Crypto Custody

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Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Raises $550M at $8B Valuation

The Series E round was co-led by D1 Capital Partners and Spark Capital, and included Alphabet’s independent growth fund, CapitalG.

Fireblocks co-founders (left to right) Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz (Fireblocks)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Ledger Expands Institutional Footprint in Switzerland and UK

The rebranded Ledger Enterprise Solutions is opening offices in Zurich, Geneva and London.

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier (Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Bank Anchorage to Command $2B+ Valuation in New Funding Round, Sources Say

The custody firm raised an $80 million Series C in February but did not disclose its valuation at the time.

Anchorage CEO: Regulation Is 'Fundamentally Bullish' for Crypto Space

Finance

Société Générale Shopping for Crypto Custodian: Sources

The French bank is said to be looking closely at a pair of Swiss firms.

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Finance

US Bank Launches Crypto Custody With NYDIG Backing

The service will support private funds holding BTC, BCH and LTC, with an ETH option in the works, a source told CoinDesk.

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Finance

Major European Bank Said to Be Building Crypto Custody Arm

CACEIS, the European custody bank with $4.96 trillion in assets under custody, is working with Swiss tech firm Metaco, sources say.

Commuters arrive in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, June 9, 2021. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Opens Switzerland Office

Morgan Stanley alum Ana Santillan and former Bitcoin Suisse executive Richard Astle will co-lead the new office.

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Tech

Liquid Exchange Attack: Can a Crypto Wallet Ever Be 100% Safe From Hacks?

Custody experts say Thursday’s attack could be related to an earlier Liquid hack last November. Is MPC really to blame?

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Finance

Crypto ETPs' Fees Cost Up to 6 Times More Than Third-Party Custodians'

Research from custody firm Finoa finds it cheaper for big investors to just hold crypto.

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Videos

Why US Government Yanked BitGo’s Contract and Gave It to Anchorage

Digital asset infrastructure provider BitGo’s $4.5 million deal to be the custodian of cryptocurrency seized by the U.S. government fell through late last week. Instead, Anchorage, a smaller competitor, secured a more significant contract for $6.6 million.

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