# SEC staff withdraws the joint broker-dealer digital-asset custody statement

> SEC staff withdrew the 2019 joint statement on broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/regulation/2025-05-15-sec-joint-broker-dealer-digital-asset-custody-statement-withdrawal/
- Posture: Guidance
- Authorities: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff
- Event date: 2025-05-15
- Version: 1, published 2026-08-07 (first published 2026-08-07)
- Advisor-relevant: yes

## What changed

SEC staff withdrew the 2019 joint statement on broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities.

## Who it affects

- Broker-dealers, investment advisers, custodians, funds, and clients

## What is still open

- What replacement Commission or staff standards will govern particular custody models

## What it means for an advisor

- Remove reliance on the withdrawn statement while continuing to apply operative customer-protection and custody requirements.

## Sources

1. [SEC staff withdraws the joint broker-dealer digital-asset custody statement](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/withdrawal-joint-staff-statement-broker-dealer-custody-digital-asset-securities) · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff · 2025-05-15


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