Best crypto institutional custody in Singapore
Gemini Custody ranks highest in ChainChoice’s published institutional custody ranking among the providers that list Singapore, level on published score and weighted total with BitGo — the published tie-break puts it first — Gemini Trust Company. No capital gains tax for individuals. MAS-licensed Digital Payment Token Service Providers required for retail-facing platforms.
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Which crypto custodian should Singapore residents use in November 2026?
Gemini Custody ranks highest in ChainChoice’s published institutional custody ranking among the providers that list Singapore, level on published score and weighted total with BitGo — the published tie-break puts it first — Gemini Trust Company. The order is the published ranking itself; providers whose terms exclude Singapore are removed. Check authorisation with MAS before depositing.
- Singapore residents holding capital in SGD
- Users who need MAS-aligned compliance and audit-grade reporting
- Buy-and-hold profiles benefiting from Singapore's tax treatment
- Sophisticated retail and family-office treasurers
- Derivatives / perpetuals traders (use a regulated futures venue instead)
- Privacy-focused users avoiding KYC (these are licensed venues)
- Day-traders chasing the lowest spreads regardless of regulator posture
- Anyone needing a service MAS does not currently authorise
General guidance for Singapore: the ranking engine does not compute these notes and they do not change the order below. If none fits you, answer the Find My Best questions for a result for your profile.
5 institutional custody listed for Singapore
In ChainChoice’s published ranking order, from this category’s 9 providers: those whose terms exclude Singapore are removed; naming Singapore or a region that covers it counts the same, and those whose terms do not state it come last. Each chip names the basis: a dated check, a region listing, or the provider's own claim.
#1 for SingaporeGemini Custody#1 globallyLists Asia; Singapore not individually verified Gemini Trust Company, LLC — an original 2015 NYDFS limited-purpose trust — with the pool's only true self-serve CUSTODY rate card (0.40% annualized, $30/month/asset minimum) and an insurance stack whose hot-wallet layer is partly self-insured through an affiliated Bermuda captive.
Pre sales price visibility — 9/10Custody legal entity licence — 8/10Insolvency survival mechanism — 8/10#2 for SingaporeBitGo#2 globallyProvider states broad availability OCC-chartered national trust bank (conditional, charter #25366) plus NYDFS and VARA trust entities; multisig cold-storage custodian whose $250m Lloyd's policy covers only the wallets BitGo itself keys.
Custody legal entity licence — 8/10Insolvency survival mechanism — 8/10#3 for SingaporeAnchorage Digital#3 globallyLists Asia; Singapore not individually verified OCC-chartered national trust bank (charter #25243) holding client digital assets in trust, off its own balance sheet, under SEC-filed custody agreements — with no published insurance figure and no public rate card.
Custody legal entity licence — 10/10Insolvency survival mechanism — 9/10#4 for SingaporeZodia Custody#4 globallyLists Asia; Singapore not individually verified Bank-founded institutional digital-asset custodian (Standard Chartered/SC Ventures lineage) with the pool's most granular first-party insurance disclosure, MiCA CASP and ADGM custody licences register-matched, and a custody book mid-absorption into Standard Chartered's Financing and Securities Services division (non-binding offer accepted 18 May 2026, completion pending regulatory approval).
Insurance as written — 9/10Custody legal entity licence — 7/10#5 for SingaporeKomainu#7 globallyLists Asia; Singapore not individually verified Nomura/Ledger/CoinShares JV custodian: a real, register-matched VARA custody licence in Dubai and a claimed JFSC fund-services licence in Jersey — but every protective claim (bankruptcy-remote, insured) lives only in marketing copy, with no public contract, policy limit, or price.
Custody legal entity licence — 6/10Insolvency survival mechanism — 4/10
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- Insolvency failure: the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.Scored by If they fail, are the assets still mine — or am I queueing as an unsecured creditor? · 30% (Gemini Custody 8/10, BitGo 8/10, Anchorage Digital 9/10)Scored by Is the insurance number mine, and does it cover the wallet setup I'll actually run? · 20% (Gemini Custody 6/10, BitGo 7/10, Anchorage Digital 3/10)
- Regulatory failure: no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.Scored by Which legal entity actually takes my assets — and does its licence on the register say it may? · 35% (Gemini Custody 8/10, BitGo 8/10, Anchorage Digital 10/10)
Each cell is verified against the provider's filings or the MAS register; a gap shows "—", never an estimate.
| Provider | Taker fee in Singapore | KYC tier | SGD rails | MAS license |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Gemini Custody | — | — | — | — |
| #2BitGo | — | — | — | — |
| #3Anchorage Digital | — | — | — | — |
| #4Zodia Custody | — | — | — | — |
| #5Komainu | — | — | — | — |
Source: ChainChoice provider catalog cross-referenced with the MAS register; each fee as of its entry's latest verification (accuracy methodology).
Is using a crypto custodian legal in Singapore?
Yes. Crypto institutional custody are regulated in Singapore by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Always verify a platform's licensing status with MAS before transacting.
How is crypto taxed in Singapore?
Singapore has no capital gains tax. Trading crypto as a business or profession is taxed as income. Editorial summary, not tax advice: consult a qualified tax advisor in Singapore before filing.
What payment methods work for buying crypto in Singapore?
The most common rails for retail onramps in Singapore are: FAST, PayNow, Wire.
Are international platforms (Coinbase, Kraken, Binance) available in Singapore?
Availability varies by platform and product. Singapore has its own licensing regime under MAS, and not every global platform is registered. The shortlist above removes platforms whose terms exclude Singapore; the chip on each row says whether availability is verified, listed or unstated.