38
Articles
4
Chapters
VARA
Issuing authority
2025
Effective since
AI
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VARA Custody Services Rulebook (version dated 19 May 2025) is one of the rulebooks issued by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors working under this regime, finding the right article quickly matters. Lexara indexes the full text of VARA Custody Services Rulebook and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.
38 articles in 4 chapters. The full text of every article is in the Laws Browser.
Part I.A.1-4Part I.A Board constitution
Part I.B.1-3Part I.B Board committees
Part I.C.1Part I.C Board remuneration reporting
Part II.A.1-2Part II.A Policies and procedures
Part II.B.1-3Part II.B Public disclosures
Part III.A.1-3Part III.A General requirements
Part III.B.1-4Part III.B Segregation and control
Part III.B.5-6Part III.B Segregation and control - separate legal entity
Part III.B.7Part III.B Segregation and control - operational segregation
Part III.C.1.a-cPart III.C.1 Hot and cold storage
Part III.C.2.a-ePart III.C.2 Seed and key management
Part III.C.3.aPart III.C.3 Lost or stolen keys
Part III.D.1.aPart III.D.1 Client agreements
Part III.D.2.a-bPart III.D.2 Relationship and register
Part III.D.3.a-bPart III.D.3 Outsourcing and third-party suppliers
Part III.D.4 Account statements
Part III.D.5 Audit trail
Part IV.A.1-6Part IV.A Staking authorisation
Part IV.B.1-3Part IV.B Staking client instructions
Part IV.C.1-4Part IV.C Staking segregation
Part IV.D.1-3Part IV.D Node management
Part IV.E.1-4Part IV.E DLT Standards
Part IV.E.5-6Part IV.E.5 DLT standards breach
Part IV.E.7 Staking assessment records
Part IV.F.1-2Part IV.F Staking risk disclosure
Part IV.G.1.a-lPart IV.G Staking client agreements
Part V.A.1-6Part V.A Collateral Wallet authorisation
Part V.B.1-4Part V.B Collateral client instructions
Part V.C.1-2Part V.C Collateral receipts
Part V.D.1-3Part V.D Collateral wallets
Part V.E.1-4Part V.E Exchange integration
Part V.F.1-2Part V.F Collateral risk disclosure
Part V.G.1.a-ePart V.G Collateral client agreements
Part V.H.1.a-cPart V.H.1 Collateral monthly reporting
Part V.H.2.a-bPart V.H.2 Collateral notifications
Part I.B.3-retRecord Retention — Board and committee minutes
Part III.D.5-retRecord Retention — Client account transaction audit trail (date/time, type, signatories, Virtual As
Part IV.E.7-retRecord Retention — DLT Standards assessment records (Staking from Custody)
VARA Custody Services Rulebook's 38 indexed articles break down by obligation type as follows.
Compliance — 17 articles
Legal / Compliance — 6 articles
Operations / Compliance — 5 articles
Technology / Compliance — 3 articles
Operations — 3 articles
General — 3 articles
VARA Custody Services Rulebook spans the following regulatory topics, as tagged by Lexara.
vara
vasp
virtual assets
custody
client virtual assets
segregation
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What is VARA Custody Services Rulebook (version dated 19 May 2025)?
VARA Custody Services Rulebook (version dated 19 May 2025) is issued by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority and has applied since 19 June 2025. It has 38 articles across 4 chapters.
What does VARA Custody Services Rulebook cover?
It is organised into: Custody Services; Part I.B.3; Part III.D.5; Part IV.E.7.
Who issues VARA Custody Services Rulebook?
The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. Always check the authority's official publication for the binding text.
Can I search VARA Custody Services Rulebook and ask questions about it?
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