Komainu, the C.I.-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Robert Johnson as chief technology officer, based in London. He joins from Coremont, where he was CTO and partner. Komainu, which is backed in part by Nomura, recently received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to register as a custodian wallet provider.
Category: Digital Assets
Nabi joins GCEX
Jason Nabi has joined GCEX, a digital prime broker, as a strategic business development consultant. Nabi, who is based in the UK, was previously at Bosonic. He has also worked at HSBC, SGSS and BNP Paribas, inter alia.
Zodia appoints CCO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed James Harris as its chief commercial officer. He joins from CCData.
ULTUMUS onboards VanEck
COSMOS, the create/redeem platform from ETF fintech and data provider, ULTUMUS, has onboarded VanEck, the U.S.-based ETF provider. VanEck is adopting the ULTUMUS COSMOS platform for managing create/redeem orders for its crypto products.
Citi to support BBX
Citi has become the first digital custodian participant of BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the world’s first fractional bond exchange using distributed ledger technology. BBX was launched in 2020 to simplify bond investing by allowing investors to track and trade bonds electronically. The partnership enables Citi’s clients that meet certain criteria to become BBX participants and…
Zodia appoints CFO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Jonathan Hugh as chief financial officer. He joins from GSR, where he held a similar role.
Standard Custody partners with GSR
Standard Custody & Trust Company, the regulated limited purpose trust company and qualified custodian owned by PolySign, is working with GSR Markets Limited, a digital asset liquidity provider and trading firm, to support its escrow services. Standard Custody has created an escrow solution that clients can leverage through its collaboration with GSR and other trading…
Hex Trust gains DASP status in France
Hex Trust, the Asia-based digital asset custodian, has obtained the Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) registration granted by Autorité des Marchés Financiers and Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution in France. The DASP registration enables Hex Trust to provide services including digital asset custody, the purchase/sale of digital assets for legal tender, and the…
SG-FORGE obtains DASP status
Société Générale – FORGE, a subsidiary of the Société Générale Group dedicated to crypto assets activities, has obtained regulatory approval as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP), or Prestataire de Service sur Actifs Numériques (PSAN), with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The move anticipates the implementation of the European MiCA regulation, which aims to…
Northern Trust builds links with Singapore digital think tanks
Northern Trust, the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) and Asian Institute of Digital Finance (NUS AIDF) have embarked on a series of research and industry development initiatives to advance efforts to define the future of blockchain for institutional investors. The partnership includes: A joint research project on custody in the age…