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SEC Chairman Atkins on the proposal to address custody of crypto assets by advisers and funds
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… the world. Since the advent of Bitcoin in 2008, the crypto asset market has grown from a niche curiosity into a multi-trillion-dollar asset class to which investors actively seek exposure. Unfortunately, our rules and regulations have not kept pace. To that end, today's proposal would provide a clear regulatory framework for the custody of crypto assets, giving investment advisers and funds a compliant pathway where none existed before—and replacing the grey of uncertainty created by custody rules crafted for a bygone era. Many areas of the custody rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Investment Company Act of 1940 predate the internet; they were designed to protect the assets of advisory clients and regulated funds from loss, theft, misuse, and misappr …
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“To that end, today’s proposal would provide a clear regulatory framework for the custody of crypto assets, giving investment advisers and funds a compliant pathway where none existed before—and replacing the grey of uncertainty created by custody rules crafted for a bygone era.”
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