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Digital asset custody is one of the core trust layers behind institutional crypto adoption. Best Custody Provider is an award category within The BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars.
This category sits in Pillar 2: Capital Markets & Infrastructure. The 15 firms below are its longlist. A shortlist will be named in May 2026, with the winner announced at Proof of Talk in Paris on June 2–3, 2026.
Long list: 15 custody providers across federal charters, NYDFS trust companies, MPC platforms, bank-backed JVs, APAC custodians, and off-exchange settlement networks Initial pool: More than 30 qualified custodians and digital asset custody platforms screened; 15 advanced to the long list Scoring: 50% quantitative data · 50% Expert Council Criteria assessed: Qualified custodian status, assets under custody, institutional client base, audit posture, product depth, jurisdictional reach, settlement innovation, reputation Data sources: OCC, NYDFS, FCA, FINMA, BaFin, MAS, MiCA-CASP registers, Jersey FSC, audited filings, company disclosures, PitchBook, Tracxn, and Crunchbase #FirmCustody Sub-SegmentHQReachTop Licensure / CharterRepresentative Work1Anchorage DigitalFederal-chartered crypto custodySF / NY / Sioux Falls / Singapore / Porto$4.2B valuationBacked by a16z, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, Visa, TetherFirst federally chartered US crypto bank
Atlas Settlement Network is live with institutional integrationsOCC National Trust Bank Charter
MiCA via BaFin, VARA, Singapore, Korea2Coinbase CustodyUS ETF custody providerWilmington / SF, USACustodian for 8 of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs
80%+ of US Bitcoin ETF assets routed via CoinbaseNYDFS Limited Purpose Trust Charter
Coinbase Custody Trust CompanyPrimary custodian for IBIT
Co-custodian for Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust3BitGoFederally chartered public custodySioux Falls / Palo Alto, USA$104B+ AUC
Thousands of institutional clientsCustody tech used by TradFi banks
Coverage across the US, EU, Switzerland, UAE, Singapore, Australia, Hong KongNYSE IPO completed in Jan 2026
First public federally chartered digital asset infrastructure firm4Fidelity Digital Assets, NAAsset manager-operated federal trustBoston, USACustody for FBTC and FETH
Backed by Fidelity’s ~$15T+ AUA platformAcquired TRES Finance and Dynamic
Building a custody, wallet, and accounting operating systemOCC charter approved Dec 2025
Plans include stablecoin issuance and staking services5BNYGlobal custodian with crypto surfaceNew York, USA~$55.8T AUC/A
Live BTC and ETH custody since 2022OCC-regulated bank
Institutional custody operationsCo-custodian for Morgan Stanley MSBT
IBIT cash custodian and administrator6FireblocksMPC-native institutional platformNew York / Tel Aviv2,400+ institutional clients
$4T+ annual digital asset transfers in 2025NYDFS BitLicense
SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001OCC conditional national trust bank charter
Conversion from the New York State trust7Ripple Custody (Metaco)Bank custody technology stackLausanne / SFAcquired Tungsten Custody in the UAE
Standard Chartered reportedly weighing full takeoverOCC conditional charter
FINMA-regulated custody stackRipple rebranded Metaco as Ripple Custody
Ripple National Trust Bank’s charter was conditionally approved8SygnumSwiss-licensed crypto bankZurich, Switzerland2,000+ institutional clients
$5B+ AUM; unicorn valuationFINMA banking licence
MAS, Liechtenstein, ADGM permissionsReached unicorn status in Jan 2025
Sygnum Connect and Sygnum Protect live9KomainuTradFi-backed custody JVSt Helier, JerseyOperations across Jersey, UK, Italy, Singapore, UAE, Japan
~120 staff targetJersey FSC, UK FCA, UAE VARA
Italy OAM and Singapore MAS via Propine$75M Series B funded in Bitcoin
Propine acquisition expanded Singapore custody hub10Zodia CustodyStandard Chartered-backed custodyLondon, UK~150 staff across 7 offices
75+ digital assets supportedUK FCA, Ireland MiCA-CASP, Lux, ADGM
Hong Kong and Japan FSA coverageSub-custodian for Clearstream Crypto offering
AnchorNote off-exchange settlement launched11Crypto Finance GroupExchange-parent regulated custodyZurich, SwitzerlandDeutsche Börse majority-owned
Clearstream institutional distributionFINMA Switzerland
BaFin licences + MiCA-CASPAura private wealth platform launched
Qualified custodian in the Fireblocks network12Hex TrustAPAC custody anchorHong Kong$104M raised
APAC and MENA institutional coverageHK SFC, MAS CMS, ADGM, VARA, DFSA
Multiple licence categoriesClearLoop settlement network expanded
Komainu was integrated into ClearLoop in 202513CopperOff-exchange settlement custodyLondon, UK200+ institutional clients
Multi-billion-dollar assets under custodySwitzerland SO-FIT affiliation
Abu Dhabi ADGM licence~$2B valuation
9+ exchanges on the ClearLoop network14CeffuInstitutional MPC and OESLithuania200+ institutional clients
Multi-billion assets under custodyLithuania MiCA-CASP
Multi-jurisdiction sub-custody arrangementsMirrorX off-exchange settlement integrated with KuCoin
EU institutional custody status expanded15Bakkt TrustNYDFS-regulated US custodyNew York, USAICE-origin institutional custody
Multi-asset custody platformNYDFS Limited Purpose Trust Charter
BitLicense + 50-state MTLsBakkt Warehouse supports institutional custody
$125M+ insurance across cold and warm wallets About This List
The BeInCrypto Institutional 100 — Digital Asset Custody (2026 Long List) identifies custody providers supporting institutional digital asset adoption. The category covers federally chartered crypto banks, NYDFS trust-company custodians, MPC-native platforms, bank-backed custody ventures, APAC-regulated custodians, exchange-parent custody platforms, and off-exchange settlement networks.
Firms primarily focused on stablecoin issuance are evaluated separately under stablecoin infrastructure categories. Parent firms may appear in other categories when their custody product line meets that category’s threshold independently.
MethodologyThis category is evaluated under Track A of the BeInCrypto Institutional 100 methodology: 50% based on quantitative metrics and 50% on Expert Council scoring.
Assessment spans seven weighted criteria: regulator-recognized qualified custodian status, assets under custody and institutional client base, regulatory and audit posture, product depth, multi-jurisdiction reach, settlement and capital-efficiency innovation, and reputation.
Data was verified using OCC national trust bank charter approvals, NYDFS BitLicense and trust-company registers, FCA, FINMA, BaFin, MAS, MiCA-CASP authorizations, Jersey FSC records, audited filings, company disclosures, partnership announcements, and private-market sources, including PitchBook, Tracxn, and Crunchbase. Figures reflect the most recent available data at the time of publication.
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