Fireblocks, the institutional-grade digital infrastructure provider, has launched the Fireblocks Global Custodian Partner Program, a global network of licensed digital asset custodians. Built on the Fireblocks Network, the program will be launched with an initial group of licensed custodians based in the U.S., UAE, UK, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia. Once live, Fireblocks clients will be…
Category: Digital Assets
Komainu gets another CEO
Komainu, the Nomura-backed custody provider for digital assets, has appointed Paul Frost Smith as co-CEO, working alongside Robert Johnson, who has been serving as interim CEO and has now been appointed as co-CEO on a permanent basis. In his most recent role, Frost Smith was co-founder and CEO of Corinthian, a digital asset investment management…
6 Monks appoints Zodia
6 Monks has become the first AIFM authorised to manage third-party digital assets funds, following recent approval from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This marks the first time professional investors in European jurisdictions have been permitted to invest directly into digital assets through a regulated or semi-regulated AIF. 6 Monks has appointed…
SILC partners with Tokeny
The SILC Group, an alternative assets solutions provider based in Australia with more than AUD2bn (USD1.3bn) in funds under supervision, will partner with Tokeny, the institutional tokenisation solution provider in which Apex recently took a stake. Together, they aim to realise SILC’s digitalisation vision by upgrading alternative assets on to blockchain through tokenisation. The collaboration…
State Street to service new DWS ETPs
State Street has been appointed to provide administration services to the two new ETPs issued by DWS: the Xtrackers Galaxy Physical Bitcoin ETC Securities (XXBT) and the Xtrackers Galaxy Physical Ethereum ETC Securities (XETH), both of which are listed on Deutsche Börse. State Street will work alongside Zodia Custody and Coinbase, which have been appointed…
ETC consolidates with Zodia
The ETC Group, a Germany-based digital asset ETP issuer, has formed a partnership with Zodia Custody, which will see a migration of assets from existing ETC Group products — including the recently launched ETC Group Ethereum Staking ETP (ET32) — to Zodia. In 2023 ETC appointed Komainu as custodian for its first index ETP and…
Apex goes live with DLT TA
Apex has become what it claims is the first transfer agent and fund service provider to administer regulated securities using blockchain as the book of record. This enables global private market funds to access a more diverse and significantly larger pool of qualified investors. In partnership with Hamilton Lane and Sygnum Bank, Apex created a…
Kraken launches custody solution
Kraken Institutional, the U.S.-based provider of crypto solutions for institutional investors, has launched its qualified custody solution, offered through Kraken Financial, its state-chartered bank. Headquartered in Wyoming, U.S., Kraken Financial is authorised to offer digital asset custody and deposit accounts for institutions. Kraken Financial is a segregated entity, where funds and assets are held remotely…
Fireblocks hires CMO
Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for building blockchain applications and managing digital asset operations, has hired Michal Ferguson as chief marketing officer. Prior to joining Fireblocks, Ferguson built and scaled the go-to-market functions at Snyk, a cybersecurity platform that integrates directly into development tools, workflows, and automation pipelines. BNY Mellon took a stake in Fireblocks in…
Komainu supports USYC
Komainu, a UK-regulated digital asset custody service provider partly backed by Nomura, has begun custody support for USYC, created by Hashnote, the on-chain first digital asset manager, built with the support of Cumberland and DRW. The partnership will enable Hashnote’s USYC to be held in custody by Komainu.