Zodia Custody

Zodia Custody Limited is incorporated in England and Wales (company number 12418687) with its registered office in the City of London. It is registered with the FCA for cryptoasset activity under the money laundering regulations, and the group also names a Luxembourg registration with the CSSF.

The about page lists Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, National Australia Bank and Emirates NBD as backers. A news item on the site says Standard Chartered has signed agreements to acquire Zodia Custody UK Limited, subject to approvals.

Cold storage with fast access

The pitch is air-gapped cold wallets with instant, round-the-clock withdrawals and little human intervention. Private keys sit in HSMs in secured data centres, and each client sets its own entitlement workflows and policies inside those HSMs.

Segregation and insolvency design

Wallets are fully segregated per client with no commingling, and the site mentions insolvency-remote structures. The accreditations listed are SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type I and ISO 27001:2022.

Beyond storage

Interchange lets clients trade from cold storage and settle off-venue with partner venues, and a Solutions line offers white-label custody to firms that serve their own customers. Staking is available, including Ethereum Pectra staking.

Limitations to Consider

Zodia Custody's lead entity is British, so UK law and courts apply to its terms of use rather than EU law, even though a Luxembourg arm exists. The pending acquisition by Standard Chartered may change ownership and structure. Prices are not published, SOC 2 is listed as Type I only, and the FCA entry is a money-laundering registration rather than a banking licence. The site does not state the data-centre country.

Who Should Use Zodia Custody

Asset managers, hedge funds and financial institutions that prefer a London-based custodian with bank shareholders and want segregated cold storage with quick withdrawals.