Crypto.com Custody now lets clients use staked assets as collateral for margin trading

For institutions, capital efficiency in crypto trading has always come with a tradeoff: staked assets can earn yield, but they’ve traditionally been locked away, unavailable for anything else. Crypto.com Custody is changing that equation.

The company’s institutional-grade custody service now allows clients to use staked assets as collateral while trading margin products on the Crypto.com Exchange. That means yield-bearing tokens like $CRO, $ETH, and $SOL don’t have to sit idle—they can work double duty, earning rewards and backing leveraged trades at the same time.

The move comes just a few months after Crypto.com enabled the first-ever onsite crypto payments at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, giving attendees the option to use digital assets for food and beverage purchases throughout race weekend.

Taken together, the efforts show Crypto.com pushing its ecosystem beyond storage and trading into practical, flexible use cases that meet both institutional and retail demand.

Crypto.com Custody has been positioned as a comprehensive solution for institutions and high-net-worth clients, with security and compliance at its core. Assets are kept in cold storage, protected by a regulated custodian, and managed through segregated wallets to align with regulatory requirements. Multi-asset support gives institutions flexibility in how they structure their custody, and now the ability to collateralize staked assets adds a layer of utility that addresses a long-standing gap in crypto trading.

“Institutional advanced crypto traders are actively seeking the most comprehensive trading platforms that balance product capability, liquidity, premium client service, and security,” said Eric Anziani, President and COO of Crypto.com. “We are proud to serve clients with our best-in-class custody offering that effectively combines all of these elements, and now with a further benefit of allowing staked assets as collateral.”

Founded in 2016, Crypto.com says it has more than 150 million customers worldwide and has built a reputation around regulatory compliance, privacy, and security. With its Custody product, the company is betting that institutional clients want more than just safe storage—they want their assets to stay productive even when locked away.

Clients interested in the new feature can submit contact requests through crypto.com/custody.

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