custodian
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CEO Adena Friedman said the decision came after the “business opportunity” changed over the past few months
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Nevada’s Financial Institutions Division ordered Prime Trust to stop all operations as its business has declined to a “critically deficient level”
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If there had been better rules for custodians in place, the recent wave of collapses and subsequent industry repercussions could have been prevented
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Crypto custodians should not establish a debtor-creditor relationship with customers, New York’s Department of Financial Services says
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Hex Trust said its fresh injection of capital will go toward scaling its operations in the Middle East and Europe
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Copper’s Glenn Barber said he left traditional finance when crypto took the lead in innovation
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