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BitGo Trust Company

Palo Alto, US · founded 2013 · $100B+ AUC

Multi-jurisdiction qualified custodian with US trust charters, BaFin MiCA authorisation, and the largest independent staking footprint.

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Data quality
100 / 100
Evidence verified
6 / 6
Last reg check
2026-05-29
Op. status
Active
Seven-dimension profile
Dim · A

Identity & regulatory

Legal entity
BitGo Trust Company, Inc.
HQ
Palo Alto, US
Founded
2013
Primary regulator
South Dakota DLR / NYDFS / BaFin (US / DE)
Licence
Trust company + MiCA CASP - Active
Licence ID
SD Trust 2018; NY Trust 2021; BaFin MiCA 2025
Op. status
Active
Scope
Qualified custodian (SD & NY), EU MiCA CASP via BitGo Europe GmbH.
Jurisdiction limits
Global; EU served via BitGo Europe (Frankfurt)
Dim · B

Assets & coverage

Chains
BTC, ETH, SOL, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Avalanche, Cosmos, Polkadot
Asset classes
BTC, ETH, L2, SOL, Stables, RWA, NFT
RWA / security tokens
Yes
Typical clients
Exchanges, Brokers, Fintechs, Funds
Dim · C

Security architecture

Key model
Multisig + HSM
Cold storage
95%
Wallet topology
Tiered hot / warm / cold
Dim · D

Governance & controls

Policy engine
Role-based approvals + quorum
Travel Rule
Notabene
Sub-custodians
Disclosed under NDA
Dim · E

Insurance & risk

Limits
$250M aggregate digital asset cover
Carrier
Lloyd's of London syndicate
Staking cover
Yes - slashing cover
Dim · F

Integration & ops

APIs
REST, Webhooks, gRPC
Settlement SLA
T+0 internal; off-exchange settlement via Go Network
Proof-of-reserves
Quarterly third-party attestations
Dim · G

Commercials

Custody fee
5-50 bps
AUC bucket
$10B+
Minimum term
12 months
Evidence vault

Source-anchored documents

6 / 6 verified
  • South Dakota trust charter
    dlr.sd.gov registry
    Verified
  • NYDFS Trust charter (NY Trust)
    dfs.ny.gov registry
    Verified
  • BaFin MiCA CASP licence
    bafin.de notice - 2025
    Verified
  • SOC 2 Type II
    Independent attestation
    Verified
  • Insurance binder
    Lloyd's - $250M aggregate
    Verified
  • Proof-of-reserves
    Quarterly attestations
    Verified
Last regulator / audit / insurance refresh: 2026-05-29