Crypto readiness score
2/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-11-08
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | 10.5 | Pilot / proof of concept · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 8 | Pilot / proof of concept · initiative |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Custody & trading |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2026-02-05 |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (1)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Custody & trading · Taiwan
KGI Bank virtual asset custody pilot (FSC thematic pilot) with five Taiwanese VASPs
- regulatory
- Unknown
- technical
- Pilot / proof of concept2026-02-05
- commercial
- Pilot / proof of concept2026-02-05
KGI Bank announced on 5 February 2026 that it had started its virtual asset custody pilot, approved by Taiwan’s FSC in 2025, holding part of the virtual assets of five exchanges (Atrix, BitoPro, HOYA BIT, XREX, ZONE Wallet) in offline HSM-based cold wallets with insurance cover. (Source text in Chinese; summary translated.)
Scope: Taiwan; FSC virtual asset custody pilot.
In tracker · last verified 2026-11-08
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
No licence or registration record in our verified data. This means “not reviewed”, not “unlicensed”.
Partners & providers
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- BCV · named role (tracker) · VASP participant
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
None in our verified data.
Markets (from stated target markets): Taiwan
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2026-02-05 · Status
Virtual asset custody pilot launched with five VASPs (bank release, 5 Feb 2026).
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