Our research collectively address the security challenges and solutions within the cryptocurrency ecosystem, particularly focusing on exchanges and digital asset custodians. They illuminate the risks associated with centralized exchanges, such as vulnerability to hacks, lack of user control over private keys, and potential audit manipulation, while highlighting the benefits of decentralized exchanges and hardware wallets for enhanced user control and security. The texts also outline industry standards like IEEE and ISO, designed to establish ethical practices, operational procedures, and technical requirements for secure asset management, alongside discussions of internal policies and insurance solutions aimed at fostering trust and resilience against cyber threats and financial crime.
