The trade-off between key security and signing flexibility in institutional-grade digital asset custody is finding a new solution through deep hardware integration.
Blockchain infrastructure provider Blockstream and France’s Thales Group have jointly launched an enterprise-grade custody solution, for the first time fully encapsulating a multiparty computation protocol to run inside a hardware security module.
Traditional solutions often execute some signing steps in general-purpose computing environments. The new architecture instead combines protected hardware with threshold-signature technology to ensure that sensitive keys are never exposed to networked systems throughout their lifecycle.
By combining distributed authorization with tamper-resistant physical hardware, this infrastructure gives financial institutions support that balances efficiency and attack resistance across offline cold storage and compliant settlement.
Blockchain infrastructure provider Blockstream and France’s Thales Group have jointly launched an enterprise-grade custody solution, for the first time fully encapsulating a multiparty computation protocol to run inside a hardware security module.
Traditional solutions often execute some signing steps in general-purpose computing environments. The new architecture instead combines protected hardware with threshold-signature technology to ensure that sensitive keys are never exposed to networked systems throughout their lifecycle.
By combining distributed authorization with tamper-resistant physical hardware, this infrastructure gives financial institutions support that balances efficiency and attack resistance across offline cold storage and compliant settlement.