By Isaac • August 18, 2026 11:23 am •
Citi is preparing to do something that would have sounded improbable not long ago: hold Bitcoin directly for institutional clients inside the same broad custody operation they already use for conventional assets.
The headline feature is storage. The bigger shift is integration.
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CoinDesk reports that Citi plans to roll out Bitcoin custody later this year through its Custody+ platform. The service is expected to offer institutional clients 24/7 access, near-instant settlement, and secure management of the private keys that control the assets.
That would move Bitcoin closer to the operational center of traditional finance. Instead of keeping digital assets with one specialist, securities with another custodian, and reporting in separate systems, a large institution could manage
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