Fireblocks vs Komainu

Fireblocks4.3/5

VS

Komainu3.9/5

Feature	FireblocksVisit	KomainuVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.9/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Compliance	4.0	4.0
Asset support	5.0	4.5
Features	4.5	3.5
Support	4.0	3.5
Specs
Custody model	Qualified custodian, MPC, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian, MPC, HSM
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates	Institutions, Funds
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Yes
Insurance	Not disclosed	Up to $820M of specie capacity for clients to buy their own ring-fenced cover, alongside Komainu's own insurance program
Assets supported	Not disclosed	6,000
Staking	Yes	Yes
API access	Yes	Yes
Licenses & charters	NYDFS limited purpose trust charter (US), FinCEN MSB registration (US), State money transmitter licenses in 37 states and DC (US)	JFSC fund services custodian registration (Jersey), JFSC virtual asset service provider registration (Jersey), VARA VASP license, virtual asset custody (Dubai, UAE), FCA MLR cryptoasset registration (UK)
MPC	Yes	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	—	2018
Headquarters	United States	Jersey
Investors	D1 Capital Partners, Spark Capital	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	JFSC custodian and depositary registration plus a VARA VASP custody license in Dubai SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II attestations with ISO 27001 certification HSM and MPC options, including air-gapped wallets that sign by QR code Custody for 6,000+ tokens on 40+ blockchains in bankruptcy-remote, segregated wallets
Cons	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	The $820M specie capacity is cover that clients buy for themselves Licensed entities only in Jersey, Dubai and the UK, with no EU or US company Staking covers eight assets, a short list next to 40+ custody blockchains
Best for	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	ETP issuers that need a JFSC-regulated custodian, Asset managers issuing tokenized fund share classes, Trading firms using custody-held collateral on Deribit or Bybit

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