs. Non-Custodial Crypto Exchanges: What You Need to Know



Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

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