Self Custody News

Bitcoin financial services firm River says private businesses have accumulated 84,000 Bitcoin in 2025 amid a year of regulatory clarity and a strong bull market.

US Bancorp resumed digital asset custody services for institutional clients following the SEC rule rollback under the Trump administration.

Trust Wallet’s self-custodial wallet rolled out RWA support in collaboration with Ondo Finance and 1inch, initially available on Ethereum.

While you can’t literally split a private key, there are secure legal and technical methods to share or divide control of crypto assets during divorce.

Permissionless financial protocols will survive government and corporate efforts to impose traditional financial controls on DeFi.

Lost your seed phrase or crypto wallet password in 2025? You’re not alone. Recovery might still be possible.

As trust in crypto exchanges remains low, Binance’s new custody deal with BBVA marks a shift toward traditional finance safeguards.

The developer tool offers customizable wallets, USDC rewards and deeper integration with Coinbase’s Base app, aligning with recent pro-crypto legislation.

After failing to retrieve a hard drive with 8,000 BTC, James Howells is turning the lost coins into the basis of a new DeFi project.

It is essential to secure your BTC, altcoins and NFTs with a crypto inheritance plan that safeguards keys and simplifies wealth transfer for heirs.

Wrench attacks on prominent crypto executives are shaping the narrative on centralized crypto custody.

Bitget Wallet’s direct withdrawal launch for USDT and USDC reflects the growing demand for ways to exit crypto positions without relying on centralized exchanges.

Embedding human rights into crypto systems is a necessity. Self-custody, privacy-by-default, and censorship-resistant personhood must be core design principles for any technology. The future of digital freedom depends on it.

The FHFA directive on crypto in mortgage risk assessments risks excluding self-custodied assets, potentially increasing counterparty risk for homebuyers.

The growing popularity of Bitcoin ETFs and treasury companies is reshaping how investors hold Bitcoin, raising questions about the core principle of “not your keys, not your coins.”