Coinbase has been selected by BlackRock to provide institutional clients of Aladdin, BlackRock’s end-to-end investment management platform, with direct access to crypto, starting with Bitcoin, through connectivity with Coinbase Prime. Coinbase Prime will provide crypto trading, custody, prime brokerage, and reporting capabilities to Aladdin’s institutional clients who are also clients of Coinbase. Built for institutions, Coinbase Prime integrates agency trading, custody, prime financing, staking and staking infrastructure, data, and reporting that supports the entire transaction lifecycle.
Coinbase Prime’s custodian, Coinbase Custody Trust Company, is a qualified custodian and a New York limited purpose trust company regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services. Coinbase Custody Trust Company is a fiduciary under New York state banking law.