Onyze

Onyze, a digital asset custodian headquartered in Madrid, was established in 2019 by co-founders Ángel Luis Quesada Nieto (CEO), Eneko Knorr, and Alvaro Alcaniz Rubio (COO). The company positions itself as a next-generation crypto custodian, aiming to provide financial and crypto pioneers with secure and regulated access to the digital asset market. The founding team brings a wealth of relevant experience; Eneko Knorr, for instance, is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with a track record that includes founding Hostalia (acquired by Telefonica) and investing in successful startups like Cabify and Ticketbis (acquired by eBay). This background in building and scaling tech companies underpins Onyze's strategic direction.

The firm's core offering is a Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform, which enables other businesses, such as investment funds, banks, and fintech companies, to build and offer their own cryptocurrency products and services. This is facilitated through a fully interoperable API that integrates with a client's own interface and backend systems, shortening the time to market. Onyze's business model is designed to be a security and infrastructure partner, allowing clients to focus on their core business development. Key services include high-security crypto asset custody, an integrated exchange for buying and selling digital assets, NFT custody, and access to DeFi solutions. A significant feature is the company's proprietary, automated Anti-Money Laundering (AML) system, designed to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for crypto operations.

Onyze has achieved significant regulatory milestones, including being registered with the Bank of Spain as a custodian and exchange provider for crypto assets and participating in the Spanish National Securities Market Commission's (CNMV) regulatory sandboxes. These regulatory approvals are central to its value proposition of offering services that meet high security and compliance standards. The company has secured $1.59 million in total funding across two seed rounds, with the latest round in April 2022 raising $1.3 million, led by The Valley Venture Capital.

Keywords: digital asset custody, Crypto-as-a-Service, CaaS, blockchain infrastructure, crypto AML, regulatory compliance, Bank of Spain registered, fintech solutions, API integration, secure crypto storage, NFT custody, DeFi solutions, institutional crypto, Eneko Knorr, Ángel Luis Quesada Nieto, Alvaro Alcaniz Rubio, crypto exchange services, tokenization, financial software, venture capital-backed