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Firms must notify the SC beforehand and submit the prescribed operational-readiness declaration with third-party validation.",[18,39,40],{},"Client purchases must be funded upfront. The note prohibits margin or lending facilities for digital asset trading and discretionary control over customers' trading accounts. It also requires segregation of client assets and custody with an SC-registered digital asset custodian, unless written approval is obtained for a foreign custodian.",[18,42,43],{},"This creates a defined route for eligible brokers to add digital asset services. 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