Talos, the provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, has struck a deal with BCB Group, a UK-based provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy. Through the integration, Talos and BCB Group clients will gain access to a complete suite of front, middle and back-office digital asset trading solutions. BCB…
Month: February 2023
Gate.io links to Copper’s ClearLoop
Gate.io, a crypto exchange with 12 million users worldwide, is now fully integrated with Copper.co‘s ClearLoop solution. Institutional clients can utilise Copper’s technology to deploy capital on the exchange and trade immediately, while also maintaining independent custody of their funds with Copper. Gate.io covers about 3,000 spot pairs, and 250 futures pairs.
Lukka acquires Venato
Lukka, the institutional crypto asset data and data management provider, has acquired the Web3 blockchain analytics capability, Venato. As part of the acquisition, Lukka is bringing in Venato’s R&D and engineering team with deep blockchain, Web3, and decentralized finance (DeFi) development experience to build out existing capabilities and integrate the platform with existing Lukka products.…
SEBA Bank hires Myles Harrison as CPO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Myles Harrison as chief product officer, and Urs Lehmann as general counsel and head of legal and compliance. Harrison was previously CPO at Globacap. Lehmann previously served as general counsel for Avaloq, a Swiss-based provider of digital banking solutions.
Hex Trust to support GYEN
GMO-Z.com Trust Company, Inc., a U.S.-based limited purpose trust company, has partnered with Hex Trust, the Asia-based institutional digital asset custodian, to offer institutional investors fully licensed and highly secure custody support for GYEN, the first regulated Japanese Yen stablecoin.
Lugano issues groundbreaking digital bond
The city of Lugano has issued its first digital native bond on SIX Digital Exchange with Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) as sole lead manager. Following this issuance, and based on the double listing on SDX Trading AG and SIX Swiss Exchange, the bond has become the first digital native asset accepted as eligible collateral for SNB…
GCEX partners with Komainu
GCEX, a UK-based digital asset prime brokerage, has partnered with Komainu, a joint venture between Nomura, Ledger, and CoinShares. The partnership will support GCEX’s panel of regulated custodians for its institutional and professional clients, providing a broader choice. Komainu currently supports custody for 34 native blockchains and 5,700 tokens. Assets are fully segregated from both…
Taurus raises USD65m
Taurus SA, the Swiss-based digital asset infrastructure provider, has completed a USD65m Series B capital raise from strategic investors. The round is led by Credit Suisse and includes participation from new institutional investors including Deutsche Bank, Pictet Group, and Cedar Mundi Ventures, as well as from Series A investors, Arab Bank Switzerland and Investis. The…
Nick Sylvester joins Metaco
Nick Sylvester has joined Metaco, the Swiss-based digital assets service provider, as global head of partnerships. He was previously global partner director at LSEG.
SEBA Bank appoints APAC CEO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Amy Yu as CEO of its APAC division. Yu will initially be located in Singapore. She previously worked at Genesis as APAC head of sales. Prior to her move into the digital assets space, Yu supported the development of J.P. Morgan’s prime services business in APAC. SEBA…