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SEC Staff Withdraws Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities and Issues Crypto FAQs

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The Staff’s most recent actions continue to set the stage for notice-and-comment rulemaking long-awaited by the digital asset industry....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC publishes broker-dealer and transfer agent crypto custody guidance

On May 15, the SEC staff provided guidance to SEC-registered broker-dealers and transfer agents on how they can custody and recordkeep digital assets. According to the guidance, non-securities are not subject to the...more

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OCC Confirms Banks Authority to Offer Crypto Custody and Execution Services

On May 7, the OCC issued Interpretive Letter 1184, reaffirming that national banks and federal savings associations may provide cryptocurrency custody and execution services, including through sub-custodians. The OCC...more

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Key Takeaways from SEC Crypto Task Force Custody Roundtable

Situation Overview: The SEC’s Crypto Task Force is advancing its exploration of regulatory frameworks for digital asset custody. What: The SEC hosted its third roundtable, Know Your Custodian, focusing on challenges and...more

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OCC Affirms Banks Can Engage in Crypto Custody and Execution Activities

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The federal banking agencies continue to open the channels for regulated entities to engage in digital asset activities. On May 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published Interpretive Letter...more

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Guidance for Banks on Crypto Custody and Sale of Tokenised Products

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Regulator sets out its expectations for banks looking to provide digital asset custody services, and sell and distribute tokenised products. On 20 February 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published two...more

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Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act Would Protect Non-Custodial Crypto Services

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The bipartisan bill would provide a federal safe harbor for non-custodial blockchain service providers from state money transmission and digital asset licensing laws. On March 23, 2023, US House of Representatives...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Crypto Custody Services and Regulation – A Review

Institutional investors, corporations, exchanges, individuals, and crypto miners all have strong demand for crypto custody services, as provided by special market participants. These services intend to safeguard customers’...more

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SEC To Permit Custody Of Digital Asset Securities By “Special Purpose” Brokers

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Christmas came early for many in the digital asset community by way of a statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) on December 23, 2020 that grants relief in the area of broker...more

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Recent OCC Actions Focus Attention on Financial Crime Controls for Cryptocurrency Custody Businesses

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Two recent actions by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) - one enforcement action and one interpretive note - focus attention on the kinds of anti–money laundering (AML) controls needed for banks to custody...more

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Crypto Goes Mainstream: OCC Says Banks Can Provide Crypto Custody Services

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On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks reaffirmed his interest in being seen as an agent of modernization in a letter clarifying the authority of national banks and federal savings...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Fintech in Brief: OCC Authorizes National Banks and Federal Savings Associations to Offer Cryptocurrency Custody Services

On July 22, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) issued Interpretive Letter No. 1170 (the “Letter”) authorizing national banks and federal savings associations to provide cryptocurrency custody...more

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OCC Confirms National Banks And Federal Savings Associations May Provide Cryptocurrency Custody

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On July 22, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an interpretive letter confirming that national banks and federal savings associations (banks) may provide cryptocurrency custody services to...more

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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2020: United Kingdom

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Although still actively developing, current UK policy thinking in relation to cryptocurrencies was set out by the UK Cryptoassets Taskforce in its Final Report (the “Taskforce Report”), published in October 2018. The...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2018

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more

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