London and New York — 17th May, 2023 — Zodia Custody, a leading institution-first digital asset custodian by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust, and LMAX Digital, the regulated institutional crypto currency exchange operated by LMAX Group, today announce a collaboration to deliver institutional-grade trading infrastructure and custody services for the European leading Alternative Asset Manager specialising in digital assets, CoinShares.
The Zodia Professional Advisors Network (ZPAN)is a space for those who want to help realise the potential of the digital asset future. At Zodia, we believe a mature ecosystem with serious actors is required for digital assets to grow and thrive as an asset class. ZPAN aims to combine the traditional and digital asset worlds
In a collaborative effort, Zodia Custody and Hogan Lovells have converged their legal, technical, and operational expertise to craft a comprehensive whitepaper on digital asset custody. This paper seeks to demystify digital asset custody by comparing the custody of digital assets with that of more traditional assets, as well as highlighting key considerations and questions
If you’re an asset manager or institutional investor venturing into digital assets, you’re probably worrying about custody. The digital asset ecosystem is growing fast, and its value tipped over $3 trillion at one point in 2021 – comparable to the market capitalisation of some of the largest stock exchanges in Europe. We’re no longer just
The Limitations of Off-Chain Data Storage in NFTs Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have gained immense popularity in recent years, particularly on the Ethereum and other Ethereum Virtual Machine blockchains. However, NFTs require off-chain data storage, which is typically stored on the Interplanetary File System (IPFS). This decentralized storage system is similar to the blockchain’s hard drive.
Zodia Custody Limited (“Zodia Custody”) is registered in England and Wales with company number 12418687 and its registered office address is Zodia Custody Ltd, 5th Floor, Holland House, 1-4 Bury Street, London, EC3A 5AW, United Kingdom. Zodia is registered with the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority with Firm Reference Number 928347 under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (as amended) in respect of its activities in cryptoassets. The Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme do not apply to Zodia’s cryptoasset activities.
Zodia Custody (Ireland) Limited (“Zodia Custody”) is registered in Ireland with company number 701983 and its registered office address is 27 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin, Ireland, D02 TP23.
Zodia is registered with the Central Bank of Ireland with Firm Reference Number C453603 under the Criminal Justice Act 2010 to 2021 (as amended) in respect of its activities in cryptoassets.Virtual Asset service providers “VASP”s are “designated persons” for the purposes of the Criminal Justice Act 2010 to 2021 (as amended) and are required to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations. The Central Bank of Ireland’s Deposit Guarantee Scheme and the Investor Compensation Scheme and the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) services do not apply to the cryptoasset activities carried out by Zodia Custody.
Zodia Custody (Ireland) Limited is a Virtual asset service providers supervised by Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance Secteur Financier (CSSF) only for AML/CFT purposes in accordance with the AML/CFT Law dated 12 November 2004, under the reference number @00000010.
