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Digital Asset Risk Disclosure
- Effective date
- 2026-09-01
- Last updated
- 2026-09-01
- Document ID
- digital-asset-risk
Primary risk warning
Digital assets involve substantial risk and may experience significant price volatility. Prices may increase or decrease rapidly, and users may lose some or all of the funds committed to a transaction.
Market Risk
Market prices may move adversely and without warning.
Price Volatility
Digital-asset prices can change rapidly over short periods.
Liquidity Risk
An asset or position may not be executable or closable at the expected price or time.
Execution Risk
Instructions may be delayed, rejected, fail or execute differently from an indicative price.
Technology Risk
Software, hardware, connectivity or integration failures may affect access or transaction processing.
Cybersecurity Risk
Accounts, devices, networks and service providers may be targeted by malicious activity.
Blockchain & Network Risk
Congestion, reorganization, protocol changes or network failure may delay or prevent transactions.
Custody Risk
Where custody applies, loss, access restrictions or provider failure may affect assets.
Stablecoin Risk
A stablecoin may lose its intended reference value or face issuer, reserve, liquidity or redemption risk.
Counterparty Risk
A party relied upon for a transaction or service may fail to perform.
Staking Risk
Rewards are estimates and may be affected by lock periods, validator performance, protocol rules, fees or slashing where applicable.
Smart Contract Risk
Where smart contracts apply, defects, exploits or unexpected behavior may result in loss.
Operational Risk
People, processes, systems or external events may interrupt or impair service.
Regulatory Risk
Legal or regulatory change may affect availability, eligibility, assets or services.
Leverage Risk
Where leverage applies, gains and losses may be amplified.
Liquidation Risk
Where liquidation applies, a position may be closed automatically and losses may occur rapidly.
Third-Party Dependency
Market data, networks, protocols and other services may depend on third parties.
Service Interruption
Maintenance, outages or exceptional conditions may restrict access or processing.
Force Majeure
Events outside reasonable control may delay or prevent performance where applicable.