Digital Asset Custodian

An asset custodian is a person or entity that has the responsibility to look after assets of value on behalf of an investor or client. In this case the custodian is responsible for looking after digital assets like BTC and ETH. 

Unlike traditional assets, custody of digital assets requires sophisticated security and internal control processes to ensure that the clients’ assets are stored safely and securely. Unlike traditional assets, digital assets have an added set of risks. For example, if a person loses their private key, then they will be unable to access those assets. This poses a very high key man risk in the long term. 

As a result, institutions often appoint a third party custodian to manage and store their digital assets. Digital asset custodians usually require a license from a regulator within their jurisdiction to ensure safety measures and security are up to standard.

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Prior to joining the Brooker Group, Varit was an auditor at Deloitte in Bangkok and received a BA in science in accounting and finance from Lehigh University and a master’s degree in accounting from Boston College.