Self custody

Giddy's founding team from left to right: David Bland, Adam Olsen, Eric Parker, David Hurst, Ethan Parker, Brendan Wanlass (Giddy)
Crypto Wallet Giddy Raises $6.9M in Funding to Further Self-Custody Adoption
Fortnite co-creator Geremy Mustard took part as a strategic investor in the round.
Giddy's founding team from left to right: David Bland, Adam Olsen, Eric Parker, David Hurst, Ethan Parker, Brendan Wanlass (Giddy)

Crypto Custody Explained: Benefits and Risks
Crypto Custody Explained: Benefits and Risks
There is no shortage of horror stories about stolen funds, hacks and lost passwords in the crypto industry. This is where crypto custody comes into play. Casa CEO Nick Neuman...
Crypto Custody Explained: Benefits and Risks

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Fedi Gives Bitcoiners a Community Custody Option
For most people, crypto custody comes down to the choice of holding their own keys or giving them to an exchange. Fedi offers an intriguing third way – to share the burden wit...
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Crypto Is the Solution to Bank Runs, Not the Cause
Self-custody, transparency and immediate settlement are just a few ways that crypto could prevent loss of funds.
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Block plans to introduce a digital wallet to make it easy for users to hold their own cryptocurrencies. (Block)
Block Manager Sees Self-Custody as Future of Crypto Post-FTX
The payments company is working on a product to allow customers to hold bitcoin directly.
Block plans to introduce a digital wallet to make it easy for users to hold their own cryptocurrencies. (Block)

Varun Deshpande, CEO and co-founder of Juno, sitting in chair (Juno)
Crypto Bank Juno Tells Customers to Self-Custody or Sell Amid Custodian Wyre's Turmoil
Juno's current custodian, Wyre, will liquidate in January.
Varun Deshpande, CEO and co-founder of Juno, sitting in chair (Juno)

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2023 Should Be the Year of On-Chain User Security
If crypto does not get its house in order, regulators will do it for them.
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Self-Custody Is the Antidote to FTX’s Fraud
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed bill would make transacting with self-hosted wallets much more difficult.
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Changpeng Zhao Won't Rescue Binance by Selling out Crypto Self-Custody
Amid a surge in withdrawals, Binance's chief executive is seemingly working to reestablish trust and keep assets on the centralized exchange. I "recommend no more news like th...
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Self-Custodial Onboarding Will Be the Norm in Web3's 2023
By making sure users have self-custodial options easily available within their own services, Web3 projects can help the industry rise to safer standards.
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