For Non-Issuers

Independent diligence for institutions using a live asset.

This path is for centralized exchanges (CEXs), trading venues, custodians, funds, allocators, protocols, and other institutional users evaluating an asset that already exists. The goal is usually a listing decision, collateral decision, treasury decision, custody decision, or integration decision made on an independent basis.

The non-issuer mandate turns asset diligence into a usable decision record.

Non-issuers need a clear basis for listing, holding, supporting, accepting, or integrating a live asset. The report is written for the institution making that decision. It separates smart contract security risk, operational security risk, and financial risk so decision-makers can see the asset's strengths, the quality of supporting evidence, and the monitoring points that matter after onboarding.

Step 1

Decision and use-case mapping

We start with the actual question at hand: list it, hold it, custody it, accept it as collateral, or integrate it. The mandate determines which chains, contracts, reserves, counterparties, governance paths, and liquidity channels must be assessed.

Step 2

Independent evidence gathering

We combine on-chain evidence, public disclosures, reserve or collateral support, operational control indicators, market-structure facts, and relevant issuer statements into one independent evidence base.

Step 3

Domain-based risk assessment

The result is a structured view of smart contract, operational, and financial risks, the evidence behind each conclusion, and the monitoring indicators relevant to the exact decision you are making.

Step 4

Internal use or shared diligence

The assessment can remain internal, support listing committee materials, or be shared with partners who need a common baseline. In either case, the value is that the reasoning is explicit and independent.

Typical non-issuer use cases.

CEX listing review

  • Assess whether a live asset is ready to list and what should be monitored after listing.
  • Understand smart contract exposure, privileged control paths, issuer dependencies, reserve support, and liquidity or redemption profile.
  • Give listing, risk, legal, compliance, custody, and market-structure teams one shared reference point.

Treasury and collateral review

  • Determine whether an asset is suitable for treasury holdings.
  • Evaluate whether a stablecoin or token should be accepted as collateral.
  • Map the conditions that should be monitored for exits, valuation, redemption, and operational control.

The governing question

If your institution lists, holds, custodies, accepts, or integrates this asset, what should you understand on day one and what should you keep monitoring over time? The non-issuer process is designed to make that decision explicit.