United States: No-Action Relief Issued for Crypto Custodied with State Trust Companies
By: Keri E. Riemer, Richard F. Kerr, and Win Gustin
On 30 September 2025, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (Staff) issued a no-action letter confirming that, with respect to the placement and maintenance of crypto assets, it would not recommend enforcement action if investment advisers, registered investment companies and business development companies (BDC) treated as a “bank” (and thus permitted to custody assets) a trust company organized under state law that is (i) supervised and examined by a state authority with supervision over banks, and (ii) permitted to exercise fiduciary powers under applicable state law (State Trust Company). The relief is subject to various conditions, including the following:
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