# Copper > Building the institutional standard for digital assets. Copper provides custody, trading, and settlement services for digital assets. Copper.co is a London-based digital asset infrastructure provider offering custody, trading, and settlement solutions for institutional investors. They launched CopperConnect, a tool that allows institutions to securely access DeFi protocols, including those on the Solana blockchain. Copper uses Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology to ensure the highest level of security for digital assets. - Type: Company - Sector: Custody and Wallets - Status: Active - Founded: 2018-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Copper ## Products - [Copper custodial services](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Copper): Institutional-grade platform providing custody, trading solutions, DeFi connectivity, staking, wallets-as-a-service, and treasury management for digital assets. Features include off-exchange settlement, multi-party computation security, and support for multiple blockchains. (Custodian, Live, Main Product) ## Links - [Main](https://copper.co) - [Blog](https://copper.co/en/insights/company-news) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/CopperHQ) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/copperco) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. For ML/AI use: training datasets that substantially extract ODbL data are Derivative Databases and must be shared under ODbL if publicly used; models must be attributed in documentation. Model 2 - commercial licenses. The Grid Data Service (TGDS) is also available as a commercial license. See [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms) for commercial use that is not covered by the open data service. The following applies to both licensing models. - All data is provided AS IS with no guarantees of accuracy. - The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and - a project's presence in The Grid's data does not imply endorsement. - [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers - [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service. - [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service. - [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services. - [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures ## Optional - [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model - [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships - [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type - [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types - [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP