Exodus has launched 'Exodus Pay,' enabling users to spend BTC directly from their self-custodial wallet. The update aims to make holding and spending Bitcoin more seamless without moving funds to custodial services.
Kentucky has amended its crypto law to remove a clause that could have limited self-custody, explicitly allowing individuals to hold and manage Bitcoin without mandatory state custody. Lawmakers say the change protects individual control over digital assets.
Binance has added prediction markets to its self-custody crypto wallet, letting users wager on sports, politics and crypto outcomes directly within the app. The feature integrates speculative markets into a custody product while keeping assets under user control.
An amendment quietly added to a Kentucky regulatory bill could make self-custodial cryptocurrency wallets illegal, prompting alarm from users and privacy advocates. The change would push holders toward custodial services and raises legal and enforcement questions.
MetaMask launched a nationwide U.S. debit card on Feb. 26, 2026, after a year-long pilot, letting users spend digital assets directly from their self-custodial wallets at many merchants.
MetaMask integrated Ondo to provide more than 200 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs directly in its self-custodial wallet, an early native offering of tokenized equities. The integration aims to expand on‑chain access to regulated securities while keeping user-controlled keys.
Binance has added DeFi lending to its self-custody wallet via a partnership with Venus Protocol, enabling XVS-based loans. The move follows an institutional lending rollout that offered up to 4x leverage and zero-interest terms for select clients.
Revolut and Trust Wallet launched an integration on Dec 11, 2025 that lets EU users buy crypto and receive it directly in Trust Wallet, giving them control of their keys from the moment of purchase.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said on Nov. 29, 2025 that self-custody and financial privacy are fundamental rights tied to America's pro-freedom principles. Her remarks reinforce a rights-forward argument in ongoing regulatory debates over custody and consumer choice.
Mastercard has partnered with Polygon to let users send crypto to verified usernames instead of long wallet addresses, a move aimed at simplifying self-custody payments. The integration targets better usability and fewer errors for mainstream crypto transactions.