Cactus Custody vs Fireblocks

Cactus Custody3.5/5

VS

Fireblocks4.3/5

Feature	Cactus CustodyVisit	FireblocksVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.5/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	3.5	4.0
Compliance	3.0	4.0
Asset support	3.0	5.0
Features	4.0	4.5
Support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Custody model	Not disclosed	Qualified custodian, MPC, HSM, Self-custody software
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Yes
Insurance	OneDegree policy covering the Hong Kong and Bhutan custody entities; Swiss entity cover planned (Sep 2026)	Not disclosed
Staking	Not disclosed	Yes
API access	Yes	Yes
Licenses & charters	Not disclosed	NYDFS limited purpose trust charter (US), FinCEN MSB registration (US), State money transmitter licenses in 37 states and DC (US)
MPC	Yes	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	—	—
Headquarters	—	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	D1 Capital Partners, Spark Capital
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II reports, per BIT Choice of full custody or MPC self-custody with Cactus's key share in an SGX enclave Oasis off-exchange settlement with Bitget, Bybit and KuCoin 98% of assets in air-gapped cold vaults in Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore, per BIT	Qualified custody through NYDFS-chartered Fireblocks Trust alongside self-custody software Thousands of assets across more than 200 blockchains SOC 2 Type 2 with zero material findings, plus ISO 27001 and CCSS QSP Level 3 Air-gapped MPC cold wallet and an HSM option (KeyLink) for banks
Cons	Licenses come from Hong Kong's TCSP regime, Bhutan's GFSO and Swiss self-regulation, with no SFC license or US trust charter OneDegree insurance had not yet been extended to the Swiss entity at its September 2026 launch Custody sits in the same group as BIT's OTC trading, lending and asset management businesses	Key-loss claims from StakeHound and the Celsius plan administrator Licenses are US-only, with no MiCA or other non-US authorization listed Custom plans start at $36,000 a year
Best for	Asia-based funds and family offices that want custody linked to OTC and lending, Bitcoin miners sending mined BTC straight into custody, Trading firms settling off-exchange with Bitget, Bybit or KuCoin	Exchanges and payment companies building in-house custody, Funds and RIAs that need a New York qualified custodian, Fintechs launching embedded or white-label wallets

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