Custody services in which a regulated bank safeguards cryptographic keys and provides related recordkeeping or settlement.
Bank bitcoin custody is best understood as part of a system rather than as an isolated definition. Its related coordinates show the mechanisms, incentives and historical records that give the term practical meaning.
Bank bitcoin custody belongs to the documented history and social layer around Bitcoin. Primary records can establish what was published, built or decided; motives, influence and later interpretation should remain separate from those verifiable facts.
Understanding Bank bitcoin custody helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.
For the clearest picture, read this entry together with Institutional bitcoin custody, Qualified custodian, OCC Interpretive Letter 1170, Counterparty risk. The reverse links also lead from Institutional bitcoin custody, OCC Interpretive Letter 1170, Qualified custodian, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121.
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Explains function and trade-offs
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