Switzerland: CMTA Introduces New Standards for Digital Assets Custody and Management 

Switzerland’s Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA), a not-for-profit and non-governmental association focused on formulating standards for the use of blockchain technology in capital markets, has issued fresh open industry standards for digital assets custody and management.

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“High Demand” for Crypto Custody Licenses among German Banks

Companies increasingly adopting blockchain technology while new legislation further propelling the demand Crypto virus has spread all over the world and with prices yet again gaining steam, everyone wants a piece of them, even banks.

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Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails join Proof of Stake Alliance

The Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), a community-driven advocacy organization for Proof of Stake (PoS) technology, announced today the addition of Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails to the alliance.

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Coinbase and Bison Trails Join Proof of Stake Alliance

Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails have joined the Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), an advocacy group for Proof of Stake (PoS) technology. The POSA Welcomes Two New Members Coinbase Custody and New York-based Bison Trails, a blockchain technology platform company and one of the few remaining Libra Association members, join the likes of Tezos, the […] The post Coinbase and Bison Trails Join Proof of Stake Alliance appeared first on Cryptocurrency News.

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$980 Billion Dutch Banking Giant, ING, To Step Into Cryptocurrency Custody Game

ING, a Dutch bank, is presently seeking to get involved in cryptocurrency with a new custody solution of their own. According to reports from Reuters, sources familiar with the matter have stated that the new technology will make it possible for clients to store digital assets with the bank.

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Dutch Bank ING Reportedly Working on Crypto Custody Tech

Netherlands-based banking multinational ING is developing technology for the custody of crypto assets, according to Reuters sources.

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Reuters: Dutch Bank ING Working on Digital Asset Custody Technology

ING is reportedly developing digital asset custody technology, becoming the latest mainstream financial institution to enter the crypto custody business

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Berlin-based solarisBank launches subsidiary for digital asset services

solarisBank AG, a Berlin-based banking technology company, today announced the establishment of its subsidiary solaris Digital Assets GmbH. The 100% subsidiary of solarisBank will provide an API-accessible platform that adds a custody solution to the full range of solarisBank’s digital white-label banking services.

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DXM Partners With Ledger to Launch Institutional Custody Solution

DXM, the cryptocurrency branch of the Korean market operator Dunamu, will offer custodial services in partnership with the French hardware firm, Ledger. Upbit Safe Service to Use Ledger Vault Security Technology Ledger, the producer of some of the most popular hardware wallets of the Nano series, will offer custody with institutional-grade quality, reported the News Asia.

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Fusion to open-source new release of cross-chain exchange/custody module

The Fusion Foundation, the overseers of the Fusion blockchain, announced that the latest version of its DCRM (Distributed Control Rights Management System) will be released next week as an open-source implementation.

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A Case of Bitcoin Price Volatility: Adoption, Smart Custody and Payment Technology

Bitcoin has struggled to maintain its gains and keep upward momentum over the last few months. Since the coin’s all-time high of $20,000 in December 2017, people have been expecting a bull market to happen at any moment now.

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Northern Trust To Test Fractionalize Bonds On Hyperledger Sawtooth In Partnership With BondEvalue

Northern Trust, a custody bank, has begun to test the trade of fractionalized bonds using blockchain technology. The banking institution is working together with BondEvalue, a debt market firm based in Singapore.

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Marsh Secures $150 Million in Crypto Insurance for Ledger’s Vault Users

Coinspeaker Marsh Secures $150 Million in Crypto Insurance for Ledger’s Vault UsersMarsh has arranged a $150 million insurance policy from Lloyd’s through Arch. This sum will be used to custody various types of cryptos for users of the Ledger Vault technology platform.

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Bitcoin Suisse Vault completes 3rd party audits including ISAE 3402 reporting

Bitcoin Suisse, a crypto-financial solutions provider, today announced that the Bitcoin Suisse Vault, its proprietary institutional-grade solution for crypto-asset custody has successfully completed a series of independent audits including ISAE 3402 reporting.

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Diginex rolls out Digivault for institutional-grade cryptocurrency custody

Diginex, a blockchain technology financial services company, today announced the launch of Digivault, which will offer institutional-grade cryptocurrency custody. The product will provide enterprise-grade security, operate to global standards and provide a secure means of processing and storing digital assets.

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Mercury Digital Assets and UniCrypt launch European crypto liquidity pool

Mercury Digital Assets, a technology provider for digital asset markets, and the UniCrypt Group, an IT services company with expertise in delivering high-performance crypto-management and custody solutions, have announced the formation of a new liquidity pool.

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Bitcoin as a Savings Technology: Are Interest Accounts Worth the Trade-Offs?

Is interest worth custody?

The post Bitcoin as a Savings Technology: Are Interest Accounts Worth the Trade-Offs? appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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UK Based Exchange Bitstamp Integrates Ledger Vault To Securely Store Crypto Assets

The largest crypto exchange by volume in Europe, Bitstamp, has recently announced that it would integrate the technology of Ledger Vault to its services. This, the company affirmed, would help it to offer advanced custody services for its clients.

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Bitstamp augments crypto custody security with Ledger Vault integration

Bitstamp augments crypto custody security with Ledger Vault integration - CryptoNinjas Bitstamp, a leading cryptocurrency exchange with offices in Luxembourg, London, and New York, today announced that it is integrating Ledger Vault’s technology to enable advanced custody options.

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Crypto exchange Bitstamp will deploy custody solution from BitGo

Crypto exchange Bitstamp will deploy custody solution from BitGo - CryptoNinjas Bitstamp, an EU-registered bitcoin/crypto exchange and the largest within the EU in terms of volume, today announced that it will expand its partnership with BitGo to include custodianship of digital assets.

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In-person meatspace protocol to prove unconditional possession of a private key

Recommended pre-reading: https://ethresear. ch/t/minimal-anti-collusion-infrastructure/5413 Alice slowly walks down the old, dusty stairs of the building into the basement. She thinks wistfully of the old days, when quadratic-voting in the World Collective Market was a much simpler process of linking her public key to a twitter account and opening up metamask to start firing off votes.

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Arab Bank Switzerland to Offer Bitcoin Custody and Brokerage Services

According to a report published by swissinfo. ch on September 19, 2019, Arab Bank Switzerland has joined the list of established banks which offer access to digital asset products. A New Bank in the Crypto Sphere Arab Bank Switzerland, a bank specializing in private banking and trade financing, has partnered with blockchain technology firm Taurus, toRead MoreRead More.

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CMCC Global launches new tracker fund for bitcoin (BTC)

CMCC Global launches new tracker fund for bitcoin (BTC) - CryptoNinjas CMCC Global, a venture capital company focused on blockchain technology, announced today the launch of their Liberty Bitcoin Fund, an institutional-grade, single-asset passive tracker of bitcoin (BTC).

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Prime Trust the first US custodian to secure crypto assets with Fireblocks

CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourcePrime Trust, a qualified custodian for digital assets, providing token and fiat custody, funds processing, AML & KYC compliance, has announced it has become the first US qualified custodian to secure crypto assets with Fireblocks, an enterprise-grade platform for financial institutions that need to streamline digital asset trading.

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Quedex receives Gibraltar DLT license for crypto derivatives exchange

Quedex receives Gibraltar DLT license for crypto derivatives exchange » CryptoNinjas Quedex, a crypto-centric futures and options exchange, announced today that it was finally granted a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Providers license for the trading and custody of cryptocurrency derivatives by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) The DLT license follows a 15-month-long process in which Quedex, advised by PRT Lawyers, worked together with the Gibraltar […] Quedex receives Gibraltar DLT license for crypto derivatives exchange » CryptoNinjas

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Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso gets Gibraltar DLT license

Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso gets Gibraltar DLT license » CryptoNinjas Bitso, a Mexican based and Latin American bitcoin exchange, has announced that coming up on August 1, 2019, the custody, as well as the sending, withdrawal, and trading of cryptocurrencies, will be regulated by the Distributed Ledger Technology Regulatory Framework of the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

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RIDDLE&CODE works with Falon Private Bank to secure crypto custody solution

CryptoNinjas RIDDLE&CODE, a European blockchain technology provider, today announced the support of Swiss-based Falcon Private Bank (Falcon) with the development of their bitcoin and crypto custody solution.

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Coinbase fires 30 workers and closes Chicago office after just one year

Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is set to close its Chicago office just a year after it was opened, and will let go around 30 software engineers in the process, reports Fortune. The group had been tasked with building a special “matching engine” product for high-frequency trading.

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Out of Testnet and Into Alpha: Lightning Labs’ Desktop Application Is Live

Lightning Labs just released an alpha version of its Lightning Network wallet. The desktop application is now compatible with Bitcoin’s mainnet and it leverages Neutrino (the protocol, not the analytics company acquired by Coinbase) to give users a lightweight option to “control their own funds,” as opposed to running a full node or trusting a third party to play custodian.

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With Latest Partnership, Ledger Vault Offers a Fix to Crypto’s Custody Problem

Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).

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Puerto Rico Approves Combination Bank for Fiat and Digital Assets

The San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International (SJMBT), a new bank in Puerto Rico catering to cryptocurrency traders, is now fully operational. SJMBT announced its receipt of all appropriate licensing from Puerto Rican regulatory officials to begin offering “fiat and digital asset custody and settlement services,” which are “to be integrated with the trading platforms offered by its affiliate, the San Juan Mercantile Exchange (SJMX).

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AhrvoDEEX ICO

AhrvoDEEX is a peer-to-peer decentralized equity exchange that enables profitable trading by using multifactor ranking systems and deep learning algorithms that create smart equity scores and price targets to streamline the decision-making process.

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US: Blockchain Being Tested to Track Unaccompanied Children

Blockchain technology is being tested by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to track unaccompanied minors when they enter Federal custody. This according to a report by Meri Talk published March 21, 2019, Humanitarian Tech Blockchain technology’s immense malleability has enabled it to consistently find unique use-cases, whether it is in keepingRead MoreRead More.

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IBM Announces New Security Technology for the Crypto Custody Market

Shuttle Holdings and IBM have partnered to provide an HSM-based security solution for the crypto custodial industry. Learn more here. The post IBM Announces New Security Technology for the Crypto Custody Market appeared first on CoinCentral.

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IBM’s Crypto Presence is Growing with New Tools for Banks and Custodians with Shuttle Holdings

IBM is a major tech giant, and they have been continually interested in the application of blockchain technology for quite some time. Now, a New York investment firm named Shuttle Holdings will be launching a custody solution for digital assets in the beta version, which is entirely built on the private cloud and encryption tech […]

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Proposed Texas Bill Would Require ID Verification for Crypto Use

A bill proposed by the Texas legislature will require that all receivers of cryptocurrency in regular transactions verify the identity of the cryptocurrency sender before accepting any payment.

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Velocity Ledger partners with Prime Trust for digital asset custody

Velocity Ledger Financial, a technology solution supporting the institutional investment and trading processes for digital assets and security tokens, announced today it has selected Prime Trust as its preferred custodian.

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Bittrex Launches Over-the-Counter Trading Platform for Bitcoin, Crypto

Major cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex will launch an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk today, January 14, 2018, by 18:00 UTC. The service will allow investors to trade nearly 200 digital assets currently offered on the Bittrex trading platform.

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BitGo Hires Trust Company Veteran as CEO of Its Custody Arm

BitGo has a new CEO for its custody business. The cryptocurrency solution provider has recruited Richard Corcoran as its new chief executive officer. Having retired some years back after over 30 years in the traditional banking and finance industry, Corcoran has come out of retirement to lead the BitGo Trust Company, BitGo's crypto custody arm.

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Trustology Crypto Asset Custody Startup Gets $8 Million led by ConsenSys and Two Sigma

Trustology, a UK-based company, is now being backed by Two Sigma Venture and ConsenSys. The young company creates technology to help investors in safeguarding their digital assets like cryptocurrencies.

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Coinbase Launches OTC Trading for Institutional Investors

Major U. S. digital asset platform Coinbase has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk dedicated to institutional investors, live-streaming site Cheddar reports.

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Singapore Grants RMO License for CapBridge to Operate New Security Exchange

Global private capital platform CapBridge Pte. Ltd. has garnered a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate a security exchange known as 1exchange (also called 1X), which became operational on November 21, 2018.

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“We Did This With Gold”: Could VanEck Be Bitcoin’s Best Bet for an ETF?

Gabor Gurbacs is confident that the approval of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) is inevitable. And he’s optimistic that the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Strategy will be the first to deliver one to the world.

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Ripple CEO Says Banks Will Start Providing Blockchain Crypto Asset Custody Solutions in 2019

There have been different developments around Ripple and blockchain technology. Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is expanding all over the world and Ripple is one of the most important companies in the space.

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PR: Volentix Introduces a Digital Assets Ecosystem DAE

The Volentix digital assets ecosystem is composed of four core applications. VENUE is a dynamic community platform that recruits and aligns members of the VOLENTIX community to support distribution of the native VOLENTIX digital asset VTX.

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Harbor Employs BitGo Crypto Custody Provider to Improve Tokenization Quality and Performance

Harbor offers a platform to firms and other types of businesses to allow them to issue their own tokenized securities. Their efforts are supported with big investors, like Andreessen Horowitz and Pantera Capital, and they are able to provide cryptocurrency that acts similar to Bitcoin.

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Fidelity Investments Launch Institutional Grade Crypto Storage and Trading Service

Fidelity will be leveraging its huge expertise and technology in launching the cryptocurrency institutional-grade products and custody solutions. The post Fidelity Investments Launch Institutional Grade Crypto Storage and Trading Service appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Fidelity Unveils New Institutional-Grade Cryptocurrency Investment Service

Fidelity Investments has launched a new business to allow its institutional clients to trade in digital currencies such as bitcoin, a press release reveals. Known as Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC, the company will purchase and sell cryptocurrencies for family offices, hedge funds and other monetary ventures.

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Guarda makes available 15 open-source mobile crypto wallets

CryptoNinjas Guarda, a custody free blockchain asset security and technology company today announced that it has made available now on GitHub 15 open-source cryptocurrency mobile Android SPV wallets for your disposal.

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