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Taiwan’s 2025 Crypto Custody Trial Paves Way for Institutional Adoption

  • Taiwan hopes to implement a crypto custody trial for the banks as early as the year 2025.
  • In January, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will begin accepting applications.
  • Custody services for Bitcoin, Ether, and Dogecoin can be included as well.
  • Participation of the public will be needed, this time around there are already three banks who have expressed their intent to take part.

Taiwan is working on a new model where banks will be allowed to provide storage services for digital currencies. Now, The Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan (FSC) will allow these services to interested banks starting from the beginning of the year 2025, which is seen to succeed many who have an interest in cryptocurrencies.

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Currently, if a person seeks a mechanism to protect their digital currencies, the only options available tend to be online sites or personal wallets that are inconvenient. Taiwan is providing a way out by permitting financial institutions to offer crypto storage. This would open up the space for more individuals and entities to participate in the adoption of cryptocurrencies.

Banks Will Store Bitcoin, Ether, and Dogecoin

The FSC has mentioned that the trial will let banks hold to their clients the popular cryptocurrencies. This includes such widely known coins as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), as well as Dogecoin (DOGE). Those banks participating in the trial will have to indicate the type of virtual currencies they intend to custodize. They must also indicate who those services will be rendered to for instance professional investors, the general public, or companies with crypto business.

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Three private banks in Taiwan have already expressed interest in proceeding with the crypto storage trial. This gives a positive trend of the conventional banks’ interest in the virtual currency industry. It also indicates that the nation welcomes people into modern-day financial services that involve the use of cryptocurrency.

Public Input Will Shape the Rules

Prior to beginning the trial, the FSC seeks to solicit comments regarding the decisions that will be implemented during the trial. This will enhance the stakeholder acceptability of the process by seeing the needs of the affected people groups. Hu Zehua who works in the FSC, said that the trial details will be published at least 15 days before the application process opens for the banks. This would be to allow the public to air their views and make recommendations.

There has been a noticeable shift in attitudes regarding digital money when Taiwan initiated its move to try out crypto storage services with banks. In particular, the country aims to make cryptocurrency more widely adopted by incorporating conventional banking institutions. It also reflects that Taiwan does not want to become the hotbed of financial innovation without adequate safeguards for users.

What’s Next?

This case might be the first one to encourage other banks to provide such facilities going forward. In any case, if the model works well, more financial firms could offer crypto, further improving the penetration of digital assets. The trial also provides an opportunity for Taiwan to observe how commercial banks would be able to hold and safely keep clients’ crypto assets, enhancing confidence in the digital currency ecosystem.

For Taiwan, this step is about more than just letting banks store crypto. It’s about preparing for a future where digital money plays a bigger role in everyday life. As other countries also explore ways to regulate and support cryptocurrencies, Taiwan’s upcoming trial will be watched closely to see what can be learned.