Custody

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Swiss Banks Enter the Age of Bitcoin
An emerging trend in wealth-stashing Switzerland: crypto-friendly banks.
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Crypto Custodians Grapple With Germany's New Rules
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...
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David L. Shrier
2020 Vision: 7 Trends Bringing Blockchain Into Focus in the Year Ahead
As the blockchain industry moves from experimentation to implementation, futurist David Shrier is following these seven bellwethers.
David L. Shrier

Diogo Mónica, co-founder and president, Anchorage
Beyond Storage: How Custody Is Evolving to Meet Institutional Needs
Crypto's second wave of custody solutions will be trained on satisfying the needs of institutions, writes Anchorage's Diogo Monica.
Diogo Mónica, co-founder and president, Anchorage

Christine Sandler (second from right) at an American Banker conference in 2018, photo by Marc Hochstein for CoinDesk
Fidelity Exec Predicts Crypto Custodians Will White-Label Their Services
Fidelity Digital Assets envisions a future where custodians work behind the scenes to store cryptocurrency for other firms’ clients, an exec said.
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German Bank Launches Digital Assets Unit to Offer Custody Products
Berlin-based solarisBank has opened a subsidiary to offer a white-labeled custody product to nonbanks interested in offering crypto products.
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Trustology CEO Alex Batlin
Crypto Custody Firm Trustology Cuts Staff as Banks Delay on Digital Assets
Digital asset custody firm Trustology has cut seven of its 18 staffers as the big banks it courted are taking longer than expected to jump into crypto.
Trustology CEO Alex Batlin

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Dutch Bank ING Reportedly Working on Crypto Custody Tech
Netherlands-based banking multinational ING is developing technology for the custody of crypto assets, according to Reuters sources.
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Michael Novogratz of Galaxy Digital
Bakkt, Fidelity Will Store Galaxy Digital's New Bitcoin Fund Holdings
Galaxy Digital is tapping Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Assets to store the bitcoin for its two new funds.
Michael Novogratz of Galaxy Digital

Bakkt
Bakkt Expands Bitcoin Custody Service Beyond Futures Trading Clients
The ICE subsidiary plans to open up its bitcoin "warehouse" following approval from New York's financial watchdog.
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