
What Is Custody Risk?
Custody risk is the risk around how assets are held and accessed, including key control, recovery, and security practices.
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Custody risk is the risk around how assets are held and accessed, including key control, recovery, and security practices.

Settlement rails are the pathways and processes that complete transfers, payments, and trades between parties.

Payment infrastructure is the system that enables payments to move, settle, and be recorded across users, services, and networks.

Tokenized funds use blockchain-based records or tokens for fund interests, while the fund’s strategy and terms remain central.

Tokenized treasuries use digital tokens to represent a defined interest in treasury-linked products and their underlying financial structure.

RWA means real-world assets—off-chain assets or rights connected to blockchain-based records, tokens, or settlement systems.

Real-world assets are off-chain assets connected to blockchain-based systems, often through tokenized records or claims.

Tokenization turns an asset, right, or record into a digital token, connecting real-world structures with digital infrastructure.

Stablecoin outflows show capital leaving a measured destination, helping explain how liquidity may be moving across crypto.

Stablecoin liquidity shows how easily stablecoins can support trading, transfers, and settlement across crypto markets.

A stablecoin reserves audit is an independent review that can add context about reported reserve assets, but it is not a guarantee against all risks.

A stablecoin issuer is the party responsible for the stablecoin’s creation, management, reserves, and redemption operations.
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Custody risk is the risk around how assets are held and accessed, including key control, recovery, and security practices.

Settlement rails are the pathways and processes that complete transfers, payments, and trades between parties.

Payment infrastructure is the system that enables payments to move, settle, and be recorded across users, services, and networks.

Tokenized funds use blockchain-based records or tokens for fund interests, while the fund’s strategy and terms remain central.

Tokenized treasuries use digital tokens to represent a defined interest in treasury-linked products and their underlying financial structure.

RWA means real-world assets—off-chain assets or rights connected to blockchain-based records, tokens, or settlement systems.

Real-world assets are off-chain assets connected to blockchain-based systems, often through tokenized records or claims.

Tokenization turns an asset, right, or record into a digital token, connecting real-world structures with digital infrastructure.

Stablecoin outflows show capital leaving a measured destination, helping explain how liquidity may be moving across crypto.

Stablecoin liquidity shows how easily stablecoins can support trading, transfers, and settlement across crypto markets.

A stablecoin reserves audit is an independent review that can add context about reported reserve assets, but it is not a guarantee against all risks.

A stablecoin issuer is the party responsible for the stablecoin’s creation, management, reserves, and redemption operations.