Crypto Custody

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Germany's Crypto Custody Law Hits a Snag: Startups Can't Get Bank Accounts
Even though the crypto custody law falls under the German banking act, German banks are hesitant to give crypto firms bank accounts.
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BitGo Allows Customers to Extend Crypto Insurance Cover Over $100M
BitGo customers can now boost their insurance limits beyond $100 million to cover the loss or destruction of crypto stored in special vaults.
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

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IBM’s Public Cloud Is Secure Enough for Crypto Custodians
Announced Tuesday, the latest offering from Onchain Custodian is hosted entirely on Big Blue’s banking-grade public cloud.
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Caitlin Long on Coronavirus, Crypto Custody and Building a Bank
A new crypto bank tries to address some of the most fundamental issues for institutions who want to get into the space.
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Boerse Stuttgart Subsidiary Launching Institutional Crypto Custody Services
Blocknox, a subsidiary of the second-largest German stock exchange, is expanding its crypto custody service to institutional players.
Boerse Stuttgart location in Gustav-Heinemann-Platz.

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Germany's BaFin Clarifies Licensing Process for Foreign Crypto Custodians
In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for not having a license. Instead, th...
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Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users' Digital Assets
Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets.
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