Samuel Crispino, Senior Vice President “NAV Fund Administration (“NAV”) is honored to be the inaugural recipient of the Best Administrator award at the Hedgeweek US Digital Assets Awards 2022. Thank you to everyone who voted, to our clients, and to the NAV Fund Administration team, who have all made this possible. This award is especially meaningful as it represents the evolution of the industry to a new, digital frontier. NAV was established thirty years ago, and this award recognises how we have grown and adapted as an organisation committed to putting technology at the forefront of our business. It celebrates

Nick Carmi, CEO, BitGo Prime “BitGo is honored to receive this award. The leader in digital asset financial services, we provide institutional investors with liquidity, custody, and security solutions – accounting for 20 per cent of all on-chain Bitcoin transactions and currently holding USD60 billion plus in assets under custody. While we initially became known in the marketplace for pioneering multi-signature security and becoming the first qualified custodian purpose-built for digital assets, we also offer our clients market-leading trading, lending, and borrowing services through our prime brokerage services – for which we’re grateful to receive this award for excellence. Today,

Jamie Gasiorowski, CPA, Director, Assurance “It’s humbling to be recognised in the digital asset space by Hedgeweek, our clients and peers, and it is a testament to how hard our team has worked. It is a privilege to help add credibility to such an important industry and to work with great people who want to drive it forward. We are thankful for great partners and clients who have pioneered this space with us, and for the opportunity for our own team to evolve as we help to institutionalise the industry.” Company info One of the leading digital asset audit, tax

As more institutional investors buy crypto currency and digital assets, the need to provide the highest level of custody and safekeeping remains essential, given their focus on counterparty risk. Their growing presence in the space also means it is becoming more important for this group to feel more comfortable with the prime service-like offerings available. “The prime service-like elements we are putting together at Copper, and have delivered to the market so far, have changed considerably,” explains Glenn Barber, Head of Sales & Business Development, Americas, Copper.co “We know investors want to have the best tools possible, especially in an

George Zarya, CEO & Founder, BEQUANT “The BEQUANT team and I could not be happier to receive such a prestigious award. The work that has been put in is testament to the dedication and determination of everyone who has been involved with BEQUANT in the last four years. Since becoming one of the first regulated exchanges in European and then a regulated prime broker, our journey has been meteoric and mesmeric. This award is not only recognition of us as a company, but also our fantastic client base. We have been trusted and supported by these clients since BEQUANT Pro’s

Glenn Barber, Head of Sales, Americas, Copper.co “We’re delighted to have received this recognition for the strength of our technology, directly from our clients, especially in the inaugural year of these awards. The accelerated increase in engagement in this nascent asset class over the past 18 months, has led institutions to search for solutions to the most common obstacles to trading crypto – security and speed. The goal of our infrastructure is to ensure that fund managers can allocate funds to digital assets as effectively and securely as they’re accustomed to in traditional markets. Our ClearLoop product instantly settles trades

Ron S. Geffner, Partner, Sadis & Goldberg LLP “We have been fortunate to represent managers located throughout the United States, as well as across Europe, Canada, Central America, South America, Asia, as well the Middle East,” says Geffner. “While our clients employ a broad range of investment strategies, over the last several years we have seen a material growth in sponsors launching private equity funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds, utilizing strategies such as digital currency, cannabis, healthcare, technology, media and telecommunications, as well as alternative financing strategies such as hard money lending, asset-backed lending and litigation finance.