Cryptocurrency exchanges allow customers to hold trading assets directly on the exchange rather than with an independent broker

Cryptocurrencies, blockchains, and the broader on-chain economy.

The venues where digital assets trade, from Coinbase and Binance to decentralized protocols, with their listings, licenses, custody and failures.

Rules for who may hold digital assets on behalf of others and how, covering qualified custodians, banking charters, and the accounting treatment of custodied crypto.