System status
Coverage is stale.
Collection is paused. Latest public event: Aug 21, 2026 (10 days ago).
Company dossier
Institutional standard for digital asset custody and settlement infrastructure
This coverage is stale.
Last updated May 21, 2026 (about 3 months ago).
Copper.co is a digital asset custody and institutional infrastructure firm providing secure multi-party computation custody, off-exchange settlement via ClearLoop, and a private settlement network with over 600 counterparties. Founded in 2018, it aims to become the settlement rails for institutional crypto markets, akin to DTCC for traditional finance. The company has expanded into securities trading in the UAE and focuses on hedge funds, trading firms, and exchanges.
Below validation threshold — auto-passed without scoring
Crypto custody firm Copper is exploring a sale of the company for $500 million as of May 20 2026. Cantor Fitzgerald was appointed to assist with the sale process. Copper earlier weighed an IPO and maintains a partnership with Bitgo. The ClearLoop in-custody settlement system serves dozens of institutional firms as Copper's key asset.
Bougainville Copper appointed Sir Melchior Togolo as CEO on May 21 2026. Sir Melchior Togolo previously served as Acting CEO since August 2025. The company said the appointment provides greater stability and strengthens leadership. Bougainville Copper operates in Papua New Guinea and focuses on copper mining projects.
TNR Gold Corp. announced on May 19, 2026 an update on its 0.4% NSR royalty on McEwen Copper's Los Azules project following the Societe Generale appointment. The royalty is projected to generate pre-tax $520.5 million at recent Cu price of $5.80 per pound and $389.5 million at feasibility study base-case copper price of $4.35 per pound over the 22-year mine life. Los Azules Feasibility Study confirms initial 5-year average production of 205 ktpa copper cathodes at $1.71 per pound C1 cash cost. TNR Gold Corp. holds the royalty of which 0.04% is on behalf of a shareholder.
Marimaca Copper Corp. signed a non-binding MOU with a large-scale sulphuric acid plant operator in the Mejillones industrial area on May 19, 2026. The MOU evaluates refurbishment and integration of the previously acquired Dos Amigos Acid Plant for self-supply at the Marimaca Oxide Deposit. Sectorial permit submissions for the MOD were completed on schedule in April 2026 with approvals expected in Q4 2026. Marimaca Copper Corp. continues advancing the project toward Final Investment Decision with critical path items on schedule in 2026.
Hudbay Minerals Inc. is creating the third largest copper district in North America through its acquisition of Arizona Sonoran with the announcement updated on the company website May 19 2026. The move combines copper projects in Arizona to form a major North American copper production platform. Hudbay continues operations across its existing copper assets in the region.
World Copper Ltd. announced on May 19, 2026 TSXV acceptance for the definitive option agreement to acquire 100 percent interest in the Brassie Creek Project in British Columbia Canada. The deal requires issuance of 900000 shares staged over 36 months $440000 cash staged payments and $750000 exploration expenditures staged over 36 months. The 1861 hectare porphyry-skarn copper gold project carries a 2 percent NSR royalty with buyback provisions.
Locksley Resources announced a binding option agreement to acquire 100% interest in the Iron Duke Copper-Gold Project in New South Wales, Australia on May 14, 2026. The project includes 65 licences and complements Locksley’s Tottenham district strategy with immediate drill-ready targets. Technical Director Ian Stockton discussed the acquisition that adds high-grade copper and gold quartz-sulphide system exploration optionality. Locksley Resources announced the binding option over the Iron Duke Copper-Gold Project on May 14, 2026.
Gunnison Copper appointed Craig Hallworth as president and chief executive officer on or around May 16, 2026. The company added a chief metallurgist, chief geologist and permitting lead to its technical team. Hallworth discussed the strengthened balance sheet, advancement of the Gunnison Project toward PFS and permitting, and potential to supply approximately 11% of current U.S. refined copper demand in a May 18, 2026 interview. Gunnison Copper CEO Craig Hallworth joined Chris Temple of The National Investor on May 18, 2026.
Gunnison Copper Corp appointed Craig Hallworth as president and chief executive officer on May 16, 2026. Hallworth joined the company 18 months ago as executive vice president and CFO and eliminated secured debt over the past 12 months. The company is advancing the Johnson Camp Mine restart which achieved production in record time and aims for commercial production next quarter. Gunnison Copper is advancing the flagship Gunnison copper project in Arizona with a 2026 budget of $10 million for resource expansion drilling. The resource increased from 2.7 billion to 3.2 billion pounds of copper metal in 2025.
Salazar Resources Limited identified its 100% owned Monja Project as a cornerstone asset on April 8, 2026 and announced the update on May 14, 2026. The project covers 9,088 hectares in Loja Province southern Ecuador with a defined 2 km by 1 km mineralized core featuring copper-gold porphyry characteristics. Nine rock chip samples included one at 4.77% Cu, 1.12 g/t Au, 19.5 g/t Ag and 74 ppm Mo. On March 18, 2026 Salazar closed the acquisition of Ecuadorian exploration assets from Silvercorp Metals in exchange for a 1.5% net smelter return royalty on each of the Santiago, Pijilí and Tarqui-Quimi projects. Salazar retains a 25% carried interest in the El Domo deposit at Curipamba which holds proven and probable mineral reserves of 6.5 million tonnes at 1.93% Cu.
Kincora Copper Limited engaged Kaitlin Taylor as a third-party investor relations consultant for an initial six-month period beginning May 15, 2026. Kaitlin Taylor receives a monthly fee of $8,000 and 150,000 options exercisable at $0.95 per share vesting quarterly with a 5-year term. Kincora Copper Limited's board granted 80,000 options exercisable at $0.95 per share vesting quarterly with a 5-year term to a consultant. Kincora Copper Limited has unlocked over $100 million of potential partner funding for porphyry projects and completed over 20,000 metres of drilling and over A$10 million of partner-funded exploration since late 2024. Kincora Copper Limited is drilling at Nevertire South and Condobolin projects in Australia's Lachlan Fold Belt.