Custody

As tokenized assets and ETF flows surge, institutions are choosing settlement rails that balance compliance, privacy and liquidity. Canton Network is positioning itself as a permissioned settlement layer that aims to bridge bank-grade controls with crypto-native settlement needs.

Sberbank’s reported crypto-backed corporate loan to Intelion Data marks a turning point for mining finance, where mined BTC collateral is used to secure balance-sheet lending. This piece explains deal mechanics, how banks value mined BTC, and the regulatory and custody issues corporate borrowers and lenders must navigate.

Bitwise filed for 11 new altcoin ETFs — many with hybrid structures — naming tokens like AAVE, ZEC and TRX. This push could materially change liquidity, price discovery and custody demands as U.S. institutions gain regulated exposure.

BitMine’s recent multi-stage Ethereum staking — from an initial $219M deposit to a coordinated ~$1B program — signals a new phase in institutional staking. This explainer breaks down supply lock-up, staking yields, custody trade-offs, validator economics, and practical strategies for traders and treasuries.

Solana tokenized equities recently hit a $185M on‑chain peak — a signal of accelerating UX-driven adoption and new custody/regulatory challenges. This analysis breaks down the on‑chain mechanics, Telegram distribution paths, legal risks, and scenarios for SOL and the broader ecosystem over the next 12–24 months.

The DTCC’s plan to tokenize U.S. Treasuries on the Canton network signals a major shift in how institutions handle custody, liquidity and regulatory engagement. Coupled with recent capital moves and ETF filings, tokenization is forcing a rethink of custody, stablecoins and market plumbing ahead of 2026.

A technical, actionable guide on address-poisoning scams and exchange deposit risks after the near-$50M USDT theft. Practical hygiene, tooling fixes, and an incident-response checklist for traders, custodians and security engineers.

A practical guide to prevent address poisoning and copy-paste scams targeting stablecoins like USDT and USDC. Actionable wallet security and custody best practices for retail users and treasury teams.

This technical explainer unpacks how quantum computing threatens elliptic‑curve security for BTC and why zero‑knowledge cryptography is emerging as a pragmatic, non‑consensus stopgap. It ends with a prioritized checklist custodians and protocol teams can use to assess exposure and plan mitigations.

Institutional demand for Bitcoin in late 2025 is being driven partly by a flight-to-safety thesis, new corporate treasury instruments like ADRs, and deeper custody and trading rails that reshape liquidity and price discovery.