2019-12-27 21:30 |
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. origin »
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The Thai securities regulator now requires crypto custodians to have a contingency plan in case of unforeseen events.
2023-1-17 13:20 | |
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Traditional financial institutions must work hand-in-hand with crypto custodians, sub-custodians and service providers moving forward.
2022-2-21 02:01 | |
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Fidelity Digital Assets (FDAS) thinks that in the future, custodians will work from behind the scenes to store cryptocurrencies for clients from different firms. At the same time, its enterprise-based platform for crypto transactions, Fireblocks, has just passed an EY audit that confirms it complies with data security standards, which has led to talks with […]
2019-12-20 21:21 | |
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Fidelity Digital Assets envisions a future where custodians work behind the scenes to store cryptocurrency for other firms’ clients, an exec said.
2019-12-19 16:30 | |
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The federal parliament of Germany has drafted a bill that, if enacted, will allow banks to become custodians and merchants of cryptocurrency in 2020, German business newspaper Handelsblatt reported Wednesday.
2019-11-29 07:15 | |
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A San Francisco-based decentralized finance protocol called Compound was recently able to raise $25 million USD in its latest Series A investment round. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and venture capital funds such as Polychain Capital, Paradigm and Bain Capital Ventures also participated.
2019-11-14 22:37 | |
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A crypto lending startup Compound raises $25 mln from Andreessen Horowitz and is ready to offer crypto worth $150 mln to retail customers via custodians and exchanges
2019-11-14 15:55 | |
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The U.S. state of Wyoming releases new opt-in enhanced regulatory requirements for crypto custodians, covering forks, airdrops, staking and more
2019-11-12 13:24 | |
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A firm called Vault12 launched its new passkey security solution for cryptocurrency assets. Vault12 is an application that allows people to enlist their trusted friends and family members to help safeguard their assets.
2019-11-2 04:30 | |
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Privacy coins are facing a threat to their existence as the regulatory noose tightens. Monero, Zcash, Dash, are some popular privacy-focused cryptocurrencies that obfuscate transactions, making it harder for exchanges and custodians to comply with the new international guidelines aimed toward preventing illicit financing.
2019-9-23 00:40 | |
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OTCXN, an institutional-grade platform for crypto investors, announced the addition of Aegis Custody to its list of digital asset custodians on Sept 12. The recent partnership aims to boost the adoption of digital assets trading among institutional investors while increasing the liquidity across the market.
2019-9-13 19:17 | |
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Coinspeaker Custodian Anchorage Announces Support for Stellar Inflation and Tezos BakingRecently one of the few crypto institutional custodians Anchorage, announced that they are adding support for Stellar (XLM) and Tezos (XTZ).
2019-8-22 12:18 | |
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Bitcoin is rising yet again, as the largest digital asset consolidates above $10,000. While it’s common to attribute bull runs to institutional money, Chinese tariffs or inverted yield curves, this year’s rise could have been triggered by an unexpected catalyst: third party custodians.
2019-8-20 00:44 | |
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Kraken acquires crypto asset portfolio accounting tool Interchange » CryptoNinjas Kraken, the popular bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange company, today announced it has acquired Interchange, a crypto asset portfolio accounting, reconciliation, and reporting solution for businesses.
2019-7-31 15:14 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceThe Virtual Commodity Association (VCA), a non-profit organization of cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians working to establish a self-regulatory organization (SRO) designation for U.
2019-7-12 01:48 | |
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Electronic payments giant, Visa, along with VC firm, Blockchain Capital, have raised $40 million for a Series B funding round at digital asset custodians, Anchorage. The little-known startup seeks to advance institutional participation in cryptocurrencies.
2019-7-11 17:11 | |
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The U.S. SEC and FINRA issued a joint statement on compliance issues for cryptocurrency custodians
2019-7-9 00:55 | |
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A new diktat by Hong Kong’s financial watchdog has put the global financial hub’s cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians in a spot of bother as they are now required to fully insure the risks of hacking and theft associated with digital currencies, South China Morning Post reports, June 23, 2019.
2019-6-24 15:00 | |
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On June 21, the Financial Action Task Force will reportedly publish a note clarifying how participant nations should exercise oversight for the digital assets sector
2019-6-13 15:11 | |
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In an impeccable sign of the times, sources tell The Block that Coinbase may soon acquire Xapo, one of the first and most well-regarded Bitcoin custodians. This news has been divulged as data indicates that institutions are looking to siphon capital into the crypto asset space, thereby making custodians a necessity.
2019-5-16 22:30 | |
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Panel of crypto custodians say collaboration between traditional and crypto custodians benefits all sides and will continue to grow
2019-5-15 02:35 | |
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Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).
2019-4-12 22:03 | |
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Kleinwort Hambros Launches Blockchain Exchange Note If one needed any more proof of the growth of Cryptocurrency in the mainstream, you only need to look at the recent boom in services that cater to the new rush of institutional investors in the space.
2019-4-8 21:19 | |
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The San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International (SJMBT), a new bank in Puerto Rico catering to cryptocurrency traders, is now fully operational. SJMBT announced its receipt of all appropriate licensing from Puerto Rican regulatory officials to begin offering “fiat and digital asset custody and settlement services,” which are “to be integrated with the trading platforms offered by its affiliate, the San Juan Mercantile Exchange (SJMX).
2019-4-3 00:47 | |
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IBM is a major tech giant, and they have been continually interested in the application of blockchain technology for quite some time. Now, a New York investment firm named Shuttle Holdings will be launching a custody solution for digital assets in the beta version, which is entirely built on the private cloud and encryption tech […]
2019-3-13 01:29 | |
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Lack of access to custodians that institutional investors know and trust is seen as a major hurdle for growing the sector. Thankfully, the demand has caused a flurry of companies to enter the business, with the latest being online bank Swissquote.
2019-3-11 12:55 | |
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Decentralized payment processing service BTCPay Server announced a new service available through their platform on February 22, 2019: a way to request payments by simply sharing a URL, thereby streamlining many of the model’s existing hangups.
2019-2-27 23:26 | |
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The Wyoming state government has been expanding its status as a hub for crypto and blockchain technology by passing several new bills this February. According to Wyoming-based blockchain advocate Caitlin Long, the state of Wyoming has recently passed resolution SF0125 on February 14, 2019, claiming that Wyoming “law recognizes property rights in the direct ownership of digital assets.
2019-2-15 22:18 | |
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Mauritius will soon license digital asset custodians as part of its plan to create a fintech hub "in and for" Africa.
2019-2-8 18:30 | |
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It happened: Bitcoin is now an Ethereum token. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), an ERC-20 token with a 1-1 peg to bitcoin, went live on the Ethereum network on the final day of January, “the first token that makes Bitcoin compatible with the Ethereum chain,” its architects say.
2019-2-2 00:04 | |
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CoinSpeaker Banking Giant State Street Acknowledges Clients’ High Interest for Crypto Custody One the world largest institutional custodians on the planet, State Street, said that a good part of its clients “have a very high level of interest” in the cryptocurrency markets.
2018-12-3 11:54 | |
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Cryptocurrency custodians are third parties that store large amounts of digital assets for institutions, hedge funds, exchanges and issuers of initial coin offerings. Companies in Hong Kong now have a new locally regulated option, which could help to increase investor confidence.
2018-11-27 21:30 | |
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Thailand's Democrat Party has become the first political party to use blockchain technology to elect its leaders in a primary election, which was held from November 1–9, 2018.
2018-11-14 01:06 | |
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The French company Ledger design very popular Nano S cryptocurrency hardware wallets. Now, the CEO of the company, Eric Larcheveque has explained why every trader in the crypto space should be using hardware wallet no matter the size of their investment, big or small.
2018-10-12 13:30 | |
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The CEO of Dash Core Group has said that despite the potential of cryptocurrencies, larger financial institutions must move cautiously. Moving with the Times, but Caution is Still Needed For years, the crypto industry has continually worked at attracting institutional investors to the market.
2018-9-1 22:30 | |
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The little U. S. Company known as Prime Trust has a played a prominent role in supporting dollar backed cryptocurrencies. The company is getting a taste for it, as it’s starting to compete with some of the larger cryptocurrency custodians.
2018-8-16 12:58 | |
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Coinbase has announced that it has renewed its money transmitter license in Wyoming three years after terminating its activities in the state. The move marks a significant shift in the working relationship between the crypto exchange giant and state regulators following the expiry of the previous license in June 2015.
2018-8-7 23:08 | |
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A prominent South East Asia-based fund management company is considering the launch of a cryptocurrency custodial service targeting regional institutional investors. The Demand for Cryptocurrency Custodians As reported by South China Morning Post on July 22, 2018, the Singapore-based Fusang Investment Office is planning to offer cryptocurrency holding services after clients expressed rising interest in […] The post Crypto Custodian Services to Launch in Hong Kong appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-7-24 22:00 | |
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A growing number of big-name insurers are getting into the crypto space. They are exploring new product options in this area and meeting with cryptocurrency custodians and trading platforms about coverage.
2018-7-21 09:05 | |
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According to Paul, the lack of trusted custodians and a suite of institutional digital money products, keeps institutional investors from entering the crypto market. It’s not like Coinbase custody will launch and suddenly every pension will throw $100 million into BTC.
2018-6-26 13:25 | |
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Custodianship is still a stumbling block to institutional investors preventing them from confidently entering the cryptocurrency space. As more crypto-oriented custody ventures take actions toward being a qualified custodian, the near future will probably witness huge amounts of institutional capital flowing into the asset class.
2018-6-25 19:42 | |
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The raises comes nearly two months after BitGo ended its plan to buy beleaguered rival Prime Trust.