Institutional Crypto Asset Custody Services from Nasdaq
According to speculations, Nasdaq Global Select Market, the second-largest brokerage in the world, is on schedule to further implement itself into the ecosystem of digital currencies by intending to provide custody services for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Institutional investors are the Nasdaq exchanges primary clientele because their participation has expanded substantially over the past few years. While amassing cryptocurrency is one thing, trying to protect it is quite another, and company-owned assets must not be overseen by just one individual. Custodial services are therefore obligated, and while firms like Coinbase, Gemini, and Kraken presently lead the institutional crypto custody economy, many think Nasdaq wont be far behind them. The general trajectory and participation among institutional investors, according to Tal Cohen, executive vice president of Nasdaq, are likely to elicit a revolution. The Emergence of Nasdaq Digital Assets Unit Ira Auerbach, the former head of Prime Brokerage Services at Gemini Exchange, will be in charge of the recently established Digital Assets Unit, that will deliver the crypto custody services that the Nasdaq is required to provide. Auerbach stated in an interview that “we anticipate this next wave of the revolution is going to be driven by large institutional adoption.” “There is no better location, in