Citi plans to launch bitcoin (BTC) custody for institutional clients later this year

Citi to launch Bitcoin custody for institutions by year-end

Citi has unveiled its Custody+ platform and confirmed plans to launch institutional digital asset custody later in 2026, beginning with Bitcoin. Business Wire reported on Aug. 18 that Citi Investor Services had launched Custody+, a collection of near- and real-time…

Citi plans to launch bitcoin (BTC) custody for institutional clients later this year

The Wall Street bank plans to let clients hold bitcoin alongside traditional assets through its new Custody+ platform.

Citi Plans Bitcoin Custody Launch Through Custody+

Citi will make Bitcoin the first digital asset available through Custody+, its new suite of near-real-time custody solutions. The bank expects to go live later this year, letting institutional clients access Bitcoin and traditional custody within the same framework.

Citi Expands Into Bitcoin Custody With New Custody+ Platform

Key Insights: Bitcoin custody will enter Citi Custody+ later in 2026. Citi will initially support Bitcoin for institutional clients. Custody+ combines asset servicing, settlement, liquidity, and data. Citigroup plans to bring Bitcoin custody into Custody+ later in 2026, starting with institutional...

Citi to Launch Bitcoin Custody for Institutions Before Year-End

Citi has confirmed it will go live with native Bitcoin custody for institutional clients before the end of 2026, placing the $2.78 trillion bank squarely in a competitive field of large custodians now building out digital asset infrastructure.The bank unveiled Custody+ – a modular custody suite covering eight capabilities across three buckets: speed and certainty, intelligence, and control – on August 18. Bitcoin custody sits inside the infrastr…