// the evidence
Claims, and where each one stands.
Every claim on this page carries its evidence tier. Nothing is smoothed over, and nothing a project told me is presented as something I checked.
The Canton page opens The Canton Custodian and states Zodia Custody is the first bank-backed custodian to support Canton Coin, operate validator infrastructure on Canton, and join the Canton Foundation as a member. The same page names bank backing by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, National Australia Bank, and Emirates NBD, and describes CC custody and validator node hosting with disaster recovery.
zodia-custody.com/cantonThe homepage describes institutional crypto custody and surfaces an insights teaser titled Inside the Zodia Solutions Ecosystem: Canton Network On Why Capital Mobility Starts With Custody.
zodia-custody.com homepageThe About page states Zodia Custody is backed by Standard Chartered Bank, SBI Group, Northern Trust, and National Australia Bank, is headquartered in London, and is registered with the FCA, Luxembourg CSSF, and Hong Kong Companies Registry. Leadership copy names Julian Sawyer as CEO, Anoosh Arevshatian as CPO, Azmina Keshani as CLO, Sophie Bowler as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Richard Clark as CRO, and Laura Drake as Chief People Officer. Offices named: London, Australia, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, and UAE.
zodia-custody.com/about-usLicences page states that since 12 December 2025 Zodia Custody (Europe) S.A. is authorised by the Luxembourg CSSF as a crypto-asset service provider, and that Zodia Abu Dhabi operating as Tungsten Custody Solutions Ltd is regulated by the ADGM FSRA. UK copy names Zodia Custody Limited, company number 12418687, FCA FRN 928347. Europe copy names CSSF CASP number N00000006 and payment institution number Z00000031, register B289268. UAE copy names ADGM FSRA permission 220129. Hong Kong copy names Zodia Custody (Hong Kong) Limited as a Trust and Company Service Provider, licence TC009245.
zodia-custody.com/licenses-registrationsAn insights article dated 10 August 2026 frames Canton as a public blockchain built for institutional finance and states that Canton provides the network where institutional assets move while Zodia Solutions provides the custody infrastructure. A quoted line attributed to Anoosh Arevshatian says Canton gives institutions the network and Zodia Solutions gives them the infrastructure to use it on their own terms.
zodia-custody.com Canton insightsThe Custody page opens Institutional Digital Asset Safekeeping and frames Zodia Custody as an institution-first provider backed by Standard Chartered, including Hong Kong TCSP coverage.
zodia-custody.com/custodyA CCTools directory page labels Zodia Custody Live Custody and restates first bank-backed CC custodian, validator, Foundation governance, and waived CC custody fees. Those directory lines are announced here.
cctools.network/ecosystem/zodia-custody// what would move the score
Catalysts.
Each one names what I am watching and what would prove me wrong.
zodia-custody.com/canton/ still states Canton Coin custody, validator infrastructure, and Canton Foundation membership.
Falsified if: that page drops those three lines without a dated replacement, or 404s.
The licences page still names FCA FRN 928347, CSSF CASP authorisation, ADGM FSRA permission, and Hong Kong TCSP TC009245.
Falsified if: that page drops those named registrations without a replacement, or 404s.
// what I could not verify
Gaps.
These are findings, not omissions. I looked and state what I found.
Canton brochure PDF. The Canton page links a Download brochure control. The brochure PDF is not cited as a primary source. Canton tie is taken from the HTML Canton page.
Named Canton client production holds. Own Canton and insights pages state product and ecosystem framing for Canton Coin custody and validator services. Named institutional clients with production Canton Coin holds are not published on those pages.
// open to the project
Sections Zodia Custody can fill.
These stay empty until the project supplies them. Anything supplied is labeled as supplied, dated, and never rendered as something I verified. Declining changes nothing else on this page.
Architecture
How the product is built, in the team's own words.
Audit
Any audit, review or internal security practice not published today.
Roadmap
What ships next and when, so the catalysts above can carry real dates.
Usage figures
Published usage with a methodology, so a count can move off announced tier.
// conflicts
Position.
Position disclosure. I hold $CC and $CNTN. This page covers a Canton-native product, which triggers disclosure under my map. Zodia Custody itself is not a holding of mine. The full conflicts register is on the disclosure page. Zodia Custody has no commercial relationship with Canton Catalyst, and nothing here was requested, reviewed or paid for.
// corrections
Correction log.
No corrections recorded. First published 16 September 2026.