Fireblocks, the provider of digital asset and crypto technology, has been certified by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) in the categories of security (ISO 27001), cloud (ISO 27017) and privacy (ISO 27018). Fireblocks claims that it is the only crypto tech company to achieve all three certifications.
Category: Digital Assets
Copper & Frick named as custodians for new 21Shares ETP
21Shares, the Swiss-based manager that claims to be the world’s largest issuer of crypto ETPs, has launched the 21Shares USD Yield ETP (USDY), which provides exposure to US Dollars while using the collateral (USDC) to seek to generate income from the digital asset lending ecosystem via a fully collateralised ETP structure. Listed on the SIX…
Accelerate appoints Tetra for NFT ETP
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc., a provider of alternative investment solutions, has selected Tetra Trust Company as custodian for Accelerate’s digital assets. Initially, the Accelerate NFT Fund LP, the first Web3 investment vehicle in Canada, will deploy Tetra’s custody solution which enables clients to store and settle their digital assets within a secure environment. Calgary-based Accelerate…
Cowen Digital to deploy SS&C Eze
Cowen Digital, Cowen Inc.‘s digital asset division, will deploy SS&C Eze‘s institutional OEMS platform to support its clients’ digital asset trading requirements. SS&C Eze’s institutional digital asset trading platform provides broker-agnostic access to institutional liquidity across the market. It also provides market data covering 100+ tokens and 500+ pairs from more than 35 sources, enabling…
Zodia Custody links to Fireblocks
Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto asset servicing provider for institutional investors, has established a deal with Fireblocks, the U.S.-based provider of digital asset and crypto technology, to enhance Zodia’s’s connectivity offering and give institutional investors direct access to the Fireblocks network, a global crypto capital markets gateway. The integration will allow Zodia’s institutional clients to…
State Street Digital hires senior tech managers
State Street Digital has appointed Rob Otter as head of blockchain engineering and Nitin Gaur as digital technology strategy lead. Otter, based in London reports to Aman Thind, chief technology officer of State Street Digital. Gaur, based in Austin, Texas, will report to Otter. Otter joins State Street from JPMorgan Chase, where he was CTO…
Stonegate hires MD for digital assets group
Stonegate Global has hired Skyler Steinke as managing director – digital assets group. Stonegate Global is a U.S.-based provider of fund administration, global advisory and fund structuring services for crypto funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds and private equity funds. Stonegate Global specialises in servicing DeFi crypto funds involved in staking, yield…
BNY Mellon invests in Chainalysis
BNY Mellon has participated in a Series F financing round for Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, which has raised USD170m, bringing its valuation to USD8.6bn. Chainalysis provides data, software, services, and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, and insurance and cybersecurity companies in over 70 countries. The data powers investigation, compliance, and market intelligence…
Bain Capital Crypto partners with Sudrania
Bain Capital Crypto has adopted Sudrania’s vertically integrated back-office platform, powered by its Seamless Crypto software. With over 140 API connections across the digital assets ecosystem, Sudrania claims that Seamless Crypto is one of the world’s most advanced general ledger accounting systems, offering automated waterfall calculations, P&L allocations, automated fees/expense accruals, timely NAV calculation, enhanced…
Accelerate taps Tetra for digital custody
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc. has selected Tetra Trust Company as custodian for its digital assets. Initially, the Accelerate NFT Fund LP, the first Web3 investment vehicle in Canada, will deploy Tetra’s custody solution which enables clients to store and settle their digital assets within a secure environment. Calgary-based Accelerate is one of Canada’s fastest growing…