Swan follows financial-industry best practices by separating trading and custody. Client Bitcoin is held with regulated custodians in individually named accounts, ensuring business activities are separate from client assets.
Swan partners with a selection of industry-leading, regulated financial institutions to provide you with maximum security and flexibility.
Our custody partners don’t lend or rehypothecate your Bitcoin. That means your holdings can’t be used for leverage or trading by anyone — a critical safeguard that ensures your Bitcoin stays untouched and secure.
Custody partners:
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Bakkt (Personal and Entity accounts)
A publicly traded and NYDFS regulated financial institution majority owned by ICE, the parent company of NYSE. Learn more here.
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BitGo (International accounts)
A qualified custodian operating under the supervision of the South Dakota Division of Banking, and one of the oldest operating Bitcoin specific custodians. Learn more here.
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Equity Trust (IRA accounts)
A regulated IRA custodian operating under the South Dakota Division of Banking since 1984. Learn more here.
When you create a Swan account, you will establish a direct relationship with one of these custodians. Your deposits and withdrawals will go directly to the custodian, facilitated by Swan’s interfaces and security systems. At no time are the assets of Swan and its clients commingled, as a result of the separation of Swan and its custodians as legal entities.