Tag: Custody

SEC Commissioner Peirce Offers Proposal to Fill Gap Between Regulation and Decentralization

BlockchainFebruary 11, 2020

I appreciate the opportunity to be with all of you today. Before beginning, I have to remind you that the views I express...

U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

Cyber SecurityFebruary 10, 2020

The U.S. Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack...

“And In This Corner …” A Look at Germany’s Top 10 Challenger Banks

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

How is the battle of the challenger banks manifesting itself in Germany? As FinovateEurope gets started in Berlin this week, we take...

Over 40 German bank express interest in crypto custody

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority reportedly received over 40 expressions of interest from banks for the issuance of a cryptocurrency custody services...

German Banks Are Really Excited About Dabbling in Crypto

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

Earlier this year, the fifth iteration of the European Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) was rolled out, changing a number of facets related to...

Seed CX Expands European Presence With Euro-Crypto Order Books

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

Seed CX is expanding its European services with the addition of eight order books for its spot-trading market.Seed Commodities Market, the Chicago-based firm’s...

BitGo Grows Crypto Custody Options With New Swiss and Germany Entities

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

BitGo is expanding its institutional cryptocurrency storage service to Europe with the launch of two new entities in Switzerland and Germany.The Palo Alto,...

German Banks Want to Offer Custody Services for Top 3 Cryptocurrencies

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

According to local news outlet Handelsblatt, German Banks are interested in providing custody services for the top 3 cryptocurrencies- Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH)...

Industry exec: this is why Bakkt is struggling to take off against top Bitcoin exchanges

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

Despite its hype in the latter half of 2019, the performance of Bakkt has been lackluster to say the least. Compared to competitors...

US Bitcoin Firm BitGo Launches Two New Crypto Custodies in Europe

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

Major digital asset financial services firm BitGo is expanding its global reach by setting up two new regulated custodial entities in Europe.BitGo, a...