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Digital Asset Custodian

Q: What is Digital Asset Custodian?

A digital asset custodian is an organization or service that holds, safeguards, and administers digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and tokenized securities on behalf of clients under defined technical, operational, and regulatory controls. Expanded Explanation 1. Technical Function and Core Characteristics A digital asset custodian provides secure storage and management of private cryptographic keys that control blockchain-based assets. It implements controls such as hardware security

Digital asset custodian is an entity or service that holds and secures blockchain-based assets and the associated private keys for clients, providing controlled access, transaction processing, and compliance-oriented safeguards for enterprises that need governed exposure to cryptocurrencies or tokenized instruments.

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curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"digital-asset-custodian"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

REST

GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/178db45a-4116-4310-8e69-e8b583b744e1

CLI

di get-glossary --slug digital-asset-custodian

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It sits in a glossary	Linked to Data Custodian, Cryptocurrency, Digital Identity Wallet, Digital Certificate	`inDefinedTermSet`

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