Institutional crypto custody: questions beyond a headline
A due-diligence framework for institutions reviewing digital-asset custodians: legal ownership, segregation, controls, recovery and assurance scope.
Illustrative values only, not live prices. Bitcoin $67,420.80, up 2.41 percent. Ethereum $3,428.12, down 0.82 percent. Solana $158.44, up 1.72 percent. BNB $584.90, down 0.31 percent. XRP $0.62, up 0.96 percent. TRON $0.14, down 1.12 percent.
Illustrative figures · not live pricesPublication-level byline for source-linked explainers and reporting. This is not a named individual contributor. Product research is not hands-on testing unless explicitly stated.
A due-diligence framework for institutions reviewing digital-asset custodians: legal ownership, segregation, controls, recovery and assurance scope.
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