SEC Opens Crypto Self-Custody Path for Investment Advisers
The SEC proposed a new crypto custody framework for registered investment advisers and regulated funds, including a path for self-custody in certain cases. It also described state trust companies as potential custodians and opened a 60-day public comment window after Federal Register publication.
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The proposal enters a 60-day comment period after Federal Register publication.
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State trust companies were included as possible custodians under the new framework.
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The proposal was described as a way to replace years of ambiguity with a clearer compliance path.
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The proposal allows self-custody in some cases, including when no qualified custodian is available.
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The SEC proposed rules on Thursday for how registered investment advisers and regulated funds may custody crypto assets.
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The framework is aimed at investment advisers and funds that have faced custody requirements before offering certain crypto to clients.
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Crypto News Flash
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The Defiant
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Oct 1 20:16
Its angle: comments, defiant, public
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Decrypt
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Oct 1 20:46
Decrypt
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No new facts: compliance, permit, aiming
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The Block
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Oct 1 21:00
No new facts: allowing
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Coinpedia
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Oct 1 22:03
Coinpedia
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Its angle: comprehensive, custodianship, transparent
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Crypto Economy
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Oct 1 22:54
Crypto Economy
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Its angle: particularities, commissioner, frameworks
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Oct 1 23:54
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Cryptopolitan
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No new facts: applicability, considering, safekeeping; with quotes
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Cointelegraph
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Oct 2 01:07
Cointelegraph
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