System 1
Digital Asset Custody & Wallet Architecture
High-throughput custody and wallet system for a centralized exchange operating across multiple blockchains.
What I owned
- Wallet architecture (Hot / Warm / Cold / Vault)
- Signing models and transaction authorization flows
- Deposit and withdrawal lifecycle
- Asset movement policies between layers
Why it mattered
This system secured and moved real customer assets at scale while maintaining operational resilience during peak load and incidents.
Key decisions(3)▾
- Where automation stops and manual controls start
- Trade-offs between speed, security, and operational risk
- When to rely on external services vs internal control
