Institutional Cold Storage

Replace manual, error-prone reconciliation with immutable, real-time logs. Every transaction, transfer, and access event is recorded on-chain, creating a single source of truth. This reduces audit preparation time by up to 80% and provides regulators with verifiable proof of asset control and transaction history, significantly lowering compliance risk and associated costs.

• Example: A fund can instantly prove its holdings and transaction history for a surprise regulatory audit without compiling spreadsheets.

Move idle assets from pure storage to revenue generation. Blockchain-native custody enables secure participation in staking, liquid staking, and permissioned DeFi protocols directly from cold storage. This transforms a cost center into a profit center, generating yield on assets that were previously non-productive.

• Real-World Impact: An institution holding $100M in ETH could generate an estimated $3-5M in annual staking rewards, directly offsetting custody fees and creating new income.

Enforce complex security policies and treasury management rules directly in code. Use multi-signature schemes, time-locks, and transaction limits that execute automatically on-chain. This eliminates manual approval bottlenecks and human error in high-value transactions, while providing verifiable proof of policy adherence.

• Example: Automate treasury rules so any transfer over $1M requires 3 of 5 designated officers, with the entire approval flow recorded immutably.

Drastically reduce the time and cost of moving assets between wallets, exchanges, and sub-custodians. Blockchain settlement is near-instant and occurs 24/7, compared to days with traditional systems. This improves capital efficiency, enables rapid rebalancing, and reduces operational overhead.

• Quantifiable Benefit: Eliminate wire fees, correspondent banking delays, and manual settlement tasks, cutting internal transfer costs by over 90%.

Provide verifiable, real-time proof of reserves and asset ownership without compromising private keys. Clients and trading partners can cryptographically verify your holdings and solvency via public blockchain addresses or zero-knowledge proofs. This builds trust, reduces counterparty risk inquiries, and can be a competitive differentiator in fund marketing.

• Business Value: Attract institutional investors who demand higher transparency and reduce time spent on due diligence requests.

Build on an infrastructure designed for digital-native assets. Blockchain custody seamlessly integrates with tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and new financial primitives. This prevents costly re-architecture later and positions your institution to capture the next wave of asset digitization.

• Strategic ROI: Avoid the multi-million dollar legacy system integration projects that competitors will face by adopting the native settlement layer early.

Establish a regulatory-grade custody framework that meets internal audit and external compliance requirements from day one. This phase focuses on eliminating single points of failure and creating an immutable audit trail.

• Key Benefit: Achieve SOC 2 Type II readiness and satisfy SEC Custody Rule requirements.
• Real Example: A European asset manager reduced its annual compliance audit preparation time by 70% by implementing a blockchain-based, multi-signature cold storage system with automated reporting.

Automate manual, error-prone processes for asset transfers and reconciliation. Replace legacy spreadsheets and manual confirmations with programmable, policy-enforced transactions.

• Key Benefit: Slash operational costs and human error in treasury management.
• ROI Driver: A multinational corporation automated its inter-subsidiary digital asset settlements, reducing transaction processing costs by over 40% and eliminating reconciliation delays entirely.

Unlock revenue from idle assets through secure, non-custodial delegated staking. Maintain cold storage security while participating in Proof-of-Stake networks to generate a yield.

• Key Benefit: Transform a cost center (custody) into a revenue-generating treasury arm.
• Real Example: A family office piloting this phase generated an annualized yield of 3-5% on its Ethereum holdings, adding a new income stream without compromising its security posture.

The secure, compliant infrastructure becomes a launchpad for advanced applications like tokenized real-world assets (RWA), on-chain corporate treasuries, and automated DeFi strategies.

• Key Benefit: Future-proof your digital asset strategy. The pilot program is not an end-point but a strategic platform.
• Strategic Value: This positions the institution to capitalize on the next wave of financial innovation, from private credit to supply chain finance, with a battle-tested operational backbone.