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July 7, 2025

The Truth About Institutional Crypto Custody - Are Your Assets REALLY Safe?

The Truth About Institutional Crypto Custody - Are Your Assets REALLY Safe. Jake Claver in this recording: “There's so many players out here that are providing institutional custody or say they provide institutional custody.”

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What this recording covers

Claver outlines five structural requirements that define institutional custody for digital assets. First, custodians must provide dedicated crime insurance covering underlying assets rather than merely protecting technical infrastructure. Second, accounts must be legally structured to ensure bankruptcy remoteness, keeping client holdings segregated in dedicated sub-accounts rather than commingled as general balance sheet liabilities. Third, providers must secure appropriate regulatory status within their operating state or region, such as a national bank charter or state trust licensing. Fourth, security systems must meet Federal Information Processing Standards by deploying hardware security modules in military-grade facilities rather than relying exclusively on multi-party computation software. Fifth, custodians must submit to regular third-party audits. Claver explains that understanding these institutional safeguards helps market participants properly evaluate custodial security models.

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