No More SAB 121 (Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122): Banks Can Now Custody Bitcoin!

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Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 211

[Release No. SAB 122]

Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Publication of Staff Accounting Bulletin.

SUMMARY: This staff accounting bulletin (“SAB”) rescinds the interpretive guidance included in Section FF of Topic 5 in the Staff Accounting Bulletin Series entitled Accounting for Obligations to Safeguard Crypto-Assets an Entity Holds for its Platform Users (“Topic 5.FF”).

EFFECTIVE DATE: [Insert date of publication in the Federal Register.]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Chief Accountant, at (202) 551-5300; or Division of Corporation Finance, at (202) 551-3400, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The statements in staff accounting bulletins are not rules or interpretations of the Commission, nor are they published as bearing the Commission’s official approval. They represent interpretations and practices followed by the Division of Corporation Finance and the Office of the Chief Accountant in administering the disclosure requirements of the Federal securities laws.

Date: January 23, 2025

Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary.