Custody

Custody

Finance

Tetra Digital Raises $10M to Create a Regulated Canadian Dollar Stablecoin

The firm is targeting an early 2026 launch, backed by investors such as Shopify, Wealthsimple and National Bank.

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Finance

U.S. Bank Resumes Bitcoin Custody Services, Adds Support for ETFs

NYDIG will serve as the bank’s sub-custodian for digital assets.

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Finance

State Street Expands Custody to Tokenized Debt on JPMorgan’s Blockchain Platform

The inaugural transaction State Street anchored was a $100 million digital commercial paper issuance by OCBC.

State Street building in London (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Hong Kong Regulator Tightens Custody Standards for Licensed Crypto Exchanges

A regulatory review earlier this year found weaknesses in some exchanges’ cyber defenses, prompting the SFC to set new custody standards for licensed platforms.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Finance

Spanish Bank BBVA Said to Offer Off-Exchange Custody to Binance Customers: FT

Cryptocurrency exchanges have been rolling out stricter controls and clearer disclosures on how user funds are safeguarded.

Binance logo on a smartphone (Vadim Artyukhin/Unsplash)

Finance

BitGo Files to Go Public as Crypto Market Surges Past $4 Trillion

The crypto custodian submitted a confidential U.S. listing as interest in public crypto stocks heats up.

Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Ripple Taps BNY to Custody Stablecoin Reserves as RLUSD Surpasses $500M

The move follows Ripple's application for a national banking license and a Federal Reserve master account to further integrate with the U.S. financial system.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Italian Banking Group Banca Sella Pilots Stablecoin Custody With Fireblocks: Bloomberg

The trial focuses solely on crypto custody, with no plans for trading services, according to the report.

Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo (JamesQube/Pixabay)

Finance

Deutsche Bank Plans to Introduce Crypto Custody With Bitpanda Next Year: Bloomberg

Deutsche's prior involvement in crypto custody has largely been through Swiss custodian Taurus, of which the German bank is both an investor and a client

Deutsche Bank logo

Finance

KuCoin Allows Institutional Clients to Trade Without Having to Pre-Fund Wallets

The Seychelles-based exchange it working with crypto custodian BitGo Singapore, using its Go Network for off-exchange settlement.

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