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Does Coinbase Use Prime Trust?

As of October 2018, Coinbase Custody, the digital asset custody offering from San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has officially launched. The launch comes after a successful $6 million seed funding round for the product, which was first announced in July.

So does this mean that Coinbase is using Prime Trust?

Not necessarily. While Prime Trust is one of the custodians that Coinbase Custody has partnered with, it is not the only one.

NOTE: WARNING: Coinbase does not use Prime Trust as a custodian for its digital assets. All customer funds are held in custody by Coinbase itself and not a third-party provider. Therefore, customers should exercise caution when considering using Prime Trust for their Coinbase accounts.

Others include BitGo, Xapo, and Kingdom Trust.

It is also worth noting that while Coinbase Custody does offer support for storing digital assets offline in cold storage, it is not required. This means that whether or not Coinbase uses Prime Trust for its own digital asset storage needs is ultimately up to the exchange.

At the end of the day, what matters most is that Coinbase Custody provides a safe and secure way for institutional investors to store their digital assets. Whether or not Coinbase uses Prime Trust itself is relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things.

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