Citing strong client demand, the nation's largest custody bank is building infrastructure and a team that can help clients store and manage bitcoin and many other types of virtual currency and tokenized assets.

Much of the industry’s skepticism centers on the cryptocurrency’s unpredictable price swings and the lack of things it can buy since its creation.

Biden’s Treasury secretary pick promised to “work with members of Congress” to decide whether the HNW will be protected from any reversal of Trump tax cuts.

As Wall Street jumps on the Bitcoin rally like never before, the firm says existential risks could threaten the industry over the long haul.

The pending nominations send a clear signal that the rule-cutting and lax enforcement the industry has grown accustomed to under President Trump are over.

Biden's expected nomination for chairman is known for pushing back at banks and corporations in search of greater investor protections.

VanEck’s proposal comes at a time when the cryptocurrency has continued to set record highs.

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They're among a handful of companies willing to hold clients' digital assets for safekeeping. Many of their peers balk at the reputational and financial risks.

Potential customers include hedge funds, crypto miners and over-the-counter trading desks

The passively managed fund will be made available to qualified purchasers through family offices, RIAs and other institutions, a person familiar with the matter says.

Several significant changes are probably in store for next tax season.

The fintech’s new executive says cryptocurrency will help communities that the financial services industry isn’t serving.

More than a quarter of the respondents hold Bitcoin, while 11% hold Ether, according to the asset manager.

The agency has long urged issuers to address risks and concerns associated with a potential crypto fund, including manipulation, liquidity and custody issues.

The guidance is the first since 2014 and comes as tax auditors are increasingly focusing on examining individuals with cryptocurrency investments.

Wild price swings that have exceeded double-digit percentages in a single day have spurred the regulator to keep a close eye on volatility.

NASAA’s annual survey of regulators sheds light on legal proceedings against BDs, RIAs and unregistered firms that often go unnoticed in the wider industry.

Some cryptocurrency investors are receiving a new round of letters from the IRS telling them that their federal tax returns don’t match the information received from virtual currency exchanges, a new front in the agency’s burgeoning scrutiny of the industry.

More than 10,000 cryptocurrency investors received open letters from the IRS informing them that they may owe taxes on their digital holdings.