Custody


Finance

Kraken Unveils Qualified Custody for Institutions in Crypto-Friendly Wyoming

Kraken Institutional operates under the exchange’s state-chartered banking license in Wyoming, attained back in 2020.

Kraken (DreamStudio/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Cordial Systems Names Jump Crypto as Client as It Exits Stealth

Cordial Treasury gives all the software to the customer, not just a bit of a cryptographic key.

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Finance

FTX to Sell Custody Unit for $500K After Paying $10M Just Months Before Collapse

The bankrupt exchange's unit, Digital Custody Inc., which FTX bought for $10 million, sold for just $500k to CoinList.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

Prometheum, the Only U.S.-Registered Crypto Platform, Picks Ether as Its First Product

The much-debated crypto broker says it's poised to start its SEC-compliant custody with ETH, then will soon add other names and begin a trading operation within months.

Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum is planning to start its crypto custody business with Ethereum's ETH. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)

Finance

Binance Now Allows Larger Traders to Keep Their Assets Elsewhere: FT

The move may reflect users' unease about Binance's regulatory dispute in the U.S., which saw it landed with a $4.3 billion fine in November

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Unlocking Crypto Custody

As a financial advisor, it is crucial to understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to crypto custody. Instead, the most suitable solution depends on your client’s specific needs, goals, and risk appetite.

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Opinion

The Biggest Bitcoin ETF Threat No One Is Talking About

A majority of bitcoin ETF issuers have chosen Coinbase as a custodian, which is a concentration of risk. Even if that is the safest option, new cybersecurity standards are needed for making crypto custody truly safe.

It’s not Coinbase itself that worries, Halborn COO David Schwed. It's the comparative lack of experience and regulation between TradFi and crypto-natives. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finance

Deutsche Bank-Backed Taurus Starts Tokenizing German SME Loans

Crypto custody specialist Taurus has partnered with lending company Teylor.

Bull outside Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Consensus Magazine

Mike Belshe, the Crypto Custody King at BitGo

BitGo was one of the few crypto companies to raise capital in a depressed market, and even did so at an elevated valuation. That's one reason why CEO Belshe is one of CoinDesk's Most Influential of 2023.

BitGo's Mike Belshe (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Is Dominating a Key Bitcoin ETF Service

Brian Armstrong's exchange is way ahead in being the custodian for ETF applications, and a famous name in custody, BitGo, has been missing from the conversation.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and BitGo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk)