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Digital Trading Platform MetaComp Offers Clients Stablecoin-to-TradFi Security Path, Claiming Singapore First
Trading volume has climbed to around $50 million since the service was introduced last month.
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Zodia Custody Looks to Drive Institutional Access to Polkadot Ecosystem
The company plans to provide custody for the Polkadot ecosystem, offering digital asset storage services for financial institutions
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HSBC at Canary Wharf, London (Danny Nelson)
Banking Powerhouse HSBC Working With Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks: Sources
Fireblocks, which specializes in cryptocurrency safekeeping technologies such as multi-party computation (MPC), already works with BNY Mellon and BNP Paribas.
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Dunhill Family Office Makes Bear Market Bet on Crypto
The family office is investing through its Dunhill Ventures subsidiary into Lichtenstein-regulated VC firm Mocha Ventures.
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Crypto Custody Firm Qredo Integrates Circle’s USDC Stablecoin
The new toolkit allows USDC to be the ultimate gas token on any blockchain.
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Finoa founders Chris May (left) and Henrik Gebbing (Finoa)
BaFin-Licensed Crypto Custodian Finoa Will Offer Regulated DeFi
FinoaConnect provides the firm’s 300-plus institutional clients with wallet integration for a curated list of permissioned DeFi and Web3 platforms.
Finoa founders Chris May (left) and Henrik Gebbing (Finoa)

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Fraud Lawsuit Against Michael Egorov, the CEO of DeFi Giant Curve, Is Quashed in California
A judge ruled a California courtroom is the wrong venue since Egorov wasn’t living in the state when the alleged misdeeds took place.
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Coinbase-Backed Insurance Alternative OpenCover Debuts on Layer 2 Blockchain Base
OpenCover, which raised $4 million in a seed round led by the likes of NFX and Jump Crypto, received a $200,000 funding bump from Coinbase to bolster its debut on Base.
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Coinbase Creates New Crypto Lending Service Geared Toward Large Investors
Coinbase (COIN) raised $57 million for the platform as of Sept. 1, according to an SEC filing.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

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Blockchain Developer Cronos Labs Kicks Off Search for Participants in $100M Accelerator Program
Cronos Labs has signed up Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services and blockchain security specialists PeckShield and Certik as mentors for the program.
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