📣 We’re thrilled to announce that the intended launch of AllUnity, as part of a new partnership between Galaxy, DWS Group, and Flow Traders, plans to leverage GK8’s tokenization and custodial technology in the eventual creation of a regulated EUR-denominated stablecoin. Read more on Cointelegraph https://lnkd.in/eRiJkKrS
GK8 by Galaxy
Software Development
Tel-Aviv, Israel 10,815 followers
The world's most secure platform for financial institutions to store and monetize blockchain-based assets.
About us
GK8, a Galaxy company, provides financial institutions with the world’s most secure end-to-end platform for storing and monetizing blockchain assets. Our platform serves as a one-stop-shop infrastructure for custody, tokenization, staking, DeFi, and other blockchain-based financial operations, empowering institutions to position themselves as comprehensive, trusted financial service providers in the digital asset ecosystem. GK8’s product suite offers unparalleled security, incorporating true cold security through its innovative Cold Vault—a unique, always-offline solution, complemented by dynamic hot functionality and scalability driven by our patented MPC technology, recognized as the fastest in the market.
- Website
-
https://www.gk8.io/
External link for GK8 by Galaxy
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Security, Banking, Crypto Asset, IT solution, Financial Security, Cryptocurrency, and Digital Asset
Products
GK8 True Cold Vault
Cryptocurrency Wallets
GK8's Cold Vault is a revolutionary solution ensuring top-tier protection and management of digital assets. It operates offline, shielding assets from online vulnerabilities. Through one-way outbound communication, it secures on-chain operations, including the creation, signing, and sending of blockchain transactions. Keys are generated in a Cold HSM using a real random number generator for heightened security. Cold and MPC private keys, derived from a single seed, enable decentralized recovery. The Cold Vault's offline policy engine allows institutions to manage workflows just like fiat currency, ensuring predetermined quorum approvals. Our Cold Vault is the only solution in the market that completely eliminates any cyber attack vectors without compromising functionality.
Locations
-
Primary
Tel-Aviv, Israel 6701101, IL
Employees at GK8 by Galaxy
-
Nadav Schleifer
Experienced CFO | Driving Financial Strategy & Business Growth for Results
-
Daniel Sevitt
Head of Content at GK8
-
Roy Shamir
Executive Business Development | VP sales | Cloud | C-level | Cyber | Channels | SaaS | ENT | Public Sector | Digital Assets| Crypto | Fintech |…
-
Steven Tsan
Director of Sales APAC at GK8
Updates
-
With 🎇 #fireworks 🎇 going off across the US today to celebrate independence, we wanted to add our own sparkle to the celebrations ✨. We asked several of GK8 by Galaxy’s most in-the-know team members to nominate influencers and thought leaders from across the #blockchain ecosystem. Check out their answers and start following all of these experts for an inside look at the world of #digitalassets. https://lnkd.in/dytnUrqu Brian Armstrong Christoph Hock Evy Theunis Christina Frankopan Mike Novogratz Yoni Assia Dan Doney Tyrone Lobban
-
If you read one thing this week it should be the Swiss Digital Asset Custody Report 2024 just published by our friends at HomeofBlockchain.swiss. Big thank you to everyone on the team for including GK8 by Galaxy in the ecosystem map. Click here to get hold of this valuable report - https://lnkd.in/eqd2xVMp #custody #blockchain #digitalassets #cryptoassets
-
Yesterday, GK8 by Galaxy’s CEO, Lior Lamesh participated in a panel of experts talking about #tokenization and “The Future of Finance” as part of the Proof of Talk conference in Paris. The assembled audience of traditional finance professionals and #blockchain enthusiasts heard Lior talk about GK8’s impenetrable custody solutions and the continued primacy of trust and security in banking and all financial systems. The team discussed AllUnity's digital finance revolution and how GK8's Tokenization Wizard forms the backbone of the venture. This technology enables the Euro #stablecoin vision to come true through offline token issuance and impenetrable custody, ensuring that banks' reputations and customers' trust are never jeopardized. Lior shared the stage with Alexander Hoeptner from AllUnity, Neil Bhuta from Galaxy Ventures, Aaron C. from Flow Traders, and Michael from Galaxy. https://lnkd.in/dEfkTb8T
-
Later this afternoon GK8 by Galaxy's CEO Lior Lamesh will be speaking at the Proof of Talk event at the Louvre on #tokenization and "The Future of Finance". Lior has some important things to say about vulnerability, impenetrability, and the continuing primacy of trust as a yardstick for financial institutions. The panel includes Alexander Hoeptner from AllUnity, Neil Bhuta from Galaxy Ventures, Aaron C. from Flow Traders, and Michael Wursthorn from Galaxy. The panel will be followed by an #AMA with the audience. 📅 When: Today! 2:45 PM 📍 Where: Louvre Palace, Musée Arts Décoratifs, Paris
-
Proof of Talk 2024 is sold out. If you are lucky enough to already be going, make sure you register for our workshop “The Future of Finance: Tokenizing Money and Assets”. The panel includes Alexander Hoeptner from AllUnity, Neil Bhuta from Galaxy Ventures, Aaron C. from Flow Traders, Michael Wursthorn from Galaxy and our own Lior Lamesh, CEO of GK8 by Galaxy. The panel will be followed by an #AMA with the audience. Register now - https://lu.ma/svfmm7lc 📅 Save the Date: June 10, 2:45 PM 📍 Location: Louvre Palace, Musée Arts Décoratifs, Paris #ProofOfTalk #Galaxy #PoT24
-
🎼The "Empress Caterina," the 1708 Stradivarius violin owned by Yat Siu, the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands was tokenized through GK8 by Galaxy. For a demo of GK8’s Tokenization Wizard click here - https://lnkd.in/eHBBGNfy Using GK8's proprietary Tokenization Wizard tool, Galaxy successfully tokenized the 1708 Stradivarius on the Ethereum blockchain, minting a non-fungible token ("NFT") publicly recorded on OpenSea. The NFT was created by GK8 exclusively for the financing transaction between Mr. Sui and Galaxy Global Markets, and will not be available to investors in any secondary market or public offering. Click here for the full story - https://lnkd.in/ekMT-hd4
The “Empress Caterina,” a 1708 Stradivarius violin owned by Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands, has a storied history and is valued at approximately $9 million. To preserve and unlock its value, Galaxy has tokenized this Stradivarius through GK8 by Galaxy, our subsidiary specializing in blockchain custody and monetization. Using GK8’s Tokenization Wizard, we successfully minted an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain, recorded on OpenSea. This landmark tokenization of an iconic musical instrument showcases the potential of blockchain technology in realizing the value of unique real-world assets. Learn more about the Empress Caterina and how blockchain technology is unlocking the value of unique real-world assets: https://lnkd.in/e3Upvikv
-
Three days ago, Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin released a statement that around 4,500 bitcoin had been lost. They called it an “unauthorized leak”. As news continues to surface regarding what proportion of these assets were held in a cold wallet, GK8 by Galaxy’s CEO, Lior Lamesh offers some insight into how this could happen and what we can learn about the current crop of #custody solutions. Read the latest blog post here - https://lnkd.in/dQRiSiV9
-
GK8 by Galaxy will be attending SWISS WEB3FEST next week from June 5-13. Anya Nova, our Director of Sales, Europe, will be participating on Wednesday, June 5, on the topic, "It’s all about Infrastructure.” Why not set up time to speak with Anya in Switzerland to learn more about GK8’s solutions for #custody and why they are more secure than you knew. https://lnkd.in/d_Fexm88
-
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (#SEC) recently approved applications from three major exchanges to list #ETFs tied to the price of #ether. If you sense that something important is happening but you’re not quite sure what it is, we’re here to help! 🤓 Click below to download our cheat sheet on what happened, what ETH ETPs are, and why all of it even matters: https://lnkd.in/dKb8r42R
What does the SEC’s approval for ether ETFs mean and why is it important? - Download GK8's cheat sheet
https://www.gk8.io