The SEC plans to amend the 1940 Act rules to allow investment advisors to directly hold Bitcoin when there is no qualified custodian.

Odaily Planet Daily News Bitcoin News published an article on the Traditional custodians often refuse to take custody of such assets, leaving compliance gaps in existing custody frameworks, the SEC said. A 60-day public comment period will begin after the proposal is published in the Federal Register.

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