As announced, Hex Trust’s team keeps on growing: Colin Brooks, an experienced adviser in the securities industry, joins Hex Trust. As Alessio Quaglini, CEO of Hex Trust, commented: “Colin joins Hex Trust at a critical juncture for the entire digital assets industry. A new wave of adoption is taking place,…
Read MoreEquity First Holdings LLC (EFH) partners with OSL for its digital asset custody expansion. Hence, OSL will serve as the custodian of EFH. EFH wants to increase its activity in the digital asset space and offer services to institutional investors. EFH has a proven commitment to innovation: Throughout its history,…
Read MoreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its second research note today. The FCA research note concludes: A rising number of UK consumers is holding digital assets. In the UK, the FCA is the conduct regulator for 59,000 financial service firms and markets. As such, it supervises 49,000 firms. The organization…
Read MoreAs a reaction to the European Union’s 5th anti-money-laundering (AML) Directive, AMLD5, Spanish regulators tackle national anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws which also affects the regulation requirements for digital asset companies in Spain. About AMLD5 On 19 June, 2018, the 5th anti-money-laundering Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/843) came to being….
Read MoreTrustology, a digital asset custody solution provider, announced on 22 June, 2020 that it will team up with GCEX, a FCA-regulated OTC broker, to build a secure liquidity network backed by institutional-grade custody for OTC trading of digital assets. Speedy and secure custody services for digital assets Trustology, located in…
Read MoreThe Swiss private bank Maerki Baumann & Co. AG specializes primarily in asset management but has been offering business accounts for blockchain companies and overseeing initial coin offerings (ICOs) and security token offerings (STOs) since April 2019. As stated in a press release issued by the financial institution on 29…
Read MoreBitGo, a US-based digital asset services provider, becomes a custodian for CoinDCX, an India-based cryptocurrency exchange, and liquidity generator. BitGo launched its first multi-signature wallet in 2013. Currently, the custodian supports over 100 coins and ample amounts of on-chain Bitcoin transactions. Basically providing security, compliance, and custodial solutions, BitGo estimates…
Read MoreKoine, a London-based UK regulated digital asset custodian, and Bitfinex announced on 13 May 2020 that they will jointly launch institution-grade custody and post-trade services. Koine will be providing the exchange with a series of services that can help professional traders to mitigate the counterparty and settlement risks associated with…
Read MoreThe Geneva-based Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA) has released a common industry standard for the custody and management of digital assets. The CMTA’s „Digital Assets Custody Standard“ (DACS), announced on April 30, 2020, aims to clarify the differences between the storage of cryptocurrencies and traditional assets and to establish basic…
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