Copper.co, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset custody, collateral management and settlement solutions, has appointed Stefano Maestri as chief technology officer, Sam Goh as chief financial officer, and Sam Brown as general counsel. Prior to joining Copper, Maestri was CTO at Clarivate. Before Clarivate, he spent 12 years at IHS Markit as CTO for…
Year: 2023
Komainu wins European ETP custody 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…
Talos hires new COO
Talos, the provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, has appointed Michael D’Alessio as its new COO. Prior to joining Talos, he was SVP, product and GM at Wonder, the food delivery startup, Previously, he helped spin out Arcesium, the fund administrator, from parent company D.E. Shaw & Co.
VP Bank selects Metaco
Metaco, the Swiss-based provider of digital asset technology infrastructure to regulated financial institutions, has partnered with VP Bank, one of the largest private banks in Liechtenstein. VP Bank has selected Metaco as its preferred digital asset custody and orchestration technology partner as it expands its tokenisation of digital and real assets in a scalable and…
Komainu launches collateral management service
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset custody service provider, 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 scenarios whilst they remain in secure, regulated custody, segregated and verifiable on chain. Komainu Connect comes in response to an industry requirement…
PolySign appoints 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 includes MG Stover and Standard Custody & Trust Co. MG Stover is an alternatives fund administration firm, whilst Standard Custody…
Talos partners with 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…
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 US regulatory environment and a desire to focus on strategic offerings”. As a result, it has initiated a redundancy process.…
GMO Trust partners with Komainu
GMO Trust has partnered with Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset custodian backed by Nomura, to offer secure and compliant institutional-grade custody services for GYEN and ZUSD, the regulated Japanese yen and U.S. Dollar stablecoins. Based in New York, GMO Trust is a limited purpose trust company regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services.
Kaiser Partner Privatbank joins SDX
Liechtenstein’s Kaiser Partner Privatbank has joined SIX Digital Exchange, Switzerland’s first fully regulated FMI for digital assets. Christian Reich, CEO of Kaiser Partner Privatbank: “Our existing services for intermediaries are a key element in meeting our clients’ complex financial needs, as they enable clients to finance investments or make trading of illiquid assets possible. SDX’s…