Custody


Tech

Platform Allowing Trading of Crypto in Custody Completes First $100K Transaction

The platform provides a solution that allows trading of digital assets which they remain in secure custody.

Leor Tasman, SettleBit CEO speaking at DIA Amsterdam 2017, courtesy of SettleBit

Finance

Prime Trust to Arrange Banking for Customers of BlockQuake Crypto Exchange

The exchange will use Prime Trust for compliance checks as well as custody for fiat and cold storage for crypto.

BlockQuake CEO Antonio Brasse (right) talks with BlockQuake Partner Sam Hyun. (Courtesy photo)

Finance

Bitcoin Startup Casa Names New CEO as Node Service Goes Open-Source

Bitcoin startup Casa is charging into 2020 with a new look – by winding down its hardware product and shuffling its front office.

Casa CTO Jameson Lopp (right) speaks at Consensus 2019.

Finance

Few Banks Will Touch Crypto Firms, but Silvergate Wants to Touch Bitcoin Itself

Silvergate made its name providing fiat banking services for crypto businesses. Now, CEO Alan Lane wants the bank to handle digital assets themselves.

Silvergate Bank CEO Alan Lane (right) speaks on a panel in New York. (Photo via CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Coinbase Custody Goes International With New Entity in Ireland

Coinbase has launched Coinbase Custody International Inc., a European entity for handling cryptocurrency deposits.

Coinbase Custody CEO Sam McIngvale speaks at Invest: NYC 2019. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Custody Provider Ledger Extends Reach in Asia With New Institutional Client

Ledger is partnering with dapp provider FLETA, offering legally compliant custody solutions as part of its push to expand in Asia.

Image via CoinDesk Archive

Finance

Swiss Banks Enter the Age of Bitcoin

An emerging trend in wealth-stashing Switzerland: crypto-friendly banks.

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Policy

Crypto Custodians Grapple With Germany's New Rules

While a grandfather clause allows crypto custodians to keep serving German customers without being penalized, those same companies are waiting on financial regulator BaFin to release final regulations around the law.

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Tech

2020 Vision: 7 Trends Bringing Blockchain Into Focus in the Year Ahead

As the blockchain industry moves from experimentation to implementation, futurist David Shrier is following these seven bellwethers.

David L. Shrier

Finance

Beyond Storage: How Custody Is Evolving to Meet Institutional Needs

Crypto's second wave of custody solutions will be trained on satisfying the needs of institutions, writes Anchorage's Diogo Monica.

Diogo Mónica, co-founder and president, Anchorage