Ripple, the UK-based fintech specialising in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has acquired Metaco, a Swiss-based provider of digital asset custody and tokenisation technology. Ripple, which has primarily operated in the cross-border payments space, will expand its offering to provide clients with the technology to issue, settle and safekeep any type of tokenised asset. Metaco…
Category: Digital Assets
SC signs MoU for Dubai digital custody
Standard Chartered Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the DIFC Innovation Hub to launch digital asset custody services in Dubai, powered by Zodia Custody.
Zodia raises USD36m
Zodia, Standard Chartered’s crypto custody business which is supported by Northern Trust, has raised USD36m as part of a Series A funding round led by SBI Holdings, a Japan-based venture capital fund manager. Standard Chartered remains the majority owner.
BNY Mellon hires head of digital assets product
BNY Mellon has hired Max de Guillebon as head of digital assets product. He recently stepped down as CEO of Zodia Custody, the UK-headquartered digital assets custodian owned by SC Ventures in association with Northern Trust.
Komainu wins European ETP mandate
ETC Group, a European issuer of digital asset-backed securities (ETPs), has selected Komainu, a C.I.-based institutional digital asset custody service provider backed by Nomura, as custodian for its first index ETP. As the first digital asset ETP to be based on an MSCI index, the ETC Group MSCI Digital Assets Select 20 ETP is set…
PolySign hires new CTO
PolySign, a U.S.-based provider of blockchain-enabled digital asset infrastructure for institutional investors, has appointed Chuck Ocheret as its new chief technology officer, based in New York. He was previously CTO at Symbiont. The PolySign family of products includes MG Stover and Standard Custody & Trust Co. MG Stover is an alternatives fund administration firm, whilst…
Komainu launches collateral management service
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…
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.…