Etana Custody, a U.S.-based, regulated provider of multi-asset custody and support services, has appointed Dennis Noto as chief technology officer. Noto joins Etana from previous roles as CTO at several financial technology companies, including IBM, LPL Financial, and Scottrade. Etana Custody is a regulated trust company that offers a technology platform that provides exchanges, institutions,…
Month: May 2023
Ripple acquires Metaco
Ripple, the UK-based fintech specialising in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has acquired Metaco, a Swiss-based provider of digital asset custody and tokenisation technology. Ripple, which has primarily operated in the cross-border payments space, will expand its offerings, providing clients with the technology to issue, settle and safekeep any type of tokenised asset. Metaco will…
Crypto Finance launches crypto ETPs
Crypto Finance AG, part of Deutsche Börse Group, and a provider of institutional-grade investment solutions, custody, and brokerage for digital assets, has launched two crypto ETPs. The two ETPs, CF Crypto Momentum ETP and CF Crypto Web 3.0 ETP, will complement Crypto Finance’s range of regulated crypto investment funds. Both ETPs have been listed in…
Copper hires NED and CCO
Copper.co, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset custody and collateral management, has appointed Jim Turley as a non-executive director, and Stephen Strickland as chief compliance officer. Turley joins the Copper board after three years as executive chairman of Fnality International, a bank consortium which is working to produce a regulated digital payment leg for…
Talos links with Coinbase Prime
Talos, the U.S.-based provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, has formed an integration with Coinbase Prime, an institutional platform for secure custody, advanced trading, and prime services, to expand access to the digital asset ecosystem for both firms’ clients. As a result of the integration, Talos clients now have direct connectivity to Coinbase Prime…
Zodia raises USD36m
Zodia, Standard Chartered’s crypto custody business which is supported by Northern Trust, has raised USD36m as part of a Series A funding round led by SBI Holdings, a Japan-based venture capital fund manager. Standard Chartered remains the majority owner.