Custody


Finance

Swiss-Based Crypto Bank SEBA Offers Custody for 'Blue Chip' NFTs

SEBA is extending its digital asset custody services to NFTs such as Bored Apes and CryptoPunks.

SEBA Bank (SEBA)

Finance

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Offers Crypto Ownership Proofs for Institutions

Should a custodian declare bankruptcy, Zodia’s tech can be used to prove ownership to reallocate wallets and return them to the rightful owner, the company said.

(CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Coinbase to Significantly Benefit From $1.6B Transfer of MakerDAO's USDC, Analyst Says

A proposal to move the stablecoin assets was made by Coinbase in September and is nearing a final deadline.

Coinbase has proposed moving $1.6 billion of MakerDAO's USDC to Coinbase Prime. (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

Custodian Anchorage Adds to Asia Push With Batch of Institutional Crypto Partners

Anchorage will be offering digital asset custody services to Bitkub, Dream Trade, FBG Capital, GMO-Z.com Trust Company, IOSG Ventures and Antalpha.

Anchorage President Diogo Monica speaking in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

MPCH Raises $40M for New Crypto Security Product

Liberty City Ventures, which incubated the startup, led the funding round.

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Opinion

A Call to the SEC: Treat Crypto Assets as if Clients Matter

Asset managers may be breaching their fiduciary duty by following the SEC's "custody rule" that requires an overcautious approach to crypto.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,  testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Finance

Nasdaq Starts Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Clients

The exchange said it is open to working with crypto-native firms.

Nasdaq está ofreciendo servicios de custodia de criptomonedas. (Tim Evans/Unsplash)

Finance

Celsius CEO Mulls Crypto Custody Pivot After Lending Business Imploded: Report

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky recently proposed revamping the failed crypto lending business as a digital asset custody firm, according to a New York Times report.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Crypto Trading Network Apifiny Turns to Fireblocks to Help Make Asset Transfers Easier

Fireblocks allows its clients to move assets between exchanges without needing to switch to external wallets.

Apifiny's team (Apifiny)

Policy

Crypto Lender Celsius Files to Return Custody Clients' Funds

Celsius said these funds are not part of the bankruptcy estate, unlike funds from Earn and Borrow clients.

Alex Mashinsky, Founder and CEO of Celsius Network (CoinDesk)