SEBA Bank, a full-service, global crypto bank, has launched its partnership with St.Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB), Switzerland’s fifth largest cantonal bank, enabling digital asset custody and brokerage services for SGKB’s clients. Having obtained its FINMA banking licence in 2019, SEBA Bank is among the first financial institutions to bring digital assets to the Swiss market and…
Year: 2023
Terazo teams with Tokeny in India
Terazo, a private market investment platform based in India, has joined forces with Tokeny, the tokenisation platform, to launch the first regulated tokenised real estate asset in India under the regulatory sandbox framework established by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). Oryx, a USD50m greenfield development, is the first regulated tokenised real estate project…
Copper acquires ADGM brokerage
Copper, the UK-based institutional digital asset infrastructure provider, has acquired Securrency Capital Limited, a full-service, regulated blockchain-enabled brokerage firm offering digital securities trading based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Securrency Capital’s platform, powered by Securrency’s digital asset infrastructure and compliance solutions, provides investors with access to global securities, delivering 24/7 trading with near-real…
Komainu partners with Blockdaemon
Komainu, a C.I.-based regulated digital asset custody service provider, has partnered with Blockdaemon, an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure company, to bolster its staking offering. Komainu’s staking service was launched in 2022, and this partnership offers Komainu’s clients access to a broader range of institutional-grade staking infrastructure. Staking on leading protocols including Ethereum and Cardano will be…
Fireblocks adds two seniors
Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build businesses on the blockchain, has hired Peter Marton, former deputy superintendent of virtual currency at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), and Chaitanya Reddy Konda, who designed and built Nightfall, a pioneering privacy solution for Ethereum token transfers for EY. Marton,…
Zodia granted VASP registration by CBI
Zodia Markets, the Standard Chartered backed digital asset exchange and brokerage platform, has received its registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland. This follows on from the firm receiving cryptoasset registration from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in 2022 and its in-principle approval by Abu Dhabi Global Markets…
Komainu and Copper collaborate
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital assets custodian, and Copper, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset solutions, have formed a partnership that will offer Komainu’s institutional clients the ability to trade via Copper’s ClearLoop. Through this alliance, Komainu’s clients will benefit from both regulated, on-chain custody provided by Komainu, and access to off-exchange settlement and rapid…
Komainu hires CTO from Coremont
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.
Fireblocks acquires BlockFold
Fireblocks has acquired BlockFold, a smart contract development and consulting firm specialising in tokenisation projects for financial institutions. The acquisition enhances Fireblocks’ tokenisation capabilities to provide clients with a complete service layer that includes advisory, token customisation, orchestration, and distribution through the Fireblocks Network. Fireblocks will continue collaborating with its tokenisation partners Bitbond, Securitize, Securrency,…
Zodia hires CFO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Jonathan Hugh as chief financial officer. He joins from GSR, where he held the same role.