Custodians


Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Anchorage Digital to Be Preferred Custodian for Layer 1 Blockchain Aptos Labs

The partnership signals the growing institutional adoption of crypto.

Anchorage co-founders Diogo Monica and Nathan McCauley (Anchorage)

Finance

US Firms Providing Custody Services Should Account for Crypto Assets as Liability, Disclose Risk, SEC Says

The guidance would apply to U.S.-listed exchanges and other firms providing cryptocurrency services and holding digital assets on behalf of clients.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Copper Raises $50M in Series B Round

The digital asset custodian says revenue and client growth tripled in the last quarter.

copper, cable

Finance

Hedge Fund Manager Alan Howard Leads $25M Raise for Crypto Custodian Komainu

Galaxy Digital, NOIA Capital and Nomura Research Institute also joined the round, becoming strategic partners.

Alan Howard, co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP

Finance

BitGo Applies to Be Regulated Custodian in New York State

The crypto custody provider has filed paperwork with New York's financial regulator to offer its services in the state.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Anchorage Teases Growth Plan With 2 Executive Hires

Anchorage now has six executives in its C-suite, hiring a head of finance and head of sales with experience in both tech and Wall Street.

Anchorage CEO Nathan McCauley

Markets

BitGo Acquires Harbor in Surprise Expansion Beyond Crypto Custody

Digital asset custodian BitGo is building a “full stack” security token services provider by acquiring tokenization platform Harbor, including its broker-dealer and transfer agent.

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: “As we build the market infrastructure for crypto there’s a lot of pieces to put together," says BitGo CEO Mike Belshe. (Image via CoinDesk archives)

Finance

London-Based Crypto Custodian Copper Raises $8M for Expansion Overseas

Copper uses its "Walled Garden" infrastructure to allow clients to trade crypto assets more securely from custody.

City of London image via Shutterstock

Markets

Do Custodians Wield Undue Influence on Crypto Market Prices?

Noelle Acheson warns of the consolidating power of crypto custodians, and the influence this could have on asset prices.

Credit: New York Public Library

Markets

Anchorage Moves Into Crypto Trading With New Brokerage Service

Crypto custodian Anchorage is launching a brokerage for its institutional clients, supporting the effort with new analysis and risk modeling capabilities after acquiring data startup Merkle Data.

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

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