Fireblocks vs Zodia Custody

Fireblocks4.3/5

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Zodia Custody3.8/5

Feature	FireblocksVisit	Zodia CustodyVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.8/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Compliance	4.0	4.0
Asset support	5.0	3.0
Features	4.5	4.0
Support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Custody model	Qualified custodian, MPC, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian, HSM
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Yes
Insurance	Not disclosed	$100M digital asset custody policy (no retention), plus $55M crime, $10M professional indemnity and $275M cyber cover
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)	CSSF MiCA CASP authorization (Luxembourg), CSSF payment institution license (Luxembourg), FCA cryptoasset registration under MLRs (UK), ADGM FSRA Financial Services Permission (UAE), Companies Registry TCSP license (Hong Kong)
MPC	Yes	Not disclosed
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	—	2020
Headquarters	United States	United Kingdom
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	Shareholders include Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, NAB and Emirates NBD CSSF MiCA authorization since December 2025, plus a payment institution license for e-money tokens Published insurance limits, including a $100M custody policy with no retention and $275M cyber cover Interchange settlement with Deribit and LMAX Digital while assets stay in cold storage
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	Standard Chartered takeover still needs regulatory approval, and the software arm is splitting off UK entity holds only an FCA anti-money laundering registration, with no FOS or FSCS protection Listed SOC 2 report is Type I, not Type II Only 78 listed tokens and no public fee schedule
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	Asset managers and ETP issuers that need MiCA-authorized custody in the EU, Trading firms settling off-exchange with venues on Interchange, Banks and wealth managers that want a bank-backed custodian

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