Platform risk
Money you have sent to an exchange is a claim on a company, not a balance in a bank. These files cover what that means when the company fails, who is on the hook, and what holding your own keys really trades away.
Every file in this group
Can an exchange take your money?Six different failures get called the same thing. They behave differently and you can only defend against some.Settled
Is my crypto insured?What FDIC and SIPC actually cover, why crypto sits outside both, and what reserve funds really are.Settled
"Not your keys, not your coins"What the phrase is claiming, when it holds, and the failure mode nobody puts on the slogan.True with conditions
Is my crypto exchange licensed?Match the company in your contract to the permission covering your country and service. US, UK and EU lookup steps.Checkable
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