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SEC proposes letting RIAs self-custody crypto when no permitted custodian is available
The proposal follows Congress's failure last month to pass digital-asset legislation and would require private-key management, annual security reviews, two-person authorization and quarterly availability checks.
regulation · Oct 1SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce departs, leaving Crypto Task Force without a named successor
portfolio · Sep 30SEC weighs three proposals to widen retail access to private markets
regulation · Sep 30SEC notices orders to let CPAs, Series 79 holders buy private offerings
regulation · Sep 28SEC staff adds a 'no central party' condition to its token buyback FAQ
regulation · Sep 25Peirce leaves the SEC as her crypto rulebook is still being written
regulation · Sep 23Tokenized equities get a compliance path with an expiry date
regulation · Sep 22a16z asks the SEC to define DEXs out of exchange status
regulation · Sep 17The SEC builds a 24-hour market on paper that expires
regulation · Sep 10Atkins headlines a Solana summit while the SEC's rulebook waits
practice · Sep 8SEC pay-to-play repeal won't rewrite the compliance manual