Financial & Monetary Systems
Pricing capital and liquidity so useful projects get funded, and shocks don’t freeze the system.
Healthy uses
- Transparent reserve reporting and audits.
- Routine stress tests and scenario drills.
- Fair listings and market access with clear rules.
Risks to avoid
- Hidden leverage and maturity mismatches.
- Narrative-driven whiplash without circuit breakers.
- Predatory fee or access traps.
Controls & guardrails
- Reserve attestations; proof-of-liquidity standards.
- Circuit breakers and volatility controls.
- Conflicts-of-interest policy; disclosure cadence.
- Settlement and reconciliation SLOs.
- Segregation of duties; dual control on keys.
Signals & metrics
- Liquidity depth
- Spread volatility
- Settlement error rate
- Counterparty concentration
Tech hooks
Data Platform (ledger + warehouse), Security (KMS/HSM, signing), AI (anomaly/fraud), Compliance (AML/KYC records).
Related playbooks
Point A → Point B, Fast
Architecture Sprint (1–2 weeks): Current → Target → 1–90-day plan. D1 maps, D2 target, D3 plan, D4 exec brief.