BitGo vs Ceffu

BitGo4.5/5

VS

Ceffu3.4/5

Feature	BitGoVisit	CeffuVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.5/5	3.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.5	3.5
Compliance	4.5	3.5
Asset support	4.5	3.0
Features	4.5	4.0
Support	4.5	3.0
Specs
KYC required	Yes	Yes
Custody model	Qualified custodian, Multi-sig, MPC, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian, MPC
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth, Retail	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Yes
Insurance	Up to $250M for assets where BitGo Bank & Trust holds all keys (Lloyd's of London and European market syndicate)	Not disclosed
Assets supported	1,770	Not disclosed
Staking	Yes	Yes
API access	Yes	Yes
Licenses & charters	OCC national trust bank charter (US), NYDFS limited purpose trust charter (US), FinCEN MSB registration and state MTLs (US), SEC broker-dealer registration (US), BaFin MiCA CASP authorization (Germany), VQF SRO membership under FINMA oversight (Switzerland), VARA custody license (Dubai, UAE), VARA broker-dealer license (Dubai, UAE), MAS Major Payment Institution license (Singapore), FINTRAC foreign MSB registration (Canada)	VARA VASP license for custody services (Dubai, UAE), GFSO financial services license (Gelephu, Bhutan)
MPC	Yes	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2013	2021
Headquarters	United States	—
Investors	Valor Equity Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Public, Galaxy Digital +1	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Up to $250M insurance from a Lloyd's and European market syndicate where BitGo holds all keys Qualified custody fully backed by cold storage, with over 95% of client assets held cold at the end of 2025 Licensed by the OCC, NYDFS, BaFin under MiCA, Dubai's VARA and Singapore's MAS Over 1,770 supported assets as of December 31, 2025	Full VARA custody license since October 2025 and a GFSO license in Bhutan since June 2026 MirrorX and MirrorRSV keep collateral in custody while clients trade on Binance, and MirrorX also connects to KuCoin Institutional Dedicated cold-storage addresses for each client, verifiable on-chain SOC 2 Type 2 attestation plus ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications
Cons	Material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting disclosed in its FY2025 10-K Securities class action filed in June 2026, and the Galaxy Digital suit was awaiting a ruling as of August 2026 COO left in October 2026 and the CFO is transitioning out Insurance excludes hot wallets and setups where clients hold keys	Settlement products still center on Binance SEC filings in 2022 and 2023 tied the company that ran Ceffu to Changpeng Zhao, while Ceffu says it is not a Binance entity Custody fee tiers are quoted by account managers instead of published Prime Wallet, MirrorX, MirrorRSV and staking are not offered to UAE residents
Best for	Funds and ETF issuers needing a long asset list and published insurance, Global firms that want licensed entities in the US, EU, Dubai and Singapore, Exchanges and fintechs building wallets on an API	Trading firms that execute on Binance and want assets held off the exchange, Crypto ETP issuers on SIX Swiss Exchange that need an approved custodian, Institutional and qualified investors in or from Dubai

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