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Wallets, Custody & Treasury

Wallets, custody models, key management and treasury operations.

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Recovery Key

A recovery key is cryptographic secret material reserved for restoring, replacing, or overriding normal wallet or account authorization after access loss. Secure…

Recovery Kit

A recovery kit is a controlled collection of backups, instructions, metadata, tools, and contact information needed to restore wallet or custody access.…

Recovery Mechanism

A recovery mechanism is the technical and procedural method that restores wallet, account, key, or operational control after normal access fails. The…

Recovery Plan

A recovery plan is a documented, governed approach for restoring wallet access, assets, data, and operations after defined failure or compromise scenarios.…

Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

A Recovery Point Objective is the maximum acceptable amount of recent data or state that may be lost after a disruption. A…

Recovery Procedure

A recovery procedure is the approved sequence of concrete actions used to restore a specific wallet, account, system, or operational capability. Recovery…

Recovery Rate

Recovery rate is the percentage of affected assets, accounts, data, or operations successfully restored after a defined loss or disruption event. Recovery…

Recovery Share

A recovery share is one protected fragment or authorization component that contributes to reconstructing a secret or approving wallet recovery. Recovery Share…

Recovery Time

Recovery time is the actual elapsed duration between a disruptive event or recovery start and restoration of the defined trusted capability. Recovery…

Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

A Recovery Time Objective is the maximum targeted duration for restoring a specified service, system, or capability after disruption. A controlled Recovery…

Regional Treasury

Regional treasury manages liquidity, accounts, payments, currencies, and financial risk for a defined geographic area within a wider organization. Reliable management of…

Reserve Account

A reserve account holds assets set aside to cover identified obligations, losses, liquidity needs, settlement exposure, or regulatory and contractual requirements. Reserve…

Reserve Asset

A reserve asset is an asset held to support liquidity, backing, risk absorption, settlement, or confidence in an institution or financial product.…

Reserve Custodian

A reserve custodian is the institution or controlled arrangement responsible for safeguarding assets designated as reserves and evidencing their availability. Reliable operation…

Safeguarding Account

Safeguarding Account is an account designated to hold customer or client assets separately from the operating funds of a service provider under…

Secret Vault

Secret Vault is a protected repository for sensitive non-public values such as API keys, passwords, tokens, encryption keys, credentials, or recovery material.…

Secure Backup

A secure backup is a protected, verified, and recoverable copy of critical keys, data, configuration, or records stored separately from primary systems.…

Secure Signing

Secure Signing is a signing process designed to ensure that only authorized, verified, and policy-compliant data is signed with a protected key.…

Seed Backup

A seed backup is a protected copy or representation of wallet seed material used to recreate deterministic keys, accounts, and addresses. Secure…

Seed Phrase

A seed phrase is an ordered sequence of words used by compatible wallet software to derive the secret seed behind deterministic wallet…

Seed Recovery

Seed recovery is the process of recreating deterministic wallet keys and accounts from valid seed material and the correct wallet configuration. The…

Seed Vault

Seed Vault is a highly protected repository or custody process dedicated to storing wallet seed material and recovery information. It focuses on…

Seedless Wallet

A seedless wallet is a wallet that does not require the user to create, record, or directly manage a conventional recovery seed…

Segregated Custody

Segregated custody holds a client's assets separately from the custodian's own property and, depending on the arrangement, from other clients' assets. A…