# Custody

### Web3Auth Exploration

OLTA is actively exploring **Web3Auth** as a self-custody solution for investors, enabling secure key management and efficient onboarding.\
This approach allows users to retain ownership of their assets while benefiting from simplified authentication and recovery workflows.

In parallel, OLTA is reviewing the **legal and compliance implications** of adopting self-custody frameworks to ensure alignment with institutional standards.

***

### Institutional Custody Partners

For institutional allocators and regulated entities, OLTA considers integration with established custody providers, including:

* **Fireblocks** – widely adopted platform for digital asset custody, transfers, and secure MPC workflows.
* **Anchorage Digital** – federally chartered crypto bank in the US, offering qualified custody and regulatory alignment.

These providers enable secure asset storage with **insurance coverage**, **auditable controls**, and **institutional workflows**.

{% hint style="info" %}
What is MPC Custody?\
**Multi-Party Computation (MPC)** is a cryptographic method used by leading custody providers (e.g., Fireblocks, Anchorage) to secure digital assets.

* Instead of a single private key, the key is **split into multiple cryptographic shares**.
* These shares are distributed across different devices or servers, ensuring no single party ever holds the full key.
* To authorize a transaction, each party performs a partial computation on its share. The results are combined to produce a valid signature, without ever reconstructing the full key.

**Why it matters:**

* Removes the **single point of failure** risk.
* Enables flexible rules (e.g., 2-of-3 approvals).
* Provides **institutional-grade security** with compliance-friendly auditability.

MPC workflows make custody **safer, scalable, and resilient**, which is why they are now the standard for institutional digital asset custody.
{% endhint %}

***

### Retail Access

For retail users, OLTA will maintain compatibility with familiar wallet standards to ensure accessibility:

* **WalletConnect** – a universal protocol that connects OLTA to a broad range of retail wallets (e.g., MetaMask, Trust Wallet).

This dual approach allows OLTA to combine **institutional-grade custody** with **open retail participation**, ensuring a scalable and compliant custody framework.


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://oltafinance.gitbook.io/oltafinance/core-architecture/protocol-architecture/custody.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.