Named experts · Practitioner profile
Caitlin Long
Custodia Bank ↗ · United States
★ Editor's Watch — Non-EU crypto, Stablecoin issuance, Crypto custody
About Caitlin
Caitlin Long is Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, a Wyoming-chartered Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI) designed specifically for digital-asset custody and banking. Long is one of the architects of the Wyoming digital-asset regulatory framework — the most-developed US state-level crypto regulatory framework — and has been one of the most-influential industry voices on banking-system integration with crypto-assets. Her Federal Reserve master-account application litigation has shaped the public understanding of crypto-bank Federal Reserve access framework.
Editor's note
Architect of Wyoming SPDI framework — most-developed US state-level crypto-banking model. Federal Reserve master-account litigation shapes public-record analysis of crypto-bank regulatory access.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Founder and CEO, Custodia Bank (Wyoming SPDI charter)
- Architect of Wyoming digital-asset regulatory framework
- Previously Managing Director, Morgan Stanley (capital markets)
- Plaintiff in landmark Federal Reserve master-account litigation
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- Custodia Bank — Leadership — firm bio
- Wyoming Banking Division — SPDI Charter Framework — regulator
- Bloomberg — Caitlin Long Federal Reserve master-account litigation — industry press
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