Exclusive: Taurus, MPCH partner on U.S. custody infrastructure for institutions

Investing.com -- Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus and secure hosting firm MPCH have agreed to build out U.S.-based deployment infrastructure for institutional crypto custody, Investing.com has learned.

The collaboration is set to establish a dedicated deployment environment for Taurus inside MPCH's high-security U.S. facilities.

The proposed arrangement will see MPCH provide a dedicated secured area supported by its proprietary secure infrastructure environment and managed infrastructure services for Taurus' custody platform, which is built on Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).

Taurus is expected to retain control of its HSM technology and cryptographic operations while gaining a domestic physical deployment option for customers with U.S. infrastructure requirements.

The company believes the planned deployment will support banks, custodians, exchanges, enterprises and government agencies that require digital asset infrastructure hosted within the United States, addressing requirements around data residency, operational resilience and infrastructure sovereignty.

"Financial institutions need the flexibility to deploy digital asset infrastructure in a way that meets their specific security, resilience, and regulatory requirements," said Milena Kohlhofer, strategic partnerships executive at Taurus.

The companies also flag post-quantum cryptography as a factor.

Tier-one HSMs can support certain post-quantum signature algorithms within a protected hardware boundary, subject to the required firmware and certification, allowing institutions to test new cryptographic methods without replacing their entire custody architecture.

"Institutional adoption of digital assets continues to accelerate, but success depends on more than custody and technology alone," said Miles Parry, CEO of MPCH. "Organizations also need trusted infrastructure that aligns with their security, operational, and regulatory requirements."

The deployment is expected to include geographically separated disaster recovery, enterprise-grade physical security and resilient network architecture.

Deployment timelines and service availability have not been disclosed.

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