Key Loss and Custody Risk
German: Schlüsselverlust- und Verwahrrisiko
The risk of permanent loss of access to assets through lost, destroyed or compromised keys, for which no legal recovery procedure comparable to a lost certificate exists.
Why people look this up
Readers building operational controls and asking what insurance and custody arrangements actually cover.
Auf Deutsch
Schlüsselverlust- und Verwahrrisiko — Das Risiko des dauerhaften Zugriffsverlusts durch verlorene, zerstörte oder kompromittierte Schlüssel, für das kein Wiederherstellungsverfahren wie bei einer abhandengekommenen Urkunde besteht.
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Looking for how this maps to its traditional-finance counterpart rather than a standalone definition? See the Term Bridge, which also flags where the obvious analogy is wrong.