Asher Corson

The Rise of Digital-Asset Native Banking

Companies that deal in digital assets are pariahs of the banking world. Even today, most banks still won’t touch Bitcoin. We are the quintessential outsiders banging on the door of an industry that does not want us. Unfortunately, this problem is reinforced by narratives both internal and external to the industry.  Internally: “Bitcoin companies shouldn’t associate with banks because everybody should self-custody all of the time.” And externally: “digital assets are sketchy and therefore compani...