The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has granted conditional approval of the conversion of Protego Trust Company, a Washington state-chartered trust company, to become Protego Trust Bank, National Association. Protego is the second crypto-native firm to get national licensing from the OCC, following Anchorage’s approval last month. Protego is a bank designed and…
Category: Digital Assets
Marketnode joins forces with Covalent for E2E digital FI solution
Marketnode, the digital assets joint venture between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek, has partnered with fixed income issuance and data firm, Covalent Capital, to build what they claim is Asia Pacific’s first end-to-end digital infrastructure in the fixed income space. This latest development follows the JV announcement by SGX and Temasek. As part of…
Sudrania acquires Triple Leo Consulting to boost digital presence
Sudrania Fund Services, a U.S.-based administrator, has acquired the primary assets of Triple Leo Consulting, a U.S.-based fund administrator that specialises in crypto and digital assets fund administration. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TLC founder Mike Quinn joins Sudrania in an advisory role and TLC’s entire staff has joined Sudrania’s team. This acquisition…
Liberty appoints Stonegate/Securitize for new digital RE fund
Liberty Equity Management, a U.S.-based manager specialising in the tokenisation of commercial real estate investments, has appointed Stonegate Global Fund Services, in partnership with Securitize, to provide fund structuring, administration and tokenisation services for its new net lease security token fund. The Cayman and U.S. fund structure will enable both U.S. and global investors to…
DBS and SGX launch Digital Exchange
DBS, the Singapore-based bank, is to establish a digital exchange, enabling institutional and accredited investors to tap into a fully integrated tokenisation, trading and custody ecosystem for digital assets. Singapore Exchange (SGX) will take a 10pct stake in the DBS Digital Exchange. The exchange will include: Security Token Offerings – A regulated platform for the…
BBVA to launch digital asset service through Switzerland
BBVA, the Spanish bank, has begun to roll out the trials of what will become its first commercial service for the trading and custody of digital assets. The new service, which will be offered through BBVA Switzerland, will make it possible to manage transactions and have deposits in bitcoin.
State Street leads Series C funding for Lukka
Lukka, a crypto asset software and data provider, has completed its Series C funding, led by State Street, with participation from S&P Global, and CPA.com, the business and technology subsidiary of the AICPA. Lukka will continue to expand its existing institutional-grade software and data products for traditional businesses and funds as they adopt crypto assets…
Fidelity launches digital asset collateral service with BlockFi
Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, has launched a new service that enables clients on Fidelity’s institutional-grade digital assets custody platform to pledge bitcoin as collateral in a transaction. The new capability marks Fidelity’s entrance into the digital asset financing space, strengthening and broadening Fidelity Digital Assets’ existing custody offering, which is integrated…
SC and Northern Trust launch cryptocurrency custody solution
SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered, has entered into an agreement with Northern Trust to launch Zodia Custody, an institutional custody solution for cryptocurrencies. Zodia is designed to enable institutions to invest in the emerging cryptocurrency assets, including transaction and settlement activities. Under the agreement, which is subject to registration with…
SIX takes stake in Custodigit
The Swiss Stock Exchange has made an investment in Custodigit, the joint venture created by Swisscom and Sygnum in 2018. With this agreement, SIX Digital Exchange, Swisscom, and Sygnum Bank will enable Swiss banks to offer access to digital assets for their customers through an institutional digital asset gateway. The gateway will support the complete…