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Galaxy Digital Abandons $1.2B Plan to Acquire Crypto Custody Firm BitGo

The $1.2 billion deal was announced May 2021 and was expected to close by the end of that year.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Vídeos

New Models for Market Making, Custody and Other Institutional Demands

Mike Belshe, Co-founder and CEO of BitGo and Christine Moy, Managing Director at Apollo Global Management, join Wintermute Founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy at Consensus 2022 to discuss how the crypto market has changed and the impact of macroeconomics on the industry. Moderator: Noelle Acheson, Head of Market Insights, Genesis Trading

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Regulación

Crypto Custodian BitGo Cleared to Operate in Italy

The firm's German unit registered in the country.

BitGo will offer digital wallet services in Italy (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

BitGo to Serve as Near's Custodian

The firm will hold the assets that are in the blockchain's treasury.

A Near sign in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Galaxy Digital Tweaks BitGo Purchase Terms as It Awaits SEC Action

The acquisition was announced last May with an expectation of closing by the end of 2021.

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Amir Hamja/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Vídeos

Former Bitfinex Exec Applauds US Officials for the Big Break in the 2016 Exchange Hack and Ponders How the Bitcoin Theft May Have Happened

Phil Potter, former Bitfinex Chief Strategy Officer, joins “All About Bitcoin” to reflect on the 2016 Bitfinex hack as Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan are set to be arraigned in court tomorrow on money-laundering charges. Potter remembers the hack “like it was yesterday” and explains BitGo’s relationship with the exchange at the time.

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Opinión

4 Unanswered Questions About the Bitfinex Hack

Even after high-profile arrests, we don't have the full story behind the $4.6 billion crypto heist.

Heather Morgan, who along with her husband Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, is accused of attempting to launder more than $4 billion worth of stolen bitcoin. (Heather Morgan/Facebook)

Finanzas

Crypto Custodian BitGo Adds AVAX Support as Institutions Eye Avalanche

It means BitGo clients, such as exchanges Bitstamp and Bitbuy, can now offer AVAX to their users.

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Vídeos

BitGo Now Has $64B in Assets Under Custody, CEO Attributes Growth to Institutional Interest

BitGo, the cryptocurrency custody provider being acquired by Galaxy Digital, has seen its assets under custody (AUC) swell to over $64 billion due to rising institutional interest in the space. BitGo CEO Mike Belshe discusses the firm’s growth, plans, and institutional activity.

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Finanzas

BitGo Tops $64B Under Custody as COO Cassie Lentchner Takes Over as ‘Trust’ President

The surge in AUC – BitGo held $16 billion a year ago – was attributed to the stampede of institutional investors.

BitGo co-founder Mike Belshe (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)