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# Article 2 — Retention of records

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1140 · binding · OJ L, 2025/1140, 10.6.2025 · dated 27 Feb 2025 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1140, OJ L, 2025/1140, 10.6.2025 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1140/oj/eng)*

1. <a id="art-2-p-1"></a>The records shall be retained in a medium that allows the storage of information in a way accessible for future reference by the competent authority, in such a form and manner that all of the following conditions are met:\
   <a id="art-2-p-1-a"></a>a) competent authorities are able to access those records readily and to reconstitute each key stage of the processing of each crypto-asset service, activity, order or transaction;\
   <a id="art-2-p-1-b"></a>b) it is possible to easily ascertain any corrections or other amendments to the records, and the contents of the records prior to such corrections or amendments;\
   <a id="art-2-p-1-c"></a>c) it is not possible to manipulate or alter the records;\
   <a id="art-2-p-1-d"></a>d) it allows for the exploitation of the data by means of an ICT or any other efficient system, where it is not possible to easily analyse the data due to its volume and nature;\
   <a id="art-2-p-1-e"></a>e) the crypto-asset service provider's record-keeping arrangements comply with the record keeping requirements under this Regulation irrespective of the technology used.\\
2. <a id="art-2-p-2"></a>Crypto-assets service providers shall keep the records listed in Section 1 of the Annex, depending upon the nature of their services and activities.
3. <a id="art-2-p-3"></a>The obligation to keep the records listed in Section 1 of the Annex shall not affect any obligation to keep records set out in any other Union act.

**SECTION 2 — Record keeping relating to specific crypto-asset services and to activities of crypto-asset service providers**
