The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision last year to fine Galois Capital for violating its custody rule as well as potential changes to that regulation under the new crypto-friendly Trump administration are fueling speculation about whether one of the critical stumbling blocks to the institutionalization of the crypto asset market– the safekeeping of crypto […]
New IDs for Digital Assets: FIGIs or ISO-Backed Codes?
Does the financial services industry need more than one identification standard for digital assets? Can standards for identifying traditional assets even apply for the digital asset market? Those are the two questions trading, compliance and operations managers at fund management firms, custodians, exchanges, and issuers of digital tokens will soon answer now that they have […]