Customer Trust is 'Top Priority' for Bitcoin Storage Firm Elliptic Vault
Of the many questions asked by bitcoin newcomers, "how do I make sure nobody nicks my digital gold?" is probably one of the most pressing. Stories of rogue exchanges and pilfered wallets abound from the early days of bitcoin, and any bitcoiner worth their satoshis would likely advise a newbie to store their bitcoins offline. Well, not just offline, but in a heavily encrypted hard drive. Or alternatively, on a piece of paper stored in a fireproof safe. Or better yet, just memorise the private key, destroy the computer on which you bought the coins and hope that the price of bitcoin hits....
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The relationship between Lloyd's of London and bitcoin storage service Elliptic Vault broke down just weeks after Elliptic's launch in January, it has emerged. Elliptic Vault was the first insured bitcoin storage service in the world and was widely hailed as a milestone for the industry. The exact details of how the relationship between Lloyd's and Elliptic broke down are unclear, with Elliptic COO Tom Robinson saying his impression was that Lloyd's pulled out "due to the high level of publicity" around the deal. In turn, a Lloyd's spokesperson claimed Elliptic never actually finalised the....
Bitcoin storage specialists Elliptic have reportedly raised $2 million in investment capital from Octopus Investments. Elliptic is the first United Kingdom-based company involved with bitcoin to receive a major investment such as this one. The company, launched approximately six months, is looking to offer digital asset services, primarily for businesses and financials institutions. One such service is Elliptic Vault, a storage solution that's fully-insured and as one would expect, highly secure. "We want to make it very easy for companies to use. If they're used to other types of....
Safe. This is the conclusion drawn by KPMG, who gave a precious ISAE 3402 accreditation to the bitcoin cold storage firm Elliptic. The company secures its customers' bitcoin through the combined use of strong encryption procedures and secure physical locations disseminated all over the world. Also read: Elliptic Vault In The United Kingdom Is Offering Fiat Denominated Bitcoin Insurance. A Major Milestone for Eliptic. In a statement published earlier this week, Elliptic's CEO James Smith welcomed the certification his company just received: "KPMG's accreditation is an important milestone.....
Some enterprising minds and one of the world’s biggest insurance markets is opening a pretty futuristic bank vault in London. But it’s not futuristic for having fancy locks or laser trip wires. It’s futuristic because of what’s inside: Bitcoin. The idea of a bitcoin bank vault seems a little silly at first. Bitcoin is a virtual currency, so why would you need a vault? Well, the new company, Elliptic Vault, is actually billing this new offering as a “deep cold storage” service that not only protects your bitcoin fortune but also insures it in the event of loss or theft. Specific details of....
Digital currency storage service Elliptic has obtained ISAE 3402 accreditation - a global standard for financial reporting - from auditing specialist KPMG. The ISAE 3402 Type 1 or SOC1/2 review scrutinises various aspects of a business, including financial controls, regulatory compliance including AML and KYC measures, financial controls, code deployment, disaster recovery, segregation of duties and offline bitcoin storage techniques. The UK-based storage provider says it is the first bitcoin company to receive the accreditation and that ISAE 3402 indicates that the firm operates with the....