The Vault

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀? As institutional adoption grows, the need for secure, regulated infrastructure continues to grow with it. At The Vault, we provide Swiss and EU regulated digital asset infrastructure for institutions — from secure custody and treasury management to back-office operations and wallet infrastructure. Get in touch to learn more: ✉️ info@thevault.inc 🌐 thevault.inc

Most regulated institutions cannot stake without leaving custody. Moving assets out to reach staking infrastructure breaks the exact controls their compliance frameworks are built on. So the assets sit idle. @thevault_soft and P2P.org just removed that tradeoff. 🧵

𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. In June, our CEO, Artem Stopnevich, joined a panel discussion at The (Un)Banked Conference by @INPUT_global in Amsterdam, alongside industry leaders from @BitGo, @vaneck_us, and @CoinSharesCo. Together, they explored what it takes to operate digital assets at institutional scale, discussing custody, compliance, settlement, liquidity, tokenisation, stablecoins, real-world assets (RWAs), operational risk, and the challenges of moving from pilot projects to production environments. One of the key takeaways was how closely connected banking, fintech, and digital assets have become. Rather than focusing on separate industries, the discussion centred on the shared challenges around trust, infrastructure, governance, and the movement of value. 🔗The full panel discussion is now available on YouTube: lnkd.in/dd5iAycR

𝟑𝟑% 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀. That’s one of the key findings from the latest EY-Parthenon × Coinbase Institutional Investor Survey 2025. The full ranking of institutional concerns: 52% — Regulatory uncertainty 47% — Market volatility 33% — Secure custody These findings show that institutional adoption isn’t driven by market opportunity alone. Alongside regulation and volatility, organisations are placing increasing attention on the infrastructure that supports digital assets. Secure custody has become an important part of how institutions evaluate digital asset investments.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁? Address whitelisting is a security feature that limits withdrawals to a predefined list of trusted wallet addresses. Here’s how it works: 1️⃣ An organisation creates a list of approved wallet addresses. 2️⃣ Withdrawals are only allowed to those addresses. 3️⃣ Any new address must go through an approval process before it can receive funds. This simple control helps prevent: ▫️Unauthorised withdrawals to unknown wallets. ▫️Costly human errors. ▫️Weak internal approval processes. Address whitelisting doesn’t replace security technologies like MPC or role-based access controls. It adds another layer of protection by ensuring assets can only move to destinations your organisation has already approved. For institutions managing digital assets, small controls like this can make a significant difference.

Meet Boban Saric, our Sales Lead, who helps financial institutions, fintechs, exchanges, and enterprises adopt digital asset infrastructure. With more than eight years of experience in institutional sales, commercial strategy, custody technology, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market execution, Boban combines a deep understanding of digital asset infrastructure with a consultative, value-driven approach. He specialises in translating complex technologies into practical business solutions for regulated financial institutions and enterprise clients, helping them navigate the evolving digital asset landscape with confidence. Passionate about building long-term partnerships and developing scalable commercial processes, Boban is focused on driving the adoption of institutional digital asset services.

𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁. We took the stage at industry events, including The (Un)Banked Conference in Amsterdam (organized by @INPUT_global), Family Office Connect Cyprus, and the TechPro Community Meetup, which we hosted with @techislandcy. Our own Networking Event with @hinkal_protocol brought the community together, where we announced our strategic partnership focused on bringing privacy to institutional custody. At @iFXEXPO International, we met the industry face to face at our own booth, connecting with professionals across trading, fintech, payments, and digital assets. This month, we also started talking more about our product updates — this time focused on strengthening security and account protection across the platform. This June, we were mentioned in 20+ publications with a combined reach of 1.79M+, including @beincrypto, @YahooFinance, @MENAFN, and others. A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth, joined our events, and took the time to connect with us. We truly appreciate every conversation and every new connection. More updates are on the way. Stay tuned.

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆. Our dedicated R&D practice focuses on multi-party computation, key management, and digital asset security. We develop proprietary cryptographic solutions, conduct academic research published in peer-reviewed journals, and actively contribute to the standards the industry will rely on next. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: The cryptography behind your infrastructure is not a solved engineering problem. Protocols evolve, new attack vectors emerge, and threat models continue to change as the digital asset ecosystem matures. Building secure infrastructure requires continuous research, validation, and adaptation. Our research is not a parallel academic activity. It directly informs the cryptography we design, the security mechanisms we implement, and the architecture we bring into production. By combining scientific research with practical engineering, we build infrastructure designed to remain resilient not only against today’s threats, but also against the challenges of tomorrow.

Privacy and institutional custody should work together, not exist as separate layers. Together with Hinkal, we are integrating confidential stablecoin transactions into The Vault’s custody experience. This will allow clients to keep transaction amounts, senders and recipients private, while maintaining their existing keys, custody setup and compliance controls.

Confidential stablecoin custody is coming to The Vault. Through Hinkal SDK, @thevault_soft is bringing private stablecoin transactions directly into its institutional custody platform. The product experience stays the same, while privacy is added underneath. Clients can deposit, send, withdraw, and settle stablecoins without revealing balances, payment amounts, counterparties, or transaction paths on-chain. This enables enterprises to operate in stablecoins without exposing sensitive financial activity to competitors, counterparties, or the public, while selective disclosure remains available for regulators, auditors, and approved parties. Same wallet keys, same compliance controls, no custody migration. Privacy, built into your stack. Powered by Hinkal.

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁. The discussion focused on a question many engineering teams are facing today: has DevOps become more complex than it needs to be? From evolving toolchains and layered processes to the balance between efficiency and complexity, the conversation brought together different perspectives and real-world experiences from across the industry. The Vault was represented by our DevOps Platform Lead, Nikita Nadezhin, who joined the discussion and shared his perspective alongside fellow industry experts. A big thank you to all speakers and our moderator: ▪️Alex Toumazis, Staff Software Engineer at Yelp ▪️Dmitry Kuryanovich, Head of Maintenance at Wargaming ▪️Ruslan Lazukov, Delivery Manager & Co-head of Internal Development at DataArt ▪️Liza Charalambous, Co-founder & CTO at Malloc (Moderator) Thank you to TechIsland for another great collaboration and to everyone who joined us, asked questions, shared ideas, and stayed for networking afterwards. We’re proud to support initiatives that bring the Cyprus tech community together and look forward to the next meetup.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳? Most wallets rely on a single private key. If it’s stolen, compromised, or exposed, the attacker gains control. MPC (Multi-Party Computation) takes a different approach. Instead of storing one complete key, it splits cryptographic control into multiple independent shares distributed across devices and servers. No single share can authorize a transaction on its own, and no complete key exists in one place. Why does this matter? In 2025, crypto hacks resulted in more than $3.4B in losses. Many incidents ultimately came down to a single point of failure: one compromised key, device, or credential. MPC removes that single point of failure. Even if one share is compromised, it cannot be used to move assets on its own. For institutions managing digital assets, security is no longer just about protecting keys. It’s about eliminating the conditions that make a compromise possible in the first place. #MPC #DigitalAssets #Custody #CryptoSecurity #Cybersecurity #InstitutionalFinance #TheVault

Last week, our CEO, Artem Stopnevich, took part in The (Un)Banked Conference in Amsterdam, where The Vault was also proud to support the event as a sponsor. Artem joined a panel discussion moderated by Katie Perry alongside Jody Mettler, COO at BitGo, Thijs van Boven, Head Trader, Digital Assets at VanEck, and James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares. Together, they discussed what happens when organizations move assets onchain, how institutions balance technology and governance, and the challenges of transitioning from pilot projects to production environments. One of the strongest takeaways from the event was how closely connected banking, fintech, and digital assets have become. Across the discussions, the focus was no longer on separate industries, but on shared challenges around trust, infrastructure, governance, and the movement of value. A big thank you to @INPUT_global for bringing together such a strong group of speakers and industry leaders. We’re proud to be part of such a forward-thinking community and look forward to continuing the conversation.

$𝟏𝟕𝗕 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. According to the FTC, nearly 30% of reported scam losses now begin on social media, totaling $2.1B. Investment scams originating from social platforms alone accounted for $1.1B in losses. The tactics are evolving fast: fake celebrity endorsements, deepfake videos, impersonation of exchanges and wallets through DMs, AI-generated calls, and giveaway scams tied to wallet connections. For digital asset companies, this creates a different kind of security challenge. Social media is no longer just a marketing channel. It has become part of the attack surface and part of institutional trust. How a company handles account verification, communication, impersonation attempts, and user education increasingly says a lot about how it handles security overall.

Artem Stopnevich, CEO of The Vault, will be speaking at The (un)Banked Conference on June 3 in Amsterdam, hosted by @INPUT_global during Money20/20 Europe. The event brings together leaders from banking, fintech, and digital assets to discuss how financial systems are evolving as more infrastructure moves onchain. This year’s conversations will focus on payments, custody, trading, yield infrastructure, regulation, and the future relationship between traditional finance and digital assets. The conference will take place at Fosbury & Sons Members Club in the heart of Amsterdam and will feature keynote talks, focused panel discussions, and curated networking with industry decision-makers. If you’ll be attending, we’d be glad to connect and continue the conversation. 🔗Join the conversation: luma.com/theunbankedcon…