Custody
Standard Chartered acquires Zodia Custody
Standard Chartered has announced that its non-binding offer to acquire Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered Ventures (SCV), has been accepted by the shareholders and noteholders of Zodia Custody. The deal will integrate Zodia Custody’s regulated custody...
LMAX Group launches Kiosk for digital‑asset collateral
LMAX Group has launched Kiosk, an interface designed to let institutions accept, custody and deploy digital assets as cross‑asset collateral across its trading ecosystem.The...
Bullish to buy Equiniti for push into tokenised securities
Bullish has agreed to acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion transaction that will combine a regulated, blue‑chip transfer agent with a blockchain‑native tokenisation platform,...
State Street and Galaxy unveil on-chain sweep fund
State Street Investment Management and Galaxy Asset Management have formally launched their onchain liquidity sweep fund, SWEEP, bringing a previously announced tokenised cash‑management product...
Komainu launches institutional CaaS platform
Komainu, the Jersey‑headquartered institutional digital‑asset custodian backed by Laser Digital and Blockstream, has launched a new collateral‑as‑a‑service platform for banks, hedge funds and other...
Northern Trust expands tokenised asset custody build on Canton
Northern Trust has stepped up its tokenisation strategy by beginning work on custody capabilities for digital assets on the Canton Network.The bank said the...
State Street cites digital assets as core 2026 growth priority
State Street has identified digital assets as one of its core growth priorities for the year ahead, positioning the sector alongside private markets and...
Zodia Custody partners Re7 Capital for off-exchange settlement
Zodia Custody has partnered with crypto-native investment firm Re7 Capital to provide custody and off-exchange settlement through its interchange network. The partnership will also support on-chain representations...
BitGo and 21shares expand partnership
BitGo Holdings Inc. and 21shares have broadened their collaboration to provide staking and custody services. BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company, and 21shares, one of the...
Wyden and Taurus link trading directly to custody
Wyden and Taurus have expanded their collaboration with a new integration linking Wyden’s trading technology directly to Taurus’ custody system, in a move aimed...
State Street rolls out digital asset platform
State Street has launched a new Digital Asset Platform designed to provide the infrastructure for tokenised funds, cash instruments and other blockchain‑based products, marking...
Custody in the digital age
Custody has been an instrumental part of financial services since the founding of Northern Trust in 1889, to the launch of crypto custodians such...
Standard Chartered plans crypto prime brokerage
Standard Chartered is planning to expand its digital assets offering with the launch of a prime brokerage for cryptocurrency trading, according to the Business Times. The...
ClearBank picks Taurus for stablecoin wallet infrastructure
ClearBank has entered a strategic agreement with digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus to support the bank’s expanding stablecoin-related services, the firms announced on 13...
BNY pilots tokenised deposits
BNY has begun piloting a tokenised deposit service that allows clients to move money across blockchain‑based rails, according to Bloomberg.The bank, one of the...
DTCC gains SEC authorisation for tokenisation of DTC-custodied assets
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has secured regulatory clearance from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a new service...
