BitGo
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A former mayor becomes latest Coinbase policy adviser, and the special counsel of a crypto venture firm leaves
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BitGo CEO Mike Belshe shared his thoughts on the halving and bitcoin ETFs in an interview with Blockworks
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Acquired firm Brassica offers custody and transfer agent services for private securities and alternative investments
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Copper and BitGo’s collaboration will allow institutions to keep their crypto in regulated cold storage while being able to still access certain exchanges
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New offering divides key-holding responsibilities to three institutions in an effort to ease the concerns of institutional allocators
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Secure, regulated crypto custody products will be especially “critical” for asset allocators when a spot bitcoin ETF gets approved, BitGo exec says
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BitGo raised by far the most capital this week, though it didn’t reveal who put up the money
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Hayvn told customers that Prime Trust halted deposits following an order from the Nevada Financial Institution Division on Wednesday
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BitGo failed to deliver the required audited financial statements in time, Delaware Chancery Court judge decides
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The tentative agreement would result in BitGo purchasing Prime Trust outright, the company said on Thursday
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Under the agreement, BitGo Trust will provide qualified custody services and cold storage for assets held on behalf of Genesis’ institutional clients
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The new token is designed to “verifiably” prove that BTC miners are using renewable energy sources
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Crypto custody unit BitGo says Galaxy Digital pulled out of its merger deal due to missed profits throughout the bear market
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Crypto custody firm seeks damages after its potential buyer backed out of deal originally valued at $1.2B
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Industry watchers say firms will likely seek to avoid messy legal battle after Galaxy backs out of decision to buy crypto platform BitGo
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More institutions will feel comfortable entering the space as secure options become available, BitGo’s chief product officer said
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BitGo president is among the latest crypto executives asking the agency to greenlight the vehicle
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The deal for the institutional crypto platform has been renegotiated and is expected by year-end
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For DeFi to take off amongst institutional investors, there needs to be an access point and a product of a higher caliber than what retail traders are comfortable with
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