Custodian


Finance

Fireblocks Prepares for Bull Market by Adding New Executive After New CFO Hire

Chief marketing officer Michal Ferguson joins from cybersecurity platform Snyk, following the appointment of new CFO Michael Levine, and chief customer officer Madan Gadde.

Fireblocks chief marketing officer Michal Ferguson (Fireblocks)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Provider Valkyrie Adds BitGo as Second Custodian in Risk Mitigation Move

The digital asset investment firm has become the first of the ETF providers to diversify custody of its coins by tapping BitGo's expertise in addition to Coinbase

16:9 Custodian (Tim Evans/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Expands European Foray With Registration in France

The registration, which follows last year's approval in Italy, is "a significant milestone" for its European expansion plans, Hex Trust said.

The AMF's legal analysis found that existing EU markets regulations would stifle any promising blockchain enterprise. (Credit: Bruno Bleu / Shutterstock)

Finance

Nasdaq Halts Plan for Crypto Custody Service Due to U.S. Regulatory Conditions

The stock market operator had said in March that it was putting together infrastructure and regulatory approval for the custodian service.

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Finance

OKX Chooses Nomura-Backed Crypto Storage Firm Komainu as Custodian

OKX is the first client to use Komainu Connect, a regulated settlement and custody system for institutional customers.

Statue of Komainu, the lion-dog (Shutterstock)

Finance

Binance's Custody Arm Ceffu Will Apply for Singapore License: Report

Binance rebranded its custody arm to Ceffu earlier this month.

Merlion Park in Singapore (Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Agrees to Return $17M in Tokens to Bankrupt Lender Celsius

The assets will be sent to a designated Celsius wallet, and will await court orders about how they should be distributed.

Tom Pageler CEO at Prime Trust (LinkedIn)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Copper Raises $196M in Series C Funding Round

The company also reported a loss of $16 million last year, up from $4.1 million in 2020.

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Finance

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)

Finance

Celsius Network Custody Clients Tap Lawyer to Reclaim $180M

The account holders represent 4% of the assets locked up at the bankrupt crypto lender.

(Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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