Latest from Nate DiCamillo
Bitcoin Lender BlockFi Raises $30M in Series B Led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures
Having Hong Kong-based HashKey as an investor will help BlockFi expand into Singapore later this year, said CEO Zac Prince.
ConsenSys Project Launches 'Proof-of-Use' Network to Discourage Speculation
The Activate network requires tokens to reach maturity within three years of the first token sale.
Custody Provider Vo1t Partners With IBM to Offer Customers More Secure Transactions
The partnership with IBM Hyper Protect ensures clients’ keys are safe even if Vo1t’s data centers are compromised.
Prime Trust to Arrange Banking for Customers of BlockQuake Crypto Exchange
The exchange will use Prime Trust for compliance checks as well as custody for fiat and cold storage for crypto.
ErisX Hires Capital Markets Veteran as Chief Risk Officer
Vindhu Singh is the firm’s first chief risk officer, and will report to Head of Eris Clearing Liz James.
Germany's BaFin Clarifies Licensing Process for Foreign Crypto Custodians
In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for not having a license. Instead, they’d be grandfathered into the same protection that crypto custody firms based in Germany already have under the new law.
Few Banks Will Touch Crypto Firms, but Silvergate Wants to Touch Bitcoin Itself
Silvergate made its name providing fiat banking services for crypto businesses. Now, CEO Alan Lane wants the bank to handle digital assets themselves.
Coinbase Hires Google VP as Chief Product Officer
Surojit Chatterjee becomes Coinbase’s first chief product officer since the departure of Jeremy Henrickson in December 2018.
Silvergate Bank Adds 48 Crypto Clients in Q4 Even as Deposits Slip 4%
The La Jolla, Calif.-based bank, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol SI in November, released its earnings report before market open on Wednesday.
Crypto-Related Deposits Drop by Half at Metropolitan Commercial Bank
Metropolitan Commercial Bank’s deposits from crypto firms have steadily declined, a sign of heightened competition in a field where the bank was once one of the only games in town.
