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Standard Chartered is buying crypto custodian Zodia Custody outright

UK bank Standard Chartered has signed definitive agreements to buy 100% of Zodia Custody, and the deal still needs regulators' approval.

الحدث: 21 أكتوبر 2026
المصدر الأساسي: 21 أكتوبر 2026
نُشر هنا: 21 أكتوبر 2026 في 01:20 م UTC
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ماذا حدث

On 21 October Standard Chartered signed definitive agreements to buy 100% of Zodia Custody UK Limited. It is the parent of Zodia's regulated units in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, the UAE and Luxembourg. The deal still needs regulatory approval. No price was given.

لماذا يهمك

Custody means safekeeping crypto for funds and banks, and big money does not come in without it. When custody moves inside a global bank, institutions find it easier and more familiar to hold crypto. It is one more step of crypto into mainstream banking.

ماذا تتحقق منه وتراقبه

Watch for regulators' approval. See how Standard Chartered merges Zodia's custody with its own. And which banks sign up with the new Zodia Solutions.

Zodia release

The deal. Zodia's shareholders accepted the bank's non-binding offer in May. Now definitive agreements are signed: the buyer, Standard Chartered I H Limited, will take 100% of Zodia Custody UK Limited. Under it sit Zodia's regulated companies in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, the UAE and Luxembourg. The price was not disclosed.

What happens next. Zodia's digital asset custody business will be folded into the bank's Securities Services unit, which already runs its own crypto custody. The bank wants one offer for institutional clients across traditional and digital securities.

What gets spun out. Zodia's software and professional services move to Zodia Solutions, a new independent company under SC Ventures. Several banks back it, including Northern Trust, Emirates NBD and NAB Ventures. It will keep building infrastructure for banks launching crypto services.

For clients. Zodia says it expects no disruption and existing clients are served as usual. Zodia's services are only for institutional and professional investors, not the public. According to Cointelegraph, in September Standard Chartered launched spot bitcoin and ether trading for institutional clients in the UAE.

حقائق مؤكدة

  • On 21 October 2026 Standard Chartered signed definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody.[1][2]
  • Standard Chartered I H Limited will acquire 100% of Zodia Custody UK Limited, parent of regulated units in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, the UAE and Luxembourg.[1][2]
  • The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.[1][2]
  • Zodia's shareholders accepted the bank's non-binding offer in May.[2]
  • Zodia's custody business will be integrated into the bank's Securities Services unit.[1][2]
  • Zodia's software and professional services move to the independent Zodia Solutions under SC Ventures, backed by banks including Northern Trust, Emirates NBD and NAB Ventures.[1]
  • No disruption to clients is expected, and existing clients are served as usual.[1]
  • In September Standard Chartered launched spot bitcoin and ether trading for institutional clients in the UAE.[2]

التبعات

  • مؤكدInstitutional crypto custody is becoming part of a mainstream global bank.
  • مؤكدNothing changes directly for retail investors: Zodia only serves institutions.
  • قراءتناOther big banks may buy crypto custodians rather than build their own.

لا يزال مجهولًا

  • The price of the deal.
  • When regulators will approve it.
  • How much in assets Zodia holds in custody.

من يتأثر

UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, UAE, Luxembourg. Anyone watching crypto move into big banks

المصادر

  1. Zodia Custody: Standard Chartered Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire Zodia Custody 21 أكتوبر 2026 · رسمي
  2. Cointelegraph: Standard Chartered signs definitive deal to acquire Zodia Custody 21 أكتوبر 2026 · إعلام
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