A New Tech Platform Takes Aim at Crypto’s Self-Destruct Button

Oct. 28, 2025, 7:00 AM UTC

Dmitry Tokarev, founder of crypto custodian Copper Technologies Ltd., is starting another business to tackle the rising security risks associated with managing your own digital assets.

His new firm, Bron Labs, is a self-custodial platform aimed at giving consumers and professionals the kind of extra security that he says previously only large businesses could afford. Bron raised around $15 million in funding from around 140 friends, family and other individuals earlier this year, Tokarev said in an interview, including firms like LocalGlobe, Fasanara Digital and GSR.

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