BitGo's NYDIG acquisition cements a push to own the full digital asset lifecycle, from custody to derivatives, on one regulated platform.

Blockchain enterprise solutions provider Ripple has partnered with digital asset infrastructure company SettleMint to offer financial institutions solutions for custody, issuance and management of tokenized assets across their full lifecycle. The strategic partnership will integrate Ripple’s institutional digital asset custody infrastructure, Ripple Custody, and SettleMint’s Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP) to offer institutions a less complex way to secure digital assets, Ripple announced on Tuesday.

Coincheck Group (NASDAQ: CNCK) and DFNS announced a strategic partnership to deploy DFNS’s digital asset wallet technology and custody infrastructure for Coincheck Group’s Japanese subsidiary, Coincheck, Inc. The collaboration is intended to support secure, institutional-grade custody services for Japanese financial institutions, aligned with local regulatory requirements and definitive agreements.DFNS will provide its wallet-as-a-service platform, which integrates transaction lifecycle management, governance controls, key management and third‑party integrations, supports over 100 blockchains, and offers SaaS, hybrid and on‑premises deployments with native HSM support. Coincheck Group aims to extend its Japanese retail crypto exchange position into institutional services and digital asset infrastructure across multiple markets.