Part of the CustodyStress archive of observed Bitcoin custody incidents
CS-00352
Documentation absent — exchange 2016
BlockedCase description
A Bitcoin investment fund that had raised BTC from retail investors in 2014 refused to publish audited accounts in 2016, instead providing only a PDF with no verifiable on-chain references. When investors demanded independent audits, the operator became unresponsive. Investors had no documented redemption rights and the fund's BTC holdings were never independently verified.
Custody context
| Stress condition | Documentation absent |
| Custody system | Exchange custody |
| Outcome | Blocked |
| Documentation | Unknown |
| Year observed | 2016 |
| Country | Unknown |
Structural dependencies observed
What this illustrates
Nobody had written down how to get back in. That knowledge existed only in the owner's head. Access was not recoverable.
Outcome interpretation
Access was not possible under the reported conditions.
Source
Publicly Reported
Evidence type
Forum post
Evidence link
Related cases involving documentation absent
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Framework references
Where Bitcoin Custody Intersects Legal and Fiduciary Authority
Where custody creates gaps in estate planning, fiduciary duty, and professional responsibility.
Professional Scope Boundary Matrix
What each professional or product covers, what they do not, and where gaps form between them.
The Independent Assessment Layer in Bitcoin Custody
How independent diagnostic layers emerge when multiple parties depend on shared infrastructure.
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