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# Digital Asset Risk Management & Regulatory Capital Digital Asset-related Businesses & Securities

Digital Asset Corporate Intelligence for the Securities Industry

Uncover and explore connections to the universe of publicly traded digital asset-related businesses (DARBs) and ETPs with CRB Monitor's exhaustive database of digital asset-linked securities and associated risk classifications.

Comprehensive, Global Coverage

CRB Monitor's research team performs a daily global search of publicly traded DARBs and their traded securities. We exhaustively identify, classify, and bring all relevant information together - so you don't have to.

- DARB securities from 80+ global exchanges
- Country of regulation ratings on regulatory transparency, effectiveness, and enforcement
- Coverage of a broad range of security types including common equity, preferred equity, rights, warrants, units, convertible debt, ETPs, and DARB-themed market indices
- Coverage of all issuers with a connection to the digital-asset ecosystem, through their direct and indirect exposure to cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and asset-based tokens

 

Remove the Guesswork with Built-In Risk Tiering

Tier 1A: Digital Asset-Touching Businesses

Companies directly handling digital assets

Example: TradeStation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAD)

Tier 1B: Digital Asset Ecosystem Investors

Owners and investors of Tier 1A DARBs, digital asset-themed ETPs, and market indexes

Example: BIGG Digital Assets Inc (CSE: BIGG)

Tier 2: Primary Service Providers

Companies providing services to Tier 1 DARBs as a primary revenue source

Example: Northern Data AG (XETRA: NB2)

Tier 3: Incidental Service Providers

Companies providing services to Tier 1 DARBs as an incidental revenue source

Example: Otter Tail Corporation (Nasdaq: OTTR)

 

 CRB Monitor Tier Definitions for Digital Asset-Related Businesses

## Tier 1A

Risk: Very High

- Digital Asset Exchanges/Platforms
- Digital Asset Miners
- Digital Asset Issuers
- Custody & Administration
- Holders of Digital Assets
- DA - Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
- DA - Exchange Traded Note (ETN)
- DA - Closed-end Fund (CEF)
- DA & DARB - Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
- DA & DARB - Exchange Traded Note (ETN)
- DA & DARB - Closed-end Fund (CEF)
- DA - Futures

## Tier 1B

Risk: High

- DARB - Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
- DARB - Exchange Traded Note (ETN)
- DARB - Closed-end Fund (CEF)
- Fund of Funds
- DA – Options Based Strategy ETP

 Product & Service Providers to the DA Industry

## Tier 2

Risk: Moderate

≥ 50% of Revenues

- Software Providers
- Hardware Manufacturers
- Financial Services/Fintech
- Energy Providers
- Trademark/IP
- Blockchain Developers
- Professional Services
- Pre-Acquisition SPACs

## Tier 3

Risk: Mod/Low

< 50% of Revenues

- Software Providers
- Hardware Manufacturers
- Financial Services/Fintech
- Energy Providers
- Trademark/IP
- Blockchain Developers
- Professional Services
- Pre-Acquisition SPACs

 

 

Comprehensive Monitoring of the Digital Asset Ecosystem

- Over 3,000 digital asset-linked securities from more than 2,250 issuers
- Coverage of 900+ exchange-traded products (ETPs) and indices holding pure-play digital asset securities
- Global coverage: 80+ securities exchanges worldwide
- Coverage of issuers with direct and indirect exposure to digital assets

 

Critical Uses

- Pre-Trade Compliance & Portfolio Monitoring
- Basel & Regulatory Capital Requirement Calc
- AML/KYC and related Risks
- Settlement Risks (In Kind, Cash, Other)
- Portfolio/Index Construction

 

This new frontier for investors represents new risks for financial institutions of all sizes. As this asset class evolves, institutions need a reliable source of intelligence to protect their investor base.

CRB Monitor's rules-based methodology provides institutions with an essential tool that can be easily integrated into any risk and compliance platform.

 

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