The SEC enters crypto custody.
The #SEC —historically one of the toughest regulators against the crypto ecosystem—published an official bulletin for retail investors, focusing on how to securely custody crypto assets.
🔹️The focus is not on prices or yields, but on the ownership and real control of the assets.
📑 The document directly addresses self-custody and leaves a central definition:
Whoever controls the private keys controls the funds.
🏛 The SEC presents this scheme as a concrete option, clarifying that it involves taking on all operational responsibility without intermediaries.
It also details the differences between "self-custody" and "custody through third parties," such as exchanges or specialized custodians.
🔰 In self-custody, the user maintains total control, but any mistake is final.
🔰 In delegated custody, control is relinquished, and the risk depends on the security, management, and solidity of the provider.
🗞 The bulletin lists frequent and real risks:
Loss of private keys, phishing, hacks, operational failures, and platforms that present themselves as custodians without fulfilling that role.
From these points, "basic protection practices" are described, including the correct use of wallets, the difference between cold and hot wallets, and minimum criteria for evaluating custody services.
📌 The underlying message is clear:
in #cripto , custody is not a technical detail. It is one of the main points where everything is won or lost. And now the SEC puts it on the table bluntly.
