Safe Crypto World Enabled By Checksig

Ferdinando M Ametrano Co-Founder, CEO CheckSig

Winner

• Digital Assets Solution

What do you think makes your firm successful in its field?

CheckSig is a fintech firm providing crypto services to private investors and financial institutions. Our mission is simple: enable safe, reliable, and regulated access to the crypto world.

We assist private clients throughout the investment process with a dedicated brokerage desk, custody accounts, crypto tax reporting, and training solutions, always with a personal account manager at the client’s side.

Despite the current market turbulence, CheckSig's business continues to grow. In 2022 our client base doubled, driving a significant increase in assets under custody. In a time of uncertainty, clients rewarded our cutting-edge security safeguards, which are unique in the industry.

CheckSig is the first crypto company in the world to provide public blockchain proof that all funds are safely under control. Moreover, CheckSig is one of the few crypto companies to have both insurance coverage on assets (SATEC, Generali Group) and independent auditors (Deloitte, providing us with SOC attestations).

What are the main contributions you think you bring to the wealth management industry?

CheckSig provides wealth management professionals with the best crypto solutions to meet the needs of the most sophisticated investors. Bitcoin is the best-performing asset of the decade, but as a new asset, it requires new solutions to be properly understood and managed. We offer a concierge-style service where each client is paired with a personal account manager, specialised in crypto-assets and crypto markets.

With CheckSig's expertise and support, professional investors benefit from our assisted trading services: simple, secure, ideal for large transactions.

The custody service protects the clients funds at all times, with the added peace of mind of insurance guarantees. We provide clients with the right tools to comply with the IRS and support for digital estate planning and wealth transfer processes.

At CheckSig we integrate the value of human expertise with the highest level of technological security on the market.

What is the philosophy that sums up your firm the best?

The key value for CheckSig is the safety of our clients' funds.

CheckSig was born to solve the shortcomings of the crypto sector and meet the specific needs of private clients, wealth management professionals, and financial institutions.

When it comes to crypto, the importance of professional custody for significant amounts is a key concern both private investors and businesses have to face. The risks of self-custody usually outweigh the benefits and have implications in terms of liability, personal security, inheritance, and taxation.

That's why CheckSig has developed and built the safest Bitcoin custody protocol in the world, a state-of-the-art solution for maximum security. In the Bitcoin Script language, the instruction "OP_CHECKSIG" is used to verify the signatures needed to authorize a transaction.

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