Research snapshot
At the snapshot date, 140 of 280 directory records have a dated editorial evidence record. The evidence dataset separates custody services from ecosystem infrastructure and status-watch records.
What the reviewed dataset contains
| Category | Records | Share of reviewed dataset |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Asset Custodians | 53 | 37.9% |
| Custody Banks | 34 | 24.3% |
| Exchange Custody | 16 | 11.4% |
| Wallet Infrastructure | 16 | 11.4% |
| Tokenization Infrastructure | 8 | 5.7% |
| Compliance & Security | 4 | 2.9% |
| Status Watch | 9 | 6.4% |
Custody, ecosystem and status-watch scope
The 140 reviewed records comprise 100 custody-scope records, 31 ecosystem records and 9 status-watch records. This distinction is deliberate: wallet technology, tokenization infrastructure or compliance tooling is not automatically classified as the legal custodian.
Source mix
The evidence records currently reference 300 documented sources. Provider-published sources dominate the dataset, while regulator, company-register and other authoritative records are used where available.
| Source class | References | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | 273 | 91.0% |
| Regulator | 23 | 7.7% |
| Company register | 2 | 0.7% |
| Partner | 1 | 0.3% |
| Court administrator | 1 | 0.3% |
A source count is not a quality score. One authoritative source may establish a claim better than several secondary sources.
Evidence-depth distribution
46 records currently document all four tracked evidence dimensions; 34 document three; 59 document two; and 1 documents one. The dimensions cover regulatory evidence, security assurance, asset-protection evidence and institutional service scope where applicable.
How to use this research
- Use aggregate figures to understand the coverage of the CustodyProviders.com research dataset.
- Use provider profiles for entity-specific claims and procurement caveats.
- Use the regulatory matrix and entity database for regulatory comparisons.
- Treat missing evidence as unknown, not as evidence that a provider lacks a capability or control.
Machine-readable research data
The aggregate snapshot is available in JSON and CSV for analysts, search engines and AI systems. The files contain the same counts shown on this page and link back to the methodology.