Announcing Coinhouse

We’re excited to announce that Paris-based Coinhouse, one of Europe’s leading digital asset platforms, has chosen Dfns, the leading wallets-as-a-service platform, to support its blockchain infrastructure. This partnership brings together two teams committed to delivering secure, scalable, and regulation-ready financial technology, crypto custody and trading services.

Coinhouse, a trusted name in European crypto

Coinhouse has been a pioneer in the European crypto landscape since its founding in 2014. Originally launched as “La Maison du Bitcoin” by Eric Larchevêque and Thomas France, the company began as a physical crypto brokerage desk in central Paris. La Maison du Bitcoin later evolved into two separate entities: Coinhouse and Ledger. Over the past decade, it has grown into a full-service digital asset platform used by more than 120,000 retail customers and over 3,000 corporate clients.

Coinhouse was the first PSAN-registered (DASP or Digital Asset Service Provider) company since March 2020 and operates entirely out of France, making it one of the most compliant and established platforms in the region. Since December 2021, they’ve also been registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) with the CSSF. Under the leadership of CEO Nicolas Louvet, Coinhouse today combines the accessibility of consumer apps with the rigor and reliability of traditional finance.

From crypto on-ramps and staking to IBANs and business-grade custody, Coinhouse helps both individuals and businesses navigate the world of digital assets with confidence and clarity. Whether it’s guiding retail users through tax reporting or supporting treasury operations for large companies, Coinhouse stands out by making crypto feel both usable and trustworthy.

What makes Coinhouse stand out 

• Regulated and local: PSAN-registered since 2020, with full operations based in France
• End-to-end product stack: Buy, sell, stake, transfer, and manage assets all in one place
• Strong institutional support: Trusted by businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to large Financial Institutions
• Premium service model: Personalized advisory and hands-on customer care since 2018

Dfns, the next generation wallet infrastructure

As Coinhouse expanded its offering, securing internal treasury flows across multiple chains became a top priority. But basic wallet software wasn’t enough. They needed infrastructure that could handle enterprise-grade key management, flexible deployment models, and full compliance with MiCA, DORA and other European regulations.

Working closely with their engineering and compliance teams, we delivered a hybrid deployment architecture that meets all those needs. Private keys are distributed and stored on-premises by Coinhouse, ensuring full control, while Dfns operates the orchestration layer in the confidential cloud. This model balances security, flexibility, and compliance without sacrificing performance or developer experience. The Dfns infrastructure catered to their needs beyond key storage, such as:

• A granular API to automate wallet creation, approvals, and policy enforcement
• MPC-based key management with granular, policy-driven governance
• Flexible deployment options, including cloud, on-prem, and hybrid models
• Chain-level monitoring and fallback to prevent transaction delays and failures
• Fast chain integrations with data indexing, transaction building and broadcasting

Coinhouse has long been at the forefront of regulated crypto services in Europe. Their vision for combining compliance, simplicity, and accessibility aligns closely with our own. We’re proud to support them as they continue to set the bar for what a trusted digital asset platform can be. If you're building crypto infrastructure and need wallet technology that’s secure, compliant, and ready to scale, let’s talk.

Coming soon: Coinhouse will extend its use of Dfns to support end-user wallets, enabling the same high standards of security and governance for both retail clients and institutional accounts.