Custody
Plain definition. In finance, custody is the legal right to manage and look after another person’s money and investments, according to the Cambridge Business English Dictionary.
Technical definition. The Cambridge Business English Dictionary marks this sense of custody as a law and finance term and defines it as “the legal right to manage and look after another person’s money, investments, etc.” More broadly, custody means the right or duty to care for someone or something. The dictionary’s usage example says investment advisers with actual custody of clients’ funds pose a higher risk to clients.
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On this site, Custody comes up in What is an XRP ETF, and when were they approved?, Can regulated institutions safely custody XRP?, Which parts of the XRP institutional stack are live today, and which are still waiting?, Which XRP ETFs exist, what do they charge, and how are they regulated? and How much XRP do institutions hold, and how much is actually put to work?.
Source
CUSTODY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary (dictionary.cambridge.org), read October 2, 2026.
Pages that cover Custody
- What happens to my XRP if the exchange goes bankrupt?
- How do I buy an XRP ETF, including in Canada or in a retirement account?
- Is owning an XRP ETF the same as, or safer than, owning XRP?
- Can XRP held with an institutional custodian be put to work in DeFi?
- Can regulated institutions safely custody XRP?
- What is an XRP ETF, and when were they approved?
- Which XRP ETFs exist, what do they charge, and how are they regulated?
- Can US banks now hold and custody crypto like XRP?
- What rules govern lending against XRP, and how do bank capital rules treat it?
- What rules must a Canadian crypto platform follow to hold my XRP?
- Does XRP meet the tests for institutional collateral?
- Which public companies besides Evernorth hold XRP in their treasury, and how much?
- How much institutionally held XRP could be put to work without new buyers?
- How do XRP ETF creations and redemptions work, and who moves the XRP?
- Which parts of the XRP institutional stack are live today, and which are still waiting?
- How much XRP do institutions hold, and how much is actually put to work?