Self-custody

A shifting regulatory environment and growing investor mistrust in centralised exchanges are fuelling interest in self-custodial solutions. Best Wallet’s rise shows how this trend is translating into real-world adoption. Market volatility returned this week as tensions between Donald Trump and Elon Musk spilled into public view, sending ripples through traditional and crypto markets. The uncertainty […]

SEC Chair Paul Atkins affirmed at the Crypto Task Force roundtable that Bitcoin proof-of-work mining and self-custody of cryptocurrency do not breach securities laws, stating, ‘The right to have self-custody of one’s private property is a foundational American value that should not disappear when one logs onto the internet SEC Chair Paul Atkins affirmed at

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had a surprising shift in tone. Chair Paul Atkins recently called self-custody a ‘foundational American value’ and announced the agency is working on an ‘innovation exemption’ to support DeFi platforms. This is a double

Skip to content 11 Jun 2025 Self-custody allows crypto users to store their assets without relying on exchanges, reducing risks from hacks or insolvency. Paul Atkins, a US Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner, has publicly backed the right to self-custody digital assets. Describing it as a core value, Atkins stressed that individual control over one’s

Paul Atkins’ support for self-custody and other on-chain activities sparked a rally in DeFi tokens. DeFi token Uniswap jumped 26% on Tuesday, becoming the top gainer in the last 24 hours.  XDC Network and Jito record double-digit growth amid a broader market recovery.  Decentralized Finance (DeFi) tokens surge after Paul Atkins’ speech, with Uniswap (UNI),

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The new chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) supports crypto self-custody. Paul Atkins, who was sworn in as SEC Chair in April, spoke at the Commission’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Decentralized Finance this week. The new chair says self-custody in a digital wallet is a “core feature” of blockchain technology. “The right

Veronica McGregor, CLO at Exodus and former CLO at ShapeShift, has spent two decades on the legal frontlines of crypto so with Cryptonomist we decided to interview her to talk about how stablecoin regulation could limit how users hold and move their own crypto, the behind-the-scenes changes public crypto firms are making to prepare for