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VASP Compliance Summary — Zodia Custody

Zodia Custody Limited · Custodian · United Kingdom

Exported 2026-08-25

Data reviewed 2026-08-12

Overview

Compliance snapshot

Overall regulatory statusRegistered

EU MiCA statusMiCA authorized

MiCA CASP authorization (custody) — CBI, Ireland
FCA cryptoasset registration (UK); majority owned by a global bank
Institutional only — no retail review base
No security incident since inception

Low concern

Bank-backed institutional custodian with FCA registration and an Irish MiCA authorization; no retail exposure and no incident history.

Authorizations

Licenses & registrations

Jurisdiction	Regulator	Authorization	Status	Reference	Granted
Ireland	Central Bank of Ireland CBI · https://registers.centralbank.ie	MiCA CASP authorization (custody & administration)	Authorized	C-IE-2025-0231	2025-06-11
United Kingdom	Financial Conduct Authority FCA · https://register.fca.org.uk	Cryptoasset firm registration (AML)	Registered	FRN 959741	2021-11-16
Japan	Financial Services Agency FSA · https://www.fsa.go.jp/en/regulated/licensed/index.html	Crypto asset custody registration	Registered	KFSB-00021	2024-08-07
Luxembourg	Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier CSSF · https://searchentities.apps.cssf.lu	Passported CASP notification	Registered	PASS-LU-2025-0044	2025-07-22

Reputation

Reputation scores

Trustpilot-style scoren/a / 5

Reviews0

App Storen/a

Google Playn/a

12-month trendflat

Press sentiment (12m)+5 / ~3 / −0

Media

Recent press

Date	Source	Headline & summary	Sentiment
2026-07-20	Reuters	Bank-backed custodian wins fund mandates Two European asset managers appointed the firm for digital asset custody.	Positive
2026-04-29	Bloomberg	Custodian adds staking for institutional clients The service keeps assets under segregated custody.	Positive
2026-01-19	Financial Times	Banks accelerate digital asset custody plans The firm was cited as a leading bank-owned provider.	Neutral
2025-10-09	CoinDesk	Interoperability partnership announced A settlement network integration was completed.	Positive

Risk events

Incidents & enforcement

No recorded incident or enforcement action.

Profile

Key facts

Founded2020

Websitezodia.io

Fiat currencies—

Proof of reservesYes

Custody modelSegregated, bankruptcy-remote institutional custody

Legal entitiesZodia Custody Limited (UK) · Zodia Custody (Ireland) Ltd (IE) · Zodia Custody Japan KK (JP)

Zodia Custody

RegisteredMiCA authorizedESMA register

Zodia Custody Limited

Custodian🇬🇧 United Kingdom Founded 2020zodia.io

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Last reviewed

2026-08-12

Compliance snapshot

MiCA CASP authorization (custody) — CBI, Ireland
FCA cryptoasset registration (UK); majority owned by a global bank
Institutional only — no retail review base
No security incident since inception

Overall concern

Low concern

Bank-backed institutional custodian with FCA registration and an Irish MiCA authorization; no retail exposure and no incident history.

Regulatory

Licenses & registrations

Jurisdiction	Regulator	Authorization	Status	Reference	Granted
🇮🇪 Ireland	Central Bank of IrelandCBI	MiCA CASP authorization (custody & administration)	Authorized	C-IE-2025-0231	2025-06-11
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Financial Conduct AuthorityFCA	Cryptoasset firm registration (AML)	Registered	FRN 959741	2021-11-16
🇯🇵 Japan	Financial Services AgencyFSA	Crypto asset custody registration	Registered	KFSB-00021	2024-08-07
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	Commission de Surveillance du Secteur FinancierCSSF	Passported CASP notification	Registered	PASS-LU-2025-0044	2025-07-22

🇮🇪 Ireland
Authorized
MiCA CASP authorization (custody & administration)
Central Bank of IrelandCBI
C-IE-2025-02312025-06-11
Verify at source
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Registered
Cryptoasset firm registration (AML)
Financial Conduct AuthorityFCA
FRN 9597412021-11-16
Verify at source
🇯🇵 Japan
Registered
Crypto asset custody registration
Financial Services AgencyFSA
KFSB-000212024-08-07
Verify at source
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
Registered
Passported CASP notification
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur FinancierCSSF
PASS-LU-2025-00442025-07-22
Verify at source

User signals

Reputation

Trustpilot-style score

—/ 5

n/a

0 reviews

Stable (12m)

App ratings

App Store: n/a
Google Play: n/a

Press sentiment (12m)

Positive5

Neutral3

Negative0

Media

Recent press

2026-07-20
Bank-backed custodian wins fund mandatesPositive
Reuters — Two European asset managers appointed the firm for digital asset custody.
2026-04-29
Custodian adds staking for institutional clientsPositive
Bloomberg — The service keeps assets under segregated custody.
2026-01-19
Banks accelerate digital asset custody plansNeutral
Financial Times — The firm was cited as a leading bank-owned provider.
2025-10-09
Interoperability partnership announcedPositive
CoinDesk — A settlement network integration was completed.

History

Incidents & enforcement

No recorded incident or enforcement action.