We're excited to announce the integration of Solana into our digital asset custody platform. This strategic addition allows our customers to securely manage and safeguard SOL and Solana-based tokens using our robust and trusted infrastructure.

Current Integration Status: General Vaults

As of today, Solana integration is immediately available exclusively within our General Vaults. General Vaults are designed to meet the essential custody requirements of our users, providing secure, straightforward solutions for asset storage. Clients who prioritize simplicity and ease-of-use will find the integration of Solana assets particularly beneficial, as they can now manage and store their SOL tokens with confidence in our secure and proven custody environment.

Upcoming Solana Support: Smart and Automation Vaults

While immediate integration is limited to General Vaults, we understand the demand and value that our advanced features bring to many of our institutional clients and sophisticated individual users. Therefore, we're actively progressing toward enabling Solana support within our Smart Vaults and Automation Vaults in the near future. These advanced vaults will allow users to leverage more sophisticated security protocols, role-based permissions, automated transaction scheduling, and conditional workflows, significantly enhancing their asset management capabilities with Solana.

Our development teams are thoroughly testing and preparing these features to ensure they meet the rigorous security standards our clients have come to expect. We will keep you regularly updated on our progress and anticipated release timelines to help you plan accordingly.

Complete Endpoint Compatibility

An integral aspect of our phased Solana integration is complete endpoint compatibility. We're pleased to confirm that all endpoints within our platform now fully support Solana transactions and operations. This universal compatibility ensures that Solana assets can seamlessly integrate with your existing workflows and systems, enabling smooth interactions with the blockchain for transaction execution, monitoring, reporting, and other operational needs. Regardless of your vault type, our endpoints ensure a cohesive experience across your entire asset management environment.

Enhanced Security: EdDSA-based Key Management

Solana employs the EdDSA (Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm), a highly secure cryptographic system that necessitates careful and precise key management and backup practices. EdDSA keys provide robust protection for digital assets, but their loss or mismanagement can lead to irreversible asset loss. Recognizing the critical importance of secure key handling, we have proactively addressed these requirements with the release of an updated version of our open-source backup and restore tool.

This latest tool version has been specially enhanced to support the nuances of EdDSA key management, significantly reducing the risk of accidental key loss or unauthorized access. Although using our specific tool for creating backups is not mandatory, we strongly recommend its adoption for optimal results. Our team has carefully adapted and optimized this tool to ensure reliable, secure backups specifically for EdDSA keys, enabling users to manage their Solana assets safely and confidently.

Why Use Our Backup Tool?

While there are alternative backup tools available, our open-source solution provides significant advantages tailored explicitly to our platform's integration with Solana. By using our enhanced backup tool, users benefit from:

• Optimized Compatibility: Designed specifically for EdDSA keys used by Solana, ensuring maximum compatibility and reliability.
• Enhanced Security: Incorporates best practices in cryptographic security to prevent unauthorized access and protect sensitive data.
• Transparency and Trust: Being open-source, our tool allows independent verification and review by security experts and the community, fostering transparency and trust.
• Ease of Use: Developed to streamline the backup and restoration process, minimizing complexity and reducing potential user error.

Using our recommended backup tool helps ensure the integrity and recoverability of your Solana assets, giving you peace of mind and reducing the risks associated with digital asset management.

Action Required: Update Your Backup Procedures

Given the critical nature of key backups, we advise all users to promptly familiarize themselves with the updated backup procedures for EdDSA keys. Whether you choose our recommended tool or an alternative solution, regular backups are essential. Ensure these backups are stored securely, ideally across multiple encrypted storage media, and regularly verify their integrity. Taking these steps significantly enhances your protection against asset loss due to key mismanagement or unexpected technical issues.

Looking Ahead

Our phased integration approach prioritizes security, usability, and reliability. By initially releasing Solana integration in General Vaults and gradually expanding to Smart and Automation Vaults, we ensure thorough testing, robust security, and high-quality user experiences at every stage. We are committed to transparency regarding our integration roadmap, and we'll provide consistent updates as we approach each new milestone.

We appreciate your continued trust and support as we evolve our platform to include the most innovative blockchain technologies. Our goal remains to deliver secure, comprehensive, and cutting-edge solutions that meet the diverse needs of our valued users.

For detailed instructions on using the updated backup tool and more information on our Solana integration, please visit our documentation page or contact support.