Regulatory context
What the status identifies — and what it does not imply.
Regulatory status identifies the authorised entity and applicable framework. It should not be read as blanket approval, endorsement or a guarantee of any engagement, provider, transaction or outcome.
Non-custodial operation and responsibility allocation
ISC operates on a non-custodial basis and does not receive, hold or control client funds or digital assets.
ISC
- Identifies the relevant engagement pathway.
- Communicates its own role and boundaries.
- Applies relevant legal, regulatory, compliance and due-diligence requirements within the engagement context.
External providers
- Remain responsible for their own acceptance and onboarding.
- Remain responsible for their own contractual terms, services, systems, controls and decisions.
- Retain responsibility for provider-specific functions they perform.
Clients / participants
- Provide accurate and complete information.
- Meet applicable requirements and terms.
- Remain responsible for account and credential security.
- Obtain independent professional advice where appropriate.
Where functions such as custody, trade execution, clearing, settlement, financing, lending or credit, margin or leverage, wallet management, market making, liquidity provision, exchange operation or discretionary portfolio management are performed by external providers, those functions should not be understood as directly supplied by ISC unless an approved legal source explicitly establishes otherwise.