Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset custody service provider that is backed by, amongst others, Nomura, has launched a collateral management service, Komainu Connect. The offering is live with a selection of clients, enabling leverage of their digital assets in collateralisation trades whilst they remain in secure, regulated custody, segregated and verifiable on chain. Komainu Connect…
Category: Digital Assets
Talos connects to Taurus for custody
Taurus SA, the European digital asset infrastructure provider, and Talos, the U.S.-based provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, have formed a partnership to provide trading and custody technology to institutional clients. Talos has integrated with Taurus-PROTECT, the digital asset custody solution for banks. The partnership is already in production with clients in Europe and…
Apex partners with Crypto Finance
Apex has formed a partnership with Crypto Finance AG, a provider of institutional-grade investment solutions, custody, and brokerage for digital assets, and part of Deutsche Börse Group. Crypto Finance will provide Apex with an infrastructure in the digital assets markets, starting with an issuance program for structured products backed by digital assets. The partnership will…
State Street ends agreement with Copper
Copper.co, the UK-based provider of digital asset custody and prime services for institutional clients, is to streamline its business following what it describes as “the present challenging conditions in the digital assets space, an uncertain U.S. regulatory environment and a desire to focus on strategic offerings”. As a result, it has initiated a redundancy process.…
Zodia registers in Luxembourg
Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto custodian owned by Standard Chartered and operated in association with Northern Trust, has registered its Irish unit with Luxembourg’s financial regulator, CSSF. The registration will allow Zodia to provide digital asset custody services in Luxembourg.
Galaxy closes GK8 deal
Galaxy Digital Holdings, the financial services and investment management provider in the digital asset, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology sectors, has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of GK8, an institutional digital asset custody platform, for approximately USD44m.
U.S. Bancorp invests in Ownera
U.S. Bancorp has joined Ownera’s Series A investment round. Ownera is a fintech working on an interoperability network for tokenized assets. Ownera aims to digitise private markets, allowing banks, asset managers and exchanges to route assets more efficiently. Other participants in the funding round include J.P. Morgan. In 2021 U.S. Bank invested in Lumint and…
DZ Bank selects Metaco
Metaco, the Switzerland-based digital assets platform provider, has signed a deal with DZ BANK AG, the central institution of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken cooperative financial network, one of the largest banking groups in Germany. DZ BANK has AuC of EUR297bn (USD315bn). Metaco’s custody and orchestration platform, Harmonize, was selected by DZ BANK after an extensive proof-of-concept…
Nick Sylvester joins Metaco
Nick Sylvester has joined Metaco, the Swiss-based digital assets service provider, as global head of partnerships. He was previously global partner director at LSEG.
SEBA Bank hires APAC CEO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Amy Yu as CEO of its APAC division. Yu will initially be located in Singapore. SEBA Bank recently opened a Hong Kong office. She previously worked at Genesis as APAC head of sales. Prior to her move into the digital assets space, Yu supported the development of…