Crypto Custody


Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Raises $310M at $2B Valuation

“It was very important for us to show the customers that we have the balance sheet and valuation to stay independent.”

Fireblocks co-founders (left to right) Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz

Markets

Another Large Bank in South Korea to Provide Custody of Crypto Assets

Woori Financial Group is joining forces with bitcoin exchange Coinplug to offer the service.

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Markets

Tetra Trust Receives Nod to Become Regulated Crypto Custodian in Canada

The company was certified by the Alberta government to become the country’s first regulated custodian for crypto assets.

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Finance

Algorand Gets Cozy With Crypto Custodian Copper

Algorand is looking beyond Copper’s safe-keeping provisions to explore the custodian’s ClearLoop system of instant asset exchange and settlement.

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Policy

Coinbase Receives Crypto Custody License From German Regulator BaFin

The license will allow Coinbase to continue operating in Germany.

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Finance

Gemini Acquires Crypto Custody Firm Shard X

The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions in the crypto custodian sector.

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Videos

Brian Brooks: 'Bad Idea to Politicize the Banking System'

During a 1:1 discussion at Consensus 2021, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks, now CEO of Binance.US, emphasized the idea of a bank that is "custodying fine art collections or rare wines gets access to the Fed but a bank that is custodying crypto private keys can’t" has no justification outside of political ideology.

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Videos

Hester Peirce Says Crypto May Force Faster Modernization at SEC

Speaking at Consensus 2021, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce noted the agency has work to do modernizing custody rules across the board. She also discussed thinking about each crypto asset as its own thing rather than lumping them together and how guidance from the SEC was intended to help financial advisors understand the nuances surrounding them.

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Tech

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Has Handled More Than $500B in Assets

The company has seen a 2,023% uptick in transaction volume since last year.

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Finance

Cryptocurrency Custodian Anchorage Adds Five More DeFi Tokens

In a further sign of "institutional DeFi" momentum, the regulated custodian is adding 1INCH, BNT, CRV, REN and SUSHI.

Anchorage co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley. (CoinDesk)

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