Banking Giant State Street Cuts Ties With Crypto Custody Firm Copper
State Street will continue to work on “a multi-faceted solution for both tokenized securities as well as native tokens,” the bank said, adding that the “regulatory environment for digital assets has continued to evolve, as has the requirements for servicing this asset class.”
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