Custody News

The South Korean bank KEB Hana Bank closed a new partnership with the cryptocurrency company BitGo to develop crypto custody. The partnership between the two companies will aim to develop a cryptocurrency custody business in South Korea. KEB Hana Bank…

Komainu, a joint venture of Ledger, CoinShares, and Nomura, gains a full operating license from Dubai’s VARA, bolstering Dubai’s ambition to become a crypto hotspot. Crypto custody service Komainu, backed by Nomura, Ledger, and Coinshares, has received final approval from…

On July 13, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong ran a poll on Twitter to assess whether Bank of America (BoA) is closing accounts that transact with the exchange as alleged

Paris-based crypto security company, Ledger, has announced its foray into the institutional trading domain with the launch of Tradelink.

Deutsche Bank — a leading global financial institution — has recently submitted an application to the German securities regulator, Bafin, seeking approval to provide custody services for digital assets.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has joined forces with Bitkey, a self-custody bitcoin wallet app from Block, to facilitate bitcoin purchases while guaranteeing control over private keys.

Standard Chartered Bank’s crypto custody arm Zodia Custody Ltd., has closed a $36 million funding round led by SBI Holdings. The funding will enable Zodia to expand its geographical presence and add support for more crypto assets, including staked ether…

Copper is set to lay off up to 15% of its workforce as it narrows its focus on digital asset custody and settlement services for institutional clients. Digital asset infrastructure provider Copper plans to cut up to 15% of its…

German holding company Bitcoin Group SE has acquired a 100 percent stake in investment bank Tremmel Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH, the company announced in a press release on November 13, 2018. Bitcoin Group SE Significantly Expands Its Service Portfolio Bitcoin Group SE…

While developers continue to build out the infrastructure of the crypto economy, many others are turning the bear market into ground zero in preparations for the next bull run. In their Q3 report, for instance, Grayscale investments described this inflow…