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Finance

Coinbase to Significantly Benefit From $1.6B Transfer of MakerDAO's USDC, Analyst Says

A proposal to move the stablecoin assets was made by Coinbase in September and is nearing a final deadline.

Coinbase has proposed moving $1.6 billion of MakerDAO's USDC to Coinbase Prime. (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

Custodian Anchorage Adds to Asia Push With Batch of Institutional Crypto Partners

Anchorage will be offering digital asset custody services to Bitkub, Dream Trade, FBG Capital, GMO-Z.com Trust Company, IOSG Ventures and Antalpha.

Anchorage President Diogo Monica speaking in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

MPCH Raises $40M for New Crypto Security Product

Liberty City Ventures, which incubated the startup, led the funding round.

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Opinion

A Call to the SEC: Treat Crypto Assets as if Clients Matter

Asset managers may be breaching their fiduciary duty by following the SEC's "custody rule" that requires an overcautious approach to crypto.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,  testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Finance

Nasdaq lanzará un servicio de custodia de criptomonedas para clientes institucionales

El exchange dijo que está abierto a trabajar con empresas de criptomonedas.

Nasdaq está ofreciendo servicios de custodia de criptomonedas. (Tim Evans/Unsplash)

Finance

Nasdaq Starts Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Clients

The exchange said it is open to working with crypto-native firms.

Nasdaq está ofreciendo servicios de custodia de criptomonedas. (Tim Evans/Unsplash)

Finance

Celsius CEO Mulls Crypto Custody Pivot After Lending Business Imploded: Report

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky recently proposed revamping the failed crypto lending business as a digital asset custody firm, according to a New York Times report.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Crypto Trading Network Apifiny Turns to Fireblocks to Help Make Asset Transfers Easier

Fireblocks allows its clients to move assets between exchanges without needing to switch to external wallets.

Apifiny's team (Apifiny)

Policy

Crypto Lender Celsius Files to Return Custody Clients' Funds

Celsius said these funds are not part of the bankruptcy estate, unlike funds from Earn and Borrow clients.

Alex Mashinsky, Founder and CEO of Celsius Network (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Faces Another Group of Customers Who Want Their Money Back

More than 60 of Celsius’ custodial-account holders petitioned a bankruptcy court to force the crypto lender to send them their funds back outside of the proceedings.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (Piaras Ó Mídheach/Web Summit via Sportsfile)