Custody as the foundation of institutional adoption
Institutional investors and regulated issuers cannot hold tokenized assets without trusted custody. Custody providers secure the private keys that control tokens, operate the controls that satisfy auditors and regulators, and integrate with the trading and settlement systems that move assets. Custody is therefore foundational to the entire RWA ecosystem.
Jobs in this category build and operate that infrastructure — from key-management engineering to the operational controls that keep institutional assets safe.
Roles in digital asset custody
Custody engineering (including MPC and multi-sig key management), security architecture, operations and controls, compliance and risk, and client services. Employers include dedicated custodians, exchanges operating custody, and platforms building self-custody infrastructure.