Regulated Crypto Custody Infrastructure Expansion
The development of regulated custody infrastructure through Morgan Stanley Digital Trust and OCC charter applications will reduce counterparty risk and enable broader institutional participation in crypto assets
Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (5 articles). Watching for it to gain traction.
Regulated custody solutions from major financial institutions like Morgan Stanley and OCC charter applications are creating infrastructure that reduces counterparty risk in crypto holdings. The CFTC is prepared to codify regulatory frameworks that would formalize this market structure, signaling institutional readiness to participate at scale.
Custody infrastructure directly determines whether large pools of capital can legally and safely enter crypto markets; when counterparty risk diminishes through regulation, it removes a primary friction point that has historically prevented institutional capital deployment at scale.
A mix of mainstream and niche sources — coverage is broadening.
"Even if the push stalls, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig said Thursday his agency is ready to 'codify' a regulated market structure for crypto 'using the agency's existing authorities.'"
"The integration runs through Crypto.com's Dubai-licensed entity, which the company says was the first virtual asset service provider to receive a Stored Value Facilities license from the Central Bank of the UAE."
"The integration runs through Crypto.com's Dubai-licensed entity, which the company says was the first virtual asset service provider to receive a Stored Value Facilities license from the Central Bank of the UAE."
"President Trump campaigned on a ticket to help the crypto space and since taking office, his government has taken a more pro-crypto approach to both regulating and including elements of the space in his administration."
"Later this year, E*TRADE expects to move the crypto offering from Zerohash to Morgan Stanley Digital Trust, the group's planned national trust bank. Morgan Stanley applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency earlier this year for a crypto-focused national trust bank charter."