
Institutions
Crypto custody and segregation: five documents to check
A separate wallet is only one part of safekeeping. Check ownership records, asset-use permissions, the custody chain and the terms governing a failure.
Read crypto rules and official decisions with their jurisdiction, scope and timing attached. Distinguish proposals from effective requirements, registration from product approval, and documented protections from marketing claims.
A suggested order for the essentials.
A register entry, a published white paper and an approved listing have different meanings. Learn how to check the entity, activity and limits of each claim.
Reserves, redemption rights and exchange liquidity answer different questions. A practical comparison of the routes from a stablecoin balance back to cash.

A separate wallet is only one part of safekeeping. Check ownership records, asset-use permissions, the custody chain and the terms governing a failure.