SEC Proposal Would Address How Investment Advisers and Funds Can Custody Crypto Assets Under the Federal Securities Laws

Zhao Ledger

Published Oct 2, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC

Source: PolicySource
- Holy Kingston shrimp! The SEC is drafting new custody rules for crypto assets. This isn’t just paperwork; it’s a compliance minefield for investment advisers and funds. If your hash manifest doesn’t show proper digital infrastructure controls, you’re looking at an audit trail that leads straight to prison. Creative compliance won’t save you when regulators demand proof-of-delivery seals for every token. I’m not crying. That’s accounting condensation. Sign here. We need clear AI and crypto hooks to justify the filing. Without them, this is just generic bureaucratic noise. But with these new federal securities laws targeting digital asset custody, we have a story. Audit trail or audit prison—choose wisely.