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Security Apr 2, 2026

How we think about custody (hot vs cold)

A pragmatic split between user experience and blast radius.

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Abstract vault and layers representing hot and cold custody
Abstract vault and layers representing hot and cold custody

Hot wallets power instant flows; cold storage caps what is reachable online. The goal is not “zero hot balance”—it is predictable maximum loss with monitoring, rate limits, and manual overrides for large withdrawals.

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