Field Notes
Field Notes
Practical notes on offline custody reports, variance classification, and vault observation — written from the Hong Kong desk.
Short pieces for treasury and operations readers who close offline wallets. No generic productivity essays — only questions that show up in the pack.
When a family office needs a mid-cycle reconciliation
Triggers that justify an ad-hoc offline custody pack between year-end closes.
Attestation sheets that survive a second reader
Signer names, thresholds, and wallet IDs — the three fields that most often drift between ceremony and custody report.
Preparing a vault room for an independent observer
A short checklist so observation notes stay factual and the ceremony stays on schedule.
Four variance types we see in cold-wallet closes
Timing, dual listing, omission, and transcription — how the desk labels gaps before anyone argues about them.
What belongs in an offline custody report cut-off note
The cut-off paragraph auditors actually look for when cold-wallet balances meet the ledger.