Coinbase’s newly launched wrapped Bitcoin product, cbBTC, has quickly gained traction, amassing a market capitalization of nearly $100 million within its first 24 hours. According to Dune Analytics, cbBTC’s circulating supply stands at 1,720 tokens, valued at $99.8 million. Of this, 43% is held on Base, Coinbase’s layer-2 network, while
South Korea’s major telecom and financial giants, SK Telecom and Hana Financial Group, have become significant shareholders in BitGo. This was announced by Mike Belshe, BitGo CEO during the Korea Blockchain Week 2024 event in Seoul. Hana Financial Group, one of the largest financial institutions in South Korea, acquired a
Recent significant Bitcoin (BTC) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) transactions have drawn attention to an address suspected to be connected to Justin Sun’s team. The activity has sparked widespread speculation within the cryptocurrency community, especially following BitGo’s recent decision to transition WBTC custody to a joint venture involving Sun’s TRON ecosystem.
The BitGo crypto custody firm has received an in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license via its local entity from Singapore’s financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). A post on Twitter declared the in-principle approval by the corporation. This authorization follows BitGo’s acquisition of a crypto
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued a cryptocurrency custody license to BitGo, a company based in the United States. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, BitGo initially established two regulated custodial organizations in Germany and Switzerland in February 2020. Also, BitGo Deutschland, a German affiliate, began offering custody
KEB Hana Bank, one of the biggest banks in South Korea, has partnered with BitGo Trust Company, a leading crypto custody provider, to begin providing custody services. Yonhap, a South Korean news agency, claimed that KEB Hana Bank and BitGo have reached a strategic business deal to build up digital
A lawsuit filed against Galaxy Digital, a cryptocurrency investment business, was recently rejected, meaning that it would not have to pay damages related to its broken acquisition deal with crypto custodian BitGo. When announcing the court’s decision to throw out the lawsuit, Galaxy said that it was “pleased” with the
BitGo, a supplier of wallet infrastructure and digital asset custodian, said on June 8 that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Prime Trust, a provider of fintech infrastructure. The details of the deal were kept confidential. If the purchase goes through, BitGo will expand its wealth
