<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>SINGAPORE (Sept 12): Zodia Custody, a cryptocurrency storage provider and a subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, has launched in Singapore. This news follows the announcement of its US$36 million (S$49.02 million) Series A funding round in April this year.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>This makes Zodia Custody the first entity that is owned by, and partnered with, banks to provide digital asset custody services for financial institutions in Singapore, according to a release on Tuesday.</div>

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SINGAPORE (Sept 12): Zodia Custody, a cryptocurrency storage provider and a subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, has launched in Singapore. This news follows the announcement of its US$36 million (S$49.02 million) Series A funding round in April this year.

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