SEC Proposed digital-asset self-custody rule for investment advisers; plans to initiate a 60-day comment period
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AT A GLANCE
Bitcoin News said that SEC plans to allow investment advisers to directly hold digital assets such as Bitcoin when no qualified custodian is available.
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【SEC proposed revision to the 1940 Act rule: allowing investment advisers to directly hold Bitcoin when no qualified custodian is available】Bitcoin News posted on X that SEC plans to propose a new 1940 Act rule allowing investment advisers to directly hold Bitcoin and other digital assets when no qualified custodian is willing to custody them.SEC said that traditional custodians generally refuse to custody such assets, leaving compliance gaps in the existing custody framework. The proposal will initiate a 60-day public comment period after publication in the Federal Register.
Key points
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Bitcoin News posted on X that SEC plans to propose a new 1940 Act rule.
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According to the post, the new rule would allow investment advisers to directly hold Bitcoin and other digital assets when no qualified custodian is willing to custody them.
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The post said that SEC stated that traditional custodians generally refuse to custody such assets, leaving compliance gaps in the existing custody framework.
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The post said that the proposal will initiate a 60-day public comment period after publication in the Federal Register.
AI-assisted interpretation
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This means that, according to Bitcoin News, investment advisers may be allowed to hold these assets themselves when no qualified custodian willing to custody the relevant digital assets can be found. However, the original text describes a proposed rule, not a rule that has already taken effect.
Why it matters to readers
If the proposal is formally published and adopted, investment advisers may gain a compliant path to directly holding Bitcoin and other digital assets when qualified custodians are unavailable.
Beginners should distinguish between “plans to propose” and “has taken effect”: the available material only relays a proposed rule and cannot establish that regulatory requirements have already changed.
Risks and unknowns
The material is a Telegram relay of a Bitcoin News post on X and does not provide the SEC original proposal or notice link.
The available material cannot confirm whether SEC has formally proposed the rule.
It cannot be confirmed whether the Federal Register has published the proposal or the specific start and end dates of the 60-day comment period.
The scope of investment advisers covered by the proposal, the conditions for direct holding, and the specific definition of “other digital assets” are not stated.
The substance of the rule after public consultation and whether it will ultimately be adopted are unknown.
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