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Chains.com integrates Fireblocks to protect digital assets against cyber threats

Chains.com, a developer of a stack of interconnected cryptocurrency and NFT products for retail users and SMBs, incorporates a suite of award-winning digital-asset custody, transfer, and settlement technology from Fireblocks to implement the highest level of security protocols and protect customers’ digital assets via its secure wallet infrastructure as well as its own treasury and funds.

20 September 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Poundtoken arrives on the Fireblocks network

poundtoken (GBPT), the first FSA-regulated stablecoin fully backed 1:1 by pound sterling, announced that it is now available on the Fireblocks network, working with a leading infrastructure provider for digital assets.

23 August 2022

News/crypto

BNP Paribas Securities Services joins crypto custody market

BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS) has become the latest asset servicer to promote its push into the digital assets custody sector.

20 July 2022

Company announcement/security

SDX Web3 to collaborate with Fireblocks

SIX Digital Exchange’s Web3 dedicated unit, SDX Web3 Services, announces a strategic collaboration with Fireblocks, the award-winning digital asset and crypto technology platform, to provide financial institutions and institutional investors with a set of infrastructure services for the distributed economy.

06 July 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Checkout.com unveils stablecoin settlements

Today, Checkout.com unveils its stablecoin settlement solution, leveraging Fireblocks' new crypto payment technology.

07 June 2022

News/crypto

Fireblocks appoints Bank of England head of fintech Varun Paul as CBDC lead

Digital asset firm Fireblocks has appointed the former head of fintech at the Bank of England, Varun Paul, as its new central banking digital currency (CBDC) and market infrastructure director.

01 June 2022

Company announcement

FIS and Fireblocks to adress crypto adoption within the capital markets industry

Today, financial technology leader FIS® (NYSE: FIS) announced it has teamed with Fireblocks to accelerate crypto adoption within the capital markets industry by enabling firms of all types to access the largest crypto trading venues, liquidity providers, lending desks and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.

13 April 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Fireblocks acquires stablecoin and payment technology firm First Digital

We’re excited to announce that Fireblocks has acquired stablecoin and digital asset payments technology platform First Digital.

16 February 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Fireblocks hits $8 billion valuation on $500 million funding round

Fireblocks, the direct custody platform that supports over 800 major institutions, and powers digital asset and crypto products for today's largest custodians, fintech, crypto exchanges, lending desks, super apps and asset management firms, has raised $550 million in Series E funding.

27 January 2022

Company announcement/crypto

FV Bank selects Fireblocks for digital asset custody services

FV Bank, a licensed digital bank and digital asset custodian has announced today it has inked a deal with Fireblocks, an award winning platform for securing digital assets.

24 June 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Wirex launches X-Accounts for high interest crypto savings

Digital payments platform, Wirex, has announced the launch of their game-changing X-Accounts feature, and partnership with Fireblocks, an industry-leading crypto provider.

23 June 2021

News/crypto

Fireblocks raises $133m to bring crypto to banks

Crypto infrastructure provider Fireblocks has raised $133 million in a Series C funding round to fuel its efforts to bring traditional banks and fintechs into the digital asset arena.

19 March 2021