Institutional investors often face a choice between self-custody, where they control their private keys, and third-party custody with regulated entities.
BitGo bridges this gap by enabling institutions to combine both approaches in a single platform, creating custom risk profiles that balance security, control, and operational flexibility.
SEC Compliance Meets Customizable Custody
The SEC recognizes two primary models for custody. The first is third-party custody, which relies on a regulated entity to secure assets. BitGo addresses this through BitGo Bank & Trust, NA, a federally chartered trust company that provides bank-grade vaults and offline key generation. These services are ideal for long-term holdings or “buy-and-hold” assets. The second model is self-custody, where clients hold their private keys, giving them full control. BitGo supports this with 2-of-3 Multi-Sig and MPC wallets, where the client and BitGo each hold a portion of the keys, ensuring that funds cannot move without the client’s consent.
BitGo has received full approval from the @USOCC to convert to a federally chartered national trust bank: BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association.
With this unified federal oversight, we are setting a new standard for institutional digital finance, meeting the enhanced… pic.twitter.com/EoBdrY8s7G
— BitGo (@BitGo) December 13, 2025
The unique value lies in BitGo’s hybrid or mix-and-match approach. Institutions can allocate, for example, 90% of their assets in BitGo Trust for maximum compliance and insurance, while keeping 10% in self-custody hot wallets for real-time transactions. This setup mitigates risk, protects against loss, and removes a single point of failure. Unlike exchanges, where insolvency can freeze all assets, BitGo’s model safeguards funds across custody types in one interface.
BitGo is The Only Provider of Every Self-Custody and Third-Party Option Described by the SEC
BitGo stands alone as the only provider delivering an institutional-grade platform for every option described by the SEC. Here is how BitGo allows you to “mix-and-match” these options to… https://t.co/kES7notPUm
— Mike Belshe (@mikebelshe) December 14, 2025
BitGo also answers the SEC’s seven key questions for custodians. It supports over 1,400 coins and tokens, maintains $250 million in insurance through Lloyd’s of London, and stores keys in air-gapped, bank-grade Class III vaults. Assets are never commingled, never lent, and privacy is maintained under strict SOC 2 Type 2 standards. Fees are transparent and tiered, aligning incentives with security rather than profit from lending.
More About BitGo
Institutional-grade products demand institutional-grade infrastructure, which is why iBERA has integrated with BitGo, becoming the first and only liquid staking token on Berachain with a qualified custodian. This partnership enables institutional investors to stake BERA while relying on BitGo’s globally recognized standards for crypto custody.
Institutional-grade products require institutional-grade infrastructure.
That’s why iBERA is integrated with @BitGo as the first and only LST with a qualified custodian on @berachain.
This allows institutional investors to stake BERA using the global standard for crypto… pic.twitter.com/qE48P4F4a2
— Infrared (@InfraredFinance) December 11, 2025
By combining secure, regulated storage with the flexibility of staking, iBERA provides institutions with a safe, compliant, and efficient way to participate in Berachain’s ecosystem while maintaining full confidence in the protection of their assets.
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