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Finance

In Banking First, ING Develops FATF-Friendly Protocol for Tracking Crypto Transfers

ING Bank, Standard Chartered and others have developed a protocol to handle a new rule for crypto exchanges and firms dealing in digital assets.

ING Bank, Netherlands

Finance

Custody Battle Pits Institutional Boomers Against Crypto Upstarts

Crypto custodians are in a race to build the next State Street or BNY Mellon.

Whither the standalone crypto custodian? (Credit: British Library on Unsplash)

Finance

Behind 'Prime Broker' Buzzword Lies a Complex Strategy Game for Crypto Firms

Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all announced plans to become prime brokers this month. Here's what the trend reveals about the state of the industry.

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Marchés

Crypto Custodian BitGo Joins Race to Provide Prime Brokerage Services

BitGo is entering the prime brokerage space following the launch of its lending business, announcing a new entity to serve institutional traders.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk archives)

Marchés

BitGo Now Providing Custody for India's Largest Crypto Exchange

One of the oldest crypto custodians, BitGo has started securing crypto assets at India's largest exchange by trade volume, CoinDCX.

The Gateway of India in Mumbai.

Finance

Crypto.com Lands Record $360M Insurance Cover for Offline Bitcoin Vaults

Crypto.com has gathered a record-breaking $360 million worth of insurance to cover the potential loss of coins stored in special offline vaults.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek speaks at RISE 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Marchés

BitGo Cements Hold on Institutional Market With Lumina Acquisition

BitGo is expanding aggressively out of its core custodial business, announcing Thursday it acquired Lumina to build a tax service.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

Finance

BitGo Allows Customers to Extend Crypto Insurance Cover Over $100M

BitGo customers can now boost their insurance limits beyond $100 million to cover the loss or destruction of crypto stored in special vaults.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

Finance

INX's $130M IPO to Launch Next Month as Exchange Seeks NY BitLicense

Crypto exchange INX is targeting an April launch date for its $130 million IPO, potentially the industry’s largest registered securities sale ever.

OLD MEETS NEW: INX's security token will run on the Ethereum blockchain, but it's hired a European investment bank to act as lead underwriter.

Marchés

BitGo Reveals Bitcoin Lending Push; $150M Booked So Far

With big banks still mostly eschewing the 11-year-old digital-asset industry, a new breed of lenders is stepping into the void to meet the demand. Enter BitGo.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe