Self-Custody Infrastructure: Threshold Cryptography in Digital Asset Custody

Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and threshold cryptography securing institutional digital asset treasuries

The Structural Limits of Legacy Self-Custody Within the digital asset ecosystem, self-custody has long been championed as the definitive standard for capital preservation. The industry maxim, “not your keys, not your coins,” captures the foundational philosophy of financial disintermediation. However, as institutional participants and enterprise treasuries deploy capital across public networks, the structural flaws of […]

Operationalizing Asset Custody and Private Key Management

private key lifecycle governance, multi-sig models, and MPC implementations.

As digital assets integrate into global financial infrastructure, institutional allocators, enterprise treasuries, and professional market participants confront a foundational operational challenge: how should these assets be securely guarded, and who controls access permissions? In legacy financial markets, trusted intermediaries such as custodian banks and prime brokerages handle asset safekeeping. Users establish ownership through identity records […]

An Institutional Analysis of Asset Custody and Private Key Architecture

cryptographic private key management, MPC technology, and multi-sig frameworks for treasuries

As the digital asset market matures, financial institutions, enterprise treasuries, and high-net-worth market participants face a vital operational imperative: establishing a secure infrastructure for digital asset management. Unlike traditional financial systems, blockchain ecosystems fundamentally restructure the mechanics of capital ownership. In legacy banking, asset validation relies on identity registers maintained by intermediaries. In the digital […]

The Institutional Guide to Self-Custody: Achieving Complete Control Over Digital Assets

key architectures & security protocols for institutional digital asset self-custody

The Paradigm Shift Toward Self-Custody In the rapidly evolving digital asset landscape, institutional investors and market participants are increasingly confronting a foundational question: who ultimately controls your crypto assets? Over the past several years, the collapse of prominent centralized trading platforms, sudden freezing of client funds, and arbitrary account restrictions have underscored a systemic vulnerability. […]

Ooi Sang Kuang

Chairman, Non-Executive Director

Mr. Ooi is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of OCBC Bank, Singapore. He served as a Special Advisor in Bank Negara Malaysia and, prior to that, was the Deputy Governor and a Member of the Board of Directors.

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