Key Highlights: Google Cloud is launching its first dedicated multi-party computation (MPC) digital asset custody offering, moving beyond generic key management systems. The new purpose-built service integrates MPC signing, automated transaction policies, and key recovery to help banks and institutions secure tokenized assets. The product addresses the single largest vector in crypto crime, with compromised ...
Key Highlights: Fireblocks has formally denied reports that it is in late-stage negotiations to be acquired by payments giant Visa for $2.5 billion. A $2.5 billion acquisition would represent a steep valuation decline from the $8 billion valuation Fireblocks achieved during its 2022 funding round. Speculation regarding a potential sale of the digital asset custody ...
Key Highlights: Soda Labs secures fresh funding to scale its privacy architecture, which utilizes garbled-circuit Multi-Party Computation running on standard cloud CPUs. The firm’s infrastructure has processed over 100 million transactions and participated in institutional trials via the European Central Bank’s Pioneer programme. Capital will support the multi-chain rollout of Soda Bubble across Ethereum, Polygon, ...