Cobo's Lu Yang on the evolution of digital asset custody

Institutions can’t scale digital assets on tools that ignore regulation. That’s why Rox Custody builds compliance into the core. Every vault has a policy engine enforcing governance, audit trails, and real-time checks. So you’re always ahead of regulators, not scrambling behind them. ⏱️ #DigitalAssets #CryptoCompliance #InstitutionalFinance #FutureOfCustody

Over the next decade, A$5 trillion will transfer across generations in Australia. At the same time, new technologies are reshaping how wealth is built and protected. Digital assets are among the best-performing asset classes in recent years, yet they still account for just 0.4% of global financial assets. The upcoming Digital Asset Wealth Webinar with BlockByte will cover: • What digital assets are and the problems they solve • Investment options available today • Safe custody practices to protect against scams and hacks Tuesday 28 October 2025 from 12pm - 1.30pm AEST [Register free for the Digital Asset Wealth Builder Webinar] https://luma.com/os0857jy

In an article for LexisNexis Practical Guidance, Preston Fischer and David Brill explore why traditional due diligence often falls short in crypto-related M&A. They highlight how specialized technical assessments—spanning custody, tokenomics, smart contracts, and infrastructure—are key to understanding risk and value in digital asset deals. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/42iRO46

Proud to co-author this piece with David Brill for LexisNexis Practical Guidance on why traditional due diligence falls short in crypto-related M&A deals. In the rapidly evolving digital asset space, conventional due diligence approaches simply aren't equipped to handle the unique complexities we encounter. From smart contract vulnerabilities to tokenomics analysis and infrastructure assessments, specialized technical expertise is critical for understanding true risk and value. For anyone involved in digital asset M&A or considering entering this space, understanding these technical nuances isn't optional—it's essential. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/42iRO46 #DigitalAssets #MA #DueDiligence #Blockchain #Crypto #RiskManagement #FTIConsulting

😵 Fragmented tools, outdated policies, and scattered ownership are putting cryptographic operations at risk. And with #PQC and short-lived certs knocking at the door, things are only getting harder. The solution? A Crypto Center of Excellence (#CCoE) - your internal task force to bring order, visibility, and governance to all things cryptographic. From CISOs to #PKI experts, this blog outlines the ideal CCoE structure, its core responsibilities, and how it empowers teams to deliver secure, agile, and compliant cryptography at scale. Read here. ⬇️

🚀We just made our first acquisition. 🚀 After processing $500B+ in trades over seven years, we realized execution technology alone wasn't enough. Institutions need the full picture: execution + portfolio monitoring + risk analytics. All in one place. So we acquired QIS Risk. The result? A complete institutional crypto infrastructure platform spanning 50+ exchanges, 70+ trade sources, and real-time risk management—without compromising custody or control. QIS Risk founder Fred Cox joins as our Global CTO to lead this integration and our European expansion. Enterprise-grade crypto infrastructure isn't a nice-to-have anymore. It's table stakes. This is just the beginning. https://lnkd.in/eZJEcUTB

Want to know what keeps institutional traders up at night? It's not execution. It's risk management. Today we solved both. Announcing our acquisition of QIS Risk. Seven years ago, Mike Holstein and I built CoinRoutes to deliver the best execution technology in crypto. Over $500 billion in trades later, our algos are proven. But our clients kept telling us something: "Your execution is incredible. Now we need to see everything else in one place—our portfolio, our risk exposure, our P&L. In real-time." They were right. Superior execution gets you in the door. Comprehensive risk management keeps you sleeping at night. That's why we acquired QIS Risk. Fred Cox and his team built enterprise-grade portfolio monitoring and risk analytics across 70+ trade sources. Now we're combining that with our proven execution engine to deliver what nobody else can: Best-in-class algos across 50+ exchanges and 3,000+ digital assets Real-time P&L and portfolio monitoring Advanced risk analytics and stress testing Complete CEX, DEX, and DeFi coverage One platform. Complete visibility. Total control. Here's the reality: we're now competing head-on with Talos and Elwood. But we have a crucial advantage—our execution algorithms are superior. Always have been. Now we're pairing that execution edge with enterprise-grade risk management in a truly unified platform. The competition just got real. Proud of this milestone. Excited for the fight ahead. — Ian

What if blockchains could settle like clearinghouses, without needing one? Avalanche redefines cross-chain interoperability by doing something no bridge, attestation network, or light client can do natively: authenticated messaging backed by a global validator registry. When a transaction occurs on one Avalanche chain, it’s signed by a 2/3 validator majority: forming a cryptographic message that any other Avalanche chain can instantly verify using the shared validator registry. No external systems, third parties or waiting required. Think of it like this: instead of post-trade messaging between siloed systems, every chain has pre-cleared access to every other chain’s trust layer. The result is faster, cheaper, and more secure asset movement: without the operational drag. For capital markets, this is foundational... cross-chain flows, tokenized asset issuance, collateral mobility all become natively executable. Avalanche is the institutional-grade protocol for inter-chain trust: bringing execution certainty to multi-chain capital markets.

More than 200 companies have announced plans to raise over $100B for digital asset purchases in 2025, but not without regulatory attention. Steve Brown of StarCompliance breaks down what recent SEC and FINRA outreach means for compliance programs in the era of Project Crypto.

More than 200 companies have announced plans to raise over $100B for digital asset purchases in 2025, but not without regulatory attention. Steve Brown of StarCompliance breaks down what recent SEC and FINRA outreach means for compliance programs in the era of Project Crypto.