Server-rendered tracker page for custody regulation in United States. This page is built for Google and LLM crawlers: every event below links to a permanent policy-event URL with source data and APAC FINSTAB analysis.
Jurisdiction: United States. Regulator: SEC / CFTC / Treasury / Congress. Topic: Custody. Latest event: May 9, 2026 — SEC Chair Atkins Signals Rulemaking for Onchain Markets and AI-Driven Finance.
Use this page to compare rule changes, licensing signals, enforcement posture, and market-access implications for exchanges, stablecoin issuers, protocols, custodians and institutional teams operating across APAC.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency is considering formal rulemaking for onchain trading systems, blockchain settlement infrastructure, automated financial applications and crypto vaults. The remarks reinforce the SEC's shift away from an enforcement-first stance toward explicit market structure rules.
The US Labor Department proposed a rule following a Trump executive order directing regulators to expand digital asset access in retirement portfolios. This could open trillions in 401(k) funds to crypto exposure. APAC exchanges and custodians with US-compliant infrastructure (HashKey, OSL) may benefit from increased institutional flows as US retirement capital seeks regulated crypto access points.
Federal Reserve prepares capital rules that would penalize banks for holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets. The move comes as US crypto tensions escalate, potentially affecting APAC banks' digital asset strategies and cross-border custody arrangements.
Crypto.com receives conditional approval from US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter. Upon full approval, Crypto.com National Trust Bank will operate as a qualified custodian for digital assets under direct OCC supervision. Significant milestone for institutional crypto custody in US market with implications for APAC operations.
Crypto.com received conditional OCC approval to charter Foris Dax National Trust Bank (d/b/a Crypto.com National Trust Bank). Planned services include institutional-grade custody, staking across blockchains including Cronos, and trade settlement under federal regulatory oversight.