Galaxy Digital to acquire crypto custodian BitGo for $1.2 billion
Mike Novogratz's crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital is set to acquire crypto custodian BitGo for $1.2 billion.
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Crypto custodian Finoa raises $22 million in Series A funding
Institutional crypto custodian Finoa has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round.
Osprey Funds launches a Polkadot trust with Coinbase serving as custodian
Crypto asset manager Osprey Funds has launched a Polkadot trust that would invest exclusively in DOT, the native token of Polkadot.
Paxos becomes latest crypto company to score OCC approval for a bank charter
Paxos plans to operate two trusts by the end of next year — one under a national bank charter, one under a BitLicense.
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CFTC wins $32 million default judgment against crypto Ponzi scheme operator
Ponzi scheme operator David Saffron is on the hook for paying investors back.
Class action lawsuit filed against crypto wallet firm Ledger, Shopify over 2020 customer data breach
A new class action accuses Ledger and Shopify of misconduct in its handling of last year's data breach.
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NYDIG's Yan Zhao explains how the digital asset manager makes buying bitcoin more comfortable
NYDIG president Yan Zhao says she knows what institutional investors are looking for because she used to work with them.
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Anchorage’s Diogo Monica on what it means to be a crypto bank
Armed with new regulatory status and an influx of cash, Anchorage is aggressively expanding beyond its roots as a crypto custodian.
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Hedge fund veteran Alan Howard leads $25 million Series A for crypto custodian Komainu
Nomura-backed institutional crypto custodian Komainu has raised $25 million in Series A funding. The round was led by hedge fund veteran Alan Howard.
Gemini launches dedicated service for crypto fund managers, including bitcoin ETF providers
Crypto exchange and custodian Gemini has launched a new dedicated service for fund managers, including bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers.
Crypto custodian and bank Anchorage raises $80 million in a Series C funding round
Cryptocurrency custodian and bank Anchorage announced Thursday that it has raised $80 million in Series C.
Bank of New York Mellon to custody bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), the oldest bank of America, is set to custody bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies later this year.
Curv boss Itay Malinger is on a mission to eliminate the private keys from crypto wallets
According to Itay Malinger, part of Curv's success hinges on simply being able to clearly explain what its technology does.
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Bitcoin security firm Casa raises $4 million seed round
Casa, a startup that helps crypto investors manage their private keys, has closed a $4m seed round.
British police partner with Komainu to custody confiscated crypto-assets
A custody firm established by Nomura, CoinShares and Ledger has won a bid to safeguard cryptocurrencies confiscated by British police.
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Lawmakers propose letting the only government-run bank in the US become a crypto custodian
Earlier this month, a group of North Dakota state senators proposed allowing a government-run bank in the state to become a crypto custodian.
Coinbase to acquire Bison Trails to compete in the market for infrastructure as a service
Coinbase is acquiring Bison Trails in a move that the firm says will help it expand into an unsexy but growing corner of the crypto market.
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Hardware wallet startup Ledger offers bitcoin bounty for information on data attacks
Ledger, the crypto hardware wallet firm, has put up a 10-bitcoin bounty – worth approximately $350,000 – for information on the attackers behind a series of data leaks.
Former Coinbase compliance chief Jeff Horowitz joins BitGo
Crypto firm BitGo has hired former Coinbase compliance chief Jeff Horowitz as it seeks a trust charter from New York state regulators.
Genesis Custody added to FCA’s temporary crypto register
The custody-focused arm of Genesis, a crypto firm offering services to institutional traders, has been added to the UK regulator’s interim register.
