ChainCatcher news, according to FinanceFeeds, Crypto.com announced the establishment of Crypto.com Custody Trust Company, which will provide digital asset custody services for qualified institutions and high-net-worth clients in the United States and Canada after obtaining a trust company license.In the coming weeks, the digital assets of users in the US and Canada will be migrated to the newly established custody trust company, and users will continue to have access to their accounts and funds during the migration process.

ChainCatcher news, Bybit announced that it will terminate withdrawal and custody services in France starting from January 8, 2025. After January 8, 2025, users with asset values of 10 USDC or below will be charged a fee of 10 USDC and have their accounts closed. For users with assets exceeding 10 USDC, BYBIT will initiate the transfer of any remaining funds to Coinhouse, and subsequent withdrawals will need to be processed through their platform.

ChainCatcher news, Standard Chartered Bank announced that it will provide cash management, trading, and custody services for the stablecoins issued by Paxos outside the United States.It is reported that Paxos has issued the Lift Dollar (USDL) in Abu Dhabi, with a market capitalization of $54 million, and the Global Dollar (USDG) in Singapore, with a market capitalization of $29 million.John Collura of Standard Chartered Bank stated, "Our partnership with Paxos reflects Standard Chartered's commitment to trust and innovation in the future of digital finance. By providing robust cash management, trading, and custody services, we support the next generation of secure and regulated digital asset solutions in driving global adoption and economic inclusion."

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the Turkish crypto asset technology company Paribu has announced the launch of Paribu Custody services, providing digital asset custody and management services for global institutional clients. Since its establishment in 2017, the platform has accumulated 7 million users.Cem Sağlam, Paribu's Institutional Sales and Business Development Manager, stated that the company's self-developed ColdShield® technology integrates MPC, SGX, and HSM technologies, dispersing customer private keys across multiple independent environments to ensure that no individual or organization can access the complete private key.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the cryptocurrency company Copper announced in a press release on Wednesday that it will now provide custody and trading for tokenized money market funds such as BlackRock's BUIDL for its clients.The company has signed new partnerships with major players in the tokenization space, including Securitize, Franklin Templeton, Ondo, and Hashnote. Securitize is the transfer agent and tokenization platform for BlackRock's US Dollar Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, which is issued on the Ethereum blockchain and represented by the blockchain-based BUIDL token.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency company Copper announced in a press release on Wednesday that it will now provide custody and trading for tokenized money market funds such as BlackRock's BUIDL for its clients.The company has signed new partnerships with major players in the tokenization space, including Securitize, Franklin Templeton, Ondo, and Hashnote. Securitize is the transfer agent and tokenization platform for BlackRock's US Dollar Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, which is issued on the Ethereum blockchain and represented by the blockchain-based BUIDL token.

ChainCatcher news, according to PCHOME, Taiwan's "Financial Supervisory Commission" plans to launch a pilot program for virtual asset custody services, with three banks already expressing interest in applying. It is reported that the service may start as early as the first quarter of 2025, targeting virtual asset exchanges and professional institutional investors. Hu Zehua, Director of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Financial Supervisory Commission, stated that applying institutions need to provide detailed descriptions of the types of virtual assets to be custodied, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.The Financial Supervisory Commission will pay special attention to the security of the business and the implementation of anti-money laundering measures. This move aims to promote financial innovation and lay the foundation for the upcoming special law on virtual assets. It is expected that by the end of this year, the Financial Supervisory Commission will introduce a draft of the relevant special law to provide a clear development framework for the virtual asset industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler stated that the digital asset custody service structure proposed by Bank of New York Mellon can be applied to cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.Gensler mentioned that the structure proposed by Bank of New York Mellon includes the use of individual crypto wallets, with each wallet having a separate bank account, and prohibits mixing with bank assets. Earlier this week, Bank of New York Mellon acknowledged that it had submitted a Bitcoin and Ethereum custody plan to the SEC's Office of the Chief Accountant to protect customer funds in the event of a bank bankruptcy.

ChainCatcher news, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) is moving towards providing custody services for Bitcoin and Ethereum for its exchange-traded fund (ETF) clients, following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) easing its requirements regarding compliance with controversial cryptocurrency accounting standards.The SEC's Office of the Chief Accountant concluded earlier this year that banks do not need to comply with the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin SAB 121.SAB 121 requires companies to classify their safeguarded customer crypto assets as liabilities in their accounting. This has been a challenge for the U.S. crypto industry since its introduction in April 2022.

ChainCatcher news, according to TheBlock, Anchorage Digital announced that it will provide custody services for 21Shares' spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, and will require issuers and participants to use biometric authentication to participate in the crypto ETFs to enhance security.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, fintech company tZERO Group Inc. has been approved by U.S. regulators to become a special purpose broker-dealer for "digital asset securities custody."According to a statement released by the company on Tuesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority have approved tZERO to custody digital assets, making it the second company to receive this license. Previously, digital asset company Prometheum received similar approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last year, followed by approval from the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to provide digital asset securities clearing and settlement services through its special purpose broker-dealer license.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, multinational bank Standard Chartered has announced that it will begin offering cryptocurrency custody services in the United Arab Emirates, currently supporting the custody of BTC and ETH.It is reported that Standard Chartered has launched the related custody services in collaboration with the cryptocurrency division of hedge fund Brevan Howard, Brevan Howard Digital. This custody solution has now received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the specialized financial regulatory authority of DIFC.

ChainCatcher news, SEC Chief Accountant Paul Munter stated that the SEC's position on restricting banks from providing crypto custody services remains unchanged.On September 9, Munter reiterated the views of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121) at a banking conference, emphasizing that financial institutions need to record liabilities for custodial crypto assets on their balance sheets. Munter pointed out that although some arrangements do not comply with the standard, the SEC still believes that regulated financial institutions should not provide crypto custody services.ETF Store President Nate Geraci stated on the X platform, "The SEC's position on SAB 121 seems to be unwavering. They are clearly unwilling to allow regulated financial institutions the ability to custody cryptocurrencies."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, crypto brokerage Prometheum announced the inclusion of two digital assets, Uniswap (UNI) and Arbitrum (ARB), into its custody services, with plans to launch to institutional investors in the third quarter of 2024.In the future, the company also plans to expand its digital asset custody services to support investment products issued and transferred on the blockchain, including bonds, stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, options, and money market funds.

ChainCatcher news, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed company Digitalx has chosen Coinbase to provide custody and advanced trading execution services for its recently approved Bitcoin ETF "BTXX" in Australia.Through this collaboration, eligible Australian investors will be able to access Bitcoin and other digital assets through Coinbase Prime, a comprehensive prime brokerage platform, leveraging traditional fund structures.Previously, Coinbase has been recognized as a custodian by 8 out of 11 Bitcoin ETF issuers in the United States.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase officially stated that today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the applications for 9 spot Ethereum ETFs. Following the SEC's approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January this year, the approval of spot Ethereum ETFs marks another significant milestone for cryptocurrency, reflecting the ongoing innovation around crypto assets and the increasingly mature regulatory environment.Coinbase has also become a trusted partner and custodian for 10 spot Bitcoin ETFs and 8 newly approved spot Ethereum ETFs.

ChainCatcher news, Deep Custodian Limited has been granted the Hong Kong "Trust or Company Service Provider License (License No. TC009487)", allowing it to legally and compliantly provide clients with custody services for crypto assets including Bitcoin and Ethereum.Deep Custodian Limited stated that it will provide secure and compliant asset custody services for individual and institutional clients through state-of-the-art security technology, ensuring that every transaction can be conducted in a safe and reliable environment.In September last year, Deepcoin Labs was granted the Dubai DMCC license and established a $100 million fund to inject strong momentum and financial support for innovation in the Web3 industry. In January this year, Deepcoin became the seventh global exchange to obtain CODE compliance access to adhere to South Korea's cryptocurrency Travel Rule regulations.It is reported that since March 1, 2018, Hong Kong has officially implemented a licensing system for trust or company service providers, providing a legal and compliant regulatory framework for the independent custody of crypto assets, which is an important foundational system for Hong Kong as a Web3 financial center. TCSP has strict requirements for the IT infrastructure of applicants and operating entities, while inheriting many regulatory concepts from traditional finance, including compliance guarantees, KYC and anti-money laundering measures, as well as the establishment of cold and hot wallet security mechanisms, and the development of blockchain technology, among other stringent requirements.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Kraken's institutional business unit Kraken Institutional has begun offering custody services to clients in the UK and Australia. This division was launched in the US in March this year, primarily targeting hedge funds and exchange-traded fund issuers. Kraken plans to expand to more markets in 2024, including the EU, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands. Kraken's retail trading services are already available globally, and its newly launched institutional services provide larger users with more control and functionality.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase's international account tweeted that Coinbase Prime plans to provide custody services for ZKsync (ZK). Asset availability depends on the custody entity and the client's jurisdiction, but this does not mean that Coinbase will list ZK or has any intention to list ZK in the future.