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BitGo secures EU crypto custody licence

US-based crypto custodian BitGo has become one of the first non-EU firms to secure a licence under the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) directive.

12 May 2025

News/crypto

Crypto custodian BitGo moves into private securities with Brassica acquisition

Crypto custody specialist BitGo has acquired Brassica, a fintech specialising in providing back-end infrastructure services for private securities and alternative investments. Financial terms were not disclosed.

08 February 2024

Company announcement/crypto

BitGo receives in-principle approval from MAS for Major Payment Institution licence

BitGo, the leading provider of financial services for digital assets, announces that its subsidiary in Singapore, BitGo Singapore Pte. Ltd., has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a Major Payment Institution Licence.

10 January 2024

News/crypto

South Korea's Hana Bank taps BitGo for crypto custody services

South Korea's Hana Bank has teamed up with BitGo to offer clients digital asset custody services from next year.

06 September 2023

News/crypto

Crypto giants form travel rule compliance platform

Some of the biggest players in crypto - including BlockFi, Coinbase and Robinhood - have joined forces to develop technology that helps them meet a rule designed to counter money laundering.

18 February 2022

Company announcement/crypto

BitGo wins New York trust charter

Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell announced today that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted a charter under New York Banking Law to BitGo New York Trust Company LLC (Bitgo NY) to operate as a limited liability trust company.

04 March 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Clear Hedge Capital and BitGo Prime team on large institutional loans of digital assets

Today, Clear Hedge Capital, a boutique lending group for alternative investment vehicles, and BitGo Prime, the first digital asset financial services company to offer a deeply integrated solution with lending, trading and custody, have come to an agreement to collaborate and focus exclusively on providing loans in the digital asset space to institutions with loan sizes of $10M and above.

17 August 2020

News/crypto

BitGo buys digital securities platform Harbor

Crypto custody specialist BitGo is diversifying through the acquisition of digital securities platform Harbor. Financial terms were not disclosed.

19 February 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Mode picks BitGo custody tech for bitcoin banking app

Mode, the London-based fintech behind one of the UK’s most serious Bitcoin banking apps, has officially announced that it is working with BitGo, a leader in digital asset financial services.

18 February 2020

Company announcement/crypto

BitGo establishes custody entities in Germany and Switzerland

BitGo, the leader in digital asset financial services, announced today that the company is expanding its global presence with new custodial entities in Switzerland and Germany.

10 February 2020

Company announcement/retail

BitGo names Pete Najarian chief revenue officer

BitGo, the leader in digital asset financial services, today announced that Pete Najarian is joining the company as Chief Revenue Officer.

19 August 2019

Company announcement

BitGo offers off-chain clearing and settlement

BitGo, the leader in digital asset financial services, today announced its off-chain Clearing and Settlement Service for clients of qualified custodian BitGo Trust Company.

14 May 2019