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Custody Regulations

Global

Effective: Varies by jurisdiction

Regulatory requirements for holding client crypto assets

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Summary

Custody regulations govern how firms safeguard client crypto assets, addressing key management, asset segregation, and operational resilience. Hong Kong requires 98% cold storage (strictest globally). Japan mandates 100% cold storage for customer assets. South Korea requires 100% cold storage for reserves. EU MiCA Class 1 CASP authorization covers custody with EUR 50K minimum capital. Singapore requires statutory trust for customer assets (2024).

Key Requirements

  • Segregation of client assets
  • Qualified custodian requirements
  • Insurance/bonding
  • Key management controls (cold/hot wallet ratios)
  • Disaster recovery planning
  • Regular independent audits
  • Cold storage requirements (varies: 98% HK, 100% JP/KR)
  • Custody regulations govern how firms safeguard client crypto assets, addressing key management, asset segregation, and operational resilience. Hong Ko

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Jurisdictions Implementing This Framework

AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AL Albania AM Armenia AR Argentina AT Austria AU Australia AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain BI Burundi BJ Benin BM Bermuda BN Brunei BR Brazil BS Bahamas BT Bhutan BW Botswana BY Belarus BZ Belize CA Canada CD Democratic Republic of the Congo CH Switzerland CI Cote d'Ivoire CL Chile CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CU Cuba CV Cabo Verde CY Cyprus CZ Czech Republic DE Germany DJ Djibouti DK Denmark DZ Algeria EE Estonia EG Egypt ES Spain ET Ethiopia EU European Union FJ Fiji FR France GA Gabon GB United Kingdom GD Grenada GE Georgia GG Guernsey GI Gibraltar GM Gambia GR Greece GW Guinea-Bissau GY Guyana HK Hong Kong HN Honduras HR Croatia HU Hungary ID Indonesia IE Ireland IL Israel IM Isle of Man IN India IQ Iraq IR Iran IS Iceland IT Italy JE Jersey JM Jamaica JO Jordan JP Japan KE Kenya KH Cambodia KI Kiribati KM Comoros KN Saint Kitts and Nevis KP North Korea KR South Korea KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Laos LB Labuan (Malaysia) LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LU Luxembourg LV Latvia MA Morocco MD Moldova ME Montenegro MG Madagascar ML Mali MN Mongolia MR Mauritania MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives MW Malawi MX Mexico MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NI Nicaragua NL Netherlands NO Norway NP Nepal NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PR Puerto Rico PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RO Romania RS Serbia RU Russia RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles SD Sudan SE Sweden SI Slovenia SK Slovakia SL Sierra Leone SN Senegal SO Somalia SR Suriname ST Sao Tome and Principe SV El Salvador SY Syria SZ Eswatini TC Turks and Caicos TD Chad TH Thailand TL Timor-Leste TN Tunisia TR Turkey TW Taiwan TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine UG Uganda US United States UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VA Holy See VE Venezuela VG British Virgin Islands VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu WS Samoa YE Yemen ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe

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Last updated: 2026-06-06. View all frameworks