SIO-10.2.4
In undertaking an appropriate risk assessment of the third-party custodian in accordance with Paragraph SIO-10.2.3, stablecoin issuers should take into account any or all of the following:
(a) The expertise and market reputation of the third-party custodian, and once an approved stablecoin has been lodged by the licensee with the third-party custodian, the crypto-asset custodian’s performance of its services to the licensee;
(b) The arrangements, including cyber security measures, for holding and safeguarding approved stablecoins;
(c) An appropriate legal opinion as to the protection of approved stablecoins in the event of insolvency of the custodian;
(d) Whether the third-party custodian is regulated and by whom;
(e) The capital or financial resources of the third-party custodian;
(f) The credit rating of the third-party custodian; and
(g) Any other activities undertaken by the third-party custodian and, if relevant, any affiliated company.
Added: July 2025