Netagio, the UK-based Bitcoin, gold & sterling exchange, today announced that the firm attained assurance over the storage of the Bitcoins it holds. The independent review of Netagio’s Bitcoin storage environment was conducted by professional services firm BDO LLP, who completed the review under ISAE 3000, the International Standard on Assurance Engagements. This is the first review of this kind in the Bitcoin industry.

“Gold is one of the world’s oldest currencies and now our customers can trade it for one of the newest - Bitcoins,” said Simon Hamblin, Managing Director at Netagio. “We’re offering customers the chance to exchange Bitcoins for gold and vice versa, with the reassurance that Netagio has incredibly safe, state-of-the-art storage solutions for both.”