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WEYSTADT — 8 October 2025. The Royal Council today promulgated the Data Escrow Sovereignty Statute (Royal Gazette 2025/092), establishing a comprehensive legal framework for custodianship of cryptographic keys and sensitive enterprise secrets within the Kingdom of Weymarck. The Chancery said the statute codifies residency, audit, and ceremony requirements for escrow agents and creates an independent Weymarck Data Commission to supervise compliance.
Under the law, escrow providers must (1) maintain a verifiable chain-of-custody, (2) operate audited key-generation and recovery ceremonies, and (3) segregate commercial and adjudicative functions. The statute introduces a “Trust Anchor List” of approved roots and sets out cross-border transfer conditions designed to meet international adequacy standards.
The Chancery confirmed that exploratory adequacy talks with neighboring jurisdictions and industry bodies will open “before year-end,” focused on technical interoperability and dispute-resolution pathways through the Weymarck Arbitration Authority.
What’s next. The Data Commission will publish implementing circulars within 60 days, including registration forms, fee tables, and the initial Trust Anchor List.
