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Arch Lending co-founder Himanshu Sahay has identified qualified custody, zero rehypothecation, and clear collateral rules as three safeguards needed to reduce risks in Bitcoin-backed lending. Himanshu Sahay, co-founder and chief technology officer of Bitcoin-backed lending platform Arch Lending, told crypto.news…
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Wall Street did not wake up one morning and decide it liked Bitcoin. It woke up and realized the custody fees were too large to leave on someone else’s balance sheet. For most of the past decade, holding digital assets…
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Citi has unveiled its Custody+ platform and confirmed plans to launch institutional digital asset custody later in 2026, beginning with Bitcoin. Business Wire reported on Aug. 18 that Citi Investor Services had launched Custody+, a collection of near- and real-time…
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Digital asset infrastructure provider Copper has established a regulated US presence after Copper Markets (US) Inc. became an SEC-registered broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, opening a route for the company to provide institutional custody and…
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The Coldcard seed-generation failure has exposed about $116 million in Bitcoin to theft while renewing questions about how users verify the security of self-custody tools, according to TEXITcoin founder Bobby Gray. Bobby Gray, founder of TEXITcoin, told crypto.news that Coldcard…
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Russia has detained over 20 workers in raids on nine crypto exchanges over alleged laundering scheme tied to scam proceeds. According to an official statement from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), authorities, working with the Interior Ministry, shut down nine…
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Bitcoin developer René Pickhardt says self-custody fears kept him from buying more BTC as Coldcard losses renew scrutiny of wallet security.
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Bitcoin Archive’s self-custody criticism renews debate over wallet UX, seed phrases and whether technical barriers hinder adoption.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a supervisory review of MiCA-authorized crypto custodians, moving its focus from licensing to testing how firms handle operational risks in practice. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority, the regulator…
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Clearstream adds XRP, SOL, ADA, LTC, XLM and AVAX to its crypto custody service as institutional demand for MiCA-ready assets grows.
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Anchorage Digital has integrated Lido into its institutional platform, allowing clients to access wrapped staked Ether (wstETH) while keeping assets inside its regulated custody environment. According to a July 2 announcement from Anchorage Digital, institutional clients can now connect directly…
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Self-custody means holding your own keys instead of trusting an exchange to hold them for you. After FTX, Celsius, and Mt. Gox, the case is obvious. Yet most people still leave their crypto on a platform. Here is why, and…
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Kraken has expanded access to more than 2,500 Solana-based tokens through on-chain trading while SOL has fallen nearly 8% amid a wider crypto market selloff. According to Kraken, customers in the United States and more than 100 countries can now…
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Cecabank has launched a regulated cryptocurrency custody and trading infrastructure for financial institutions, bringing Renta 4 Banco onto the platform and extending its crypto-asset services under the European Union’s MiCA framework. According to a Jun. 11 announcement from Cecabank, the…
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Zodia Custody has secured a Payment Institution licence from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, adding a second key European authorization that allows the firm to offer regulated custody and transfer services for stablecoins across the European Union. According…
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Texas is seeking a custodian to move its $10M Bitcoin reserve from BlackRock’s IBIT ETF into direct BTC holdings within 60 days.