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komainu

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Komainu

  • Name: Komainu
  • URL: https://komainu.com/
  • Category: institutional digital-asset custody / collateral-and-venue-connectivity layer / regulated staking services
  • Summary: Komainu is institutional custody that keeps trying to own the surrounding workflow too. The pitch is not just segregated safekeeping; it is venue connectivity, collateral lockups, liquidation handling, and custodial staking inside the same regulated perimeter. That is the point of the note: once assets enter the stack, the operator gets more chances to stay in the path.
  • What it does:
    • Provides institutional custody with segregated, on-chain wallets, off-balance-sheet asset treatment, and multi-jurisdiction regulatory framing
    • Offers Komainu Connect so clients can trade, borrow, and lend while assets remain in custody instead of being pre-funded to third-party venues
    • Offers Komainu CORE, a collateral-management service with lock controls, enforceable notices of exclusive control, whitelisted counterparty management, and liquidation support for default scenarios
    • Runs a custodial staking service where institutions can delegate assets and compound rewards while keeping assets in regulated, segregated custody
    • Publishes a client documentation surface including supported-assets information and repeatedly frames the platform around on-chain visibility, reporting, governance, and bankruptcy-remote segregation
  • Key claims:
    • The homepage says Komainu provides an “institutional gateway” with seamless, connected, and secure services for digital assets, and the 2026 CORE launch post says the company is backed by Laser Digital and Blockstream
    • The custody page says Komainu supports custody for 40+ native blockchains and over 6,000 tokens while keeping client assets in bankruptcy-remote segregated on-chain wallets
    • The Komainu Connect page says clients can trade, borrow, and lend without pre-funding third-party venues because assets remain in segregated wallets with on-chain transparency and Account Control Agreements
    • The Komainu CORE page and launch post say the service is meant for collateralized trading, borrowing, lending, and settlement, with lock mechanisms, whitelisted counterparties, API visibility, and liquidation workflows in default scenarios
    • The staking page says Komainu automates delegation and reward compounding for institutional PoS participation while maintaining segregated custody and reporting through the Komainu Portal
    • The security page says Komainu uses a zero-trust architecture, 24/7 monitoring, regular external penetration testing, SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II attestations, and ISO 27001 certification
    • The entities page is a useful primary source because it shows actual jurisdictional and regulatory footprint across Jersey, Dubai VARA, the UK FCA MLR register, Italy OAM, and Singapore corporate presence
  • Whitepaper: No canonical Komainu whitepaper or litepaper surfaced in this pass. The strongest current primary sources are the official service pages for custody / Connect / CORE / staking, the security and entities pages, the supported-assets docs page, and the 2026 CORE launch announcement; see ../whitepapers/komainu-primary-sources-2026-04-27.md.
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Control surface

  • Assets may remain visible onchain, but the leverage sits in counterparty admission, collateral lock semantics, liquidation rights, venue reach, reporting defaults, and which staking or governance paths remain available from inside custody.

  • That is the useful cut here: visible settlement does not make the surrounding workflow neutral.

  • In plain English: this is custody, but with extra chances to stay indispensable after deposit.

  • Last reviewed: 2026-06-01 UTC

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