Copper

Copper is a leading digital asset infrastructure provider founded in 2018, offering institutional-grade custody, prime services, and collateral management solutions to pioneering financial institutions worldwide. Trusted by over 1,000 organizations, Copper has established itself as the institutional standard for secure digital asset management.

Core Products and Services

Copper's comprehensive platform includes seven flagship products:

ClearLoop - The market's first off-exchange settlement solution, enabling institutions to trade freely on centralized exchanges without moving assets from Copper's secure MPC custody. With over $50 billion in monthly notional trading volume, ClearLoop mitigates counterparty and insolvency risk through innovative trust structures and collateral agreements. The solution is integrated with 8+ major exchanges including Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Deribit, Gate.io, Bitget, Bit.com, and Bitfinex.

Digital Asset Custody - Award-winning MPC (Multi-Party Computation) custody solution supporting 50+ blockchain networks. The custody architecture features three independently created and controlled shards with a 2-of-3 quorum for transaction signing, eliminating single points of failure. The platform is ISO-certified and SOC2-compliant, providing bankruptcy-remote protection for institutional clients.

Agency Lending - Safeguarded lending services for digital assets, enabling institutions to generate yield while maintaining security through Copper's custody infrastructure.

Copper Network - A scalable, custodian-agnostic digital asset settlement network launched in 2023 with over 600 active counterparties. This infrastructure represents a significant milestone in Copper's mission to become the primary gateway to digital assets for institutional investors.

DeFi Connectivity (Copper Connect) - Institutional DeFi stack supporting 10+ chains, enabling secure interaction with decentralized finance protocols while assets remain protected in Copper's custody.

Staking - Custody-integrated staking services across 20+ blockchain protocols including Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, Avalanche, Polkadot, Cosmos, and more. Assets remain in secure MPC wallets while earning staking rewards.

Treasury Management - Unified platform for managing Copper custody accounts and exchange accounts from a single interface, optimizing operational workflows for institutional treasuries.

Key Strengths and Innovation

Copper's foundational innovation revolutionized digital asset custody by eliminating single points of failure through its MPC technology. The platform has evolved from pure custody into a comprehensive financial market infrastructure provider, introducing groundbreaking solutions like ClearLoop in 2020 and launching Prime Services in 2022. Connected to 40+ exchanges and supporting extensive blockchain coverage, Copper serves as the bridge between traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem.

The company's trust-based architecture for ClearLoop, governed by English Law, provides institutional clients with protection against both custodian and exchange insolvency - addressing one of the most critical concerns in institutional crypto adoption following high-profile exchange failures.

Notable Clients and Market Position

Copper serves the world's leading institutional investors including Brevan Howard, 21Shares, Fasanara Capital, GSR, Flow Traders, B2C2, Cumberland (DRW), Amber Group, Matrixport, and Ethena. The platform facilitates over $50 billion in monthly trading volume and manages relationships with 1,000+ organizations across hedge funds, trading firms, ETP providers, exchanges, foundations, venture capital funds, and miners.

Why Choose Copper

Copper stands as the most awarded digital asset infrastructure provider, winning Best Digital Asset Custodian awards from HedgeWeek (2018-2024), HFM (2018-2023), and With Intelligence. The platform's combination of institutional-grade security, operational efficiency, and innovative risk mitigation solutions makes it the preferred choice for institutions entering the digital asset space. With regulatory compliance (ISO, SOC2), bankruptcy-remote structures, and seamless integration with both centralized and decentralized finance, Copper provides the secure foundation necessary for institutions to confidently deploy capital in digital assets.

The company continues to innovate with plans to expand ClearLoop to third-party custodians (BitGo, Komainu integration completed) and develop blockchain-based financial market infrastructure through CopperSecurities in the UAE, closing the gap between traditional markets and the emerging digital asset ecosystem, block by block, asset class by asset class.