Crypto Holding
Crypto Holding is a quantity or position in a cryptocurrency, token, or other blockchain-based asset owned, controlled, or economically attributed to an…
Wallets, Custody & Treasury
Wallets, custody models, key management and treasury operations.
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Crypto Reserve
A crypto reserve is a quantity of cryptocurrency or cryptoassets held by an organization, protocol, issuer, government, exchange, or treasury for a…
Crypto Treasury
A crypto treasury may receive revenue, hold reserves, fund expenses, support liquidity, manage native network fees, pay contributors, or back user obligations.
Crypto Vault
A crypto vault is a secured storage or control arrangement for crypto assets that applies stricter access and withdrawal rules than an…
Crypto Wallet
A crypto wallet is software or hardware used to manage blockchain account information and the signing capabilities required to control digital assets.…
Cryptographic Key Management
Cryptographic Key Management is the lifecycle governance of cryptographic keys and associated metadata, including generation, distribution, storage, access, use, backup, rotation, recovery,…
Custodial Wallet
A custodial wallet is an arrangement in which a third party retains sufficient control over private keys or signing infrastructure to move…
Custodian
Custodian is an entity or service responsible for safeguarding assets, private keys, or transaction authority on behalf of another party under an…
Custodian Concentration
Custodian concentration measures how much a business relies on one custody provider for storing assets, executing withdrawals or accessing important payment liquidity.…
Custodian Failure Scenario
Custodian Failure Scenario is a defined stress case describing how a custodian could become unable or unwilling to safeguard, transfer, return, or…
Custodian Migration
Custodian migration is the controlled transfer of safeguarded assets and related records from one custody provider to another. It involves operational, contractual…
Custodian Rotation
Custodian Rotation is the deliberate replacement or periodic alternation of custody providers to reduce dependency, meet policy, or respond to risk and…
Custody
Custody is the responsibility and operational arrangement for safeguarding assets, controlling authorized access or transfer, maintaining records, and returning assets according to…
Custody Account
A custody account is an account through which a custodian records and administers assets held for a particular client, beneficiary, entity, strategy,…
Custody Agreement
A custody agreement is the contract that defines how a custodian will hold, control, administer, report, and return assets for a client.…
Custody Continuity
Custody continuity is the ability to maintain asset protection, ownership records, authorized access, and essential transaction capability through disruptions or provider failure.…
Custody Controls
Custody controls are the governance, technical, physical, and operational safeguards used to prevent unauthorized asset movement and ensure correct, recoverable custody operations.
Custody Coverage
Custody coverage is the defined scope of assets, networks, jurisdictions, accounts, transaction functions, and service conditions supported by a custody arrangement. Operations…
Custody Insurance
Custody insurance is insurance intended to cover specified losses connected with assets or control credentials held under a custody arrangement, subject to…
Custody Migration
Custody migration is the transition of assets and control processes from one custody architecture, wallet structure, technology stack, or provider arrangement to…
Custody Operations
Custody operations are the recurring activities required to receive, safeguard, authorize, move, reconcile, report, and recover assets held within a custody arrangement.…
Custody Orchestration
Custody orchestration is the coordination of wallets, custodians, policies, approvals, liquidity, and transaction workflows through a unified operational control layer. Operations for…
Custody Platform
A custody platform is a technical system used to manage digital-asset accounts, keys or signing workflows, policies, transactions, records, monitoring, and custody-related…
Custody Policy
A custody policy is the approved framework that defines how assets and control credentials are held, accessed, transferred, monitored, recovered, and governed.…