{ "item_title" : "Crypto Exchange Risk Governance", "item_author" : [" Alessio Faccia "], "item_description" : "Crypto exchanges control billions in customer assets, process continuous trading and connect financial markets with blockchain infrastructure. Their governance failures create consequences far beyond price volatility. Weak custody, hidden related-party exposure, unreliable reserves, cyber intrusion and regulatory breach might place customers, directors and counterparties at immediate risk.Crypto Exchange Risk Governance provides a practical guide to the financial, operational, technological and regulatory controls required for responsible digital asset exchange management. Alessio Faccia examines how boards, executives, auditors, compliance officers and risk professionals should govern centralised, decentralised and hybrid exchange structures.The book begins with crypto exchange business structures, market organisation and corporate accountability. It explains board duties, executive authority, risk appetite, tolerance limits and control ownership. Detailed discussion shows how conflicts of interest, founder dominance, proprietary trading and related-party transactions might weaken customer protection.Financial risk receives close attention. Readers gain a clear account of crypto market volatility, price formation, order books, market makers and manipulation risk. Further sections examine liquidity management, counterparty credit, settlement, stablecoin exposure and exchange treasury. The analysis connects proof of reserves with asset ownership, liability completeness, solvency, liquidity and financial reporting.Customer asset protection forms the operational core of the book. Dedicated chapters address wallet architecture, private keys, hot and cold storage, multi-signature controls and custody reconciliation. The discussion also covers cyberattacks, fraud, insider threats, transaction monitoring, customer asset segregation and withdrawal management.Technology governance receives equal attention through detailed treatment of cloud infrastructure, outsourcing, business continuity and disaster recovery. Readers learn how infrastructure dependency, provider concentration, system failure and weak recovery planning affect trading, custody and customer access.Regulatory coverage includes crypto exchange licensing, cross-border duties, anti-money-laundering controls, customer due diligence and sanctions screening. The book explains token listing governance, market surveillance and consumer protection. Internal audit, control testing and regulatory reporting connect policy with evidence and board accountability.The final chapter examines crisis management, resolution planning and exchange failure. It shows how liquidity shortages, cyber incidents, banking interruption, stablecoin stress and misconduct might combine within one event. It also explains how accurate records, asset segregation and tested recovery procedures support an orderly response.Crypto Exchange Risk Governance serves directors, founders, auditors, accountants, regulators, compliance professionals, risk officers, investors and digital asset executives. It also supports university teaching and professional training in fintech, cryptocurrency regulation, blockchain risk and exchange governance.Readers will gain practical criteria for assessing whether an exchange controls its assets, understands its liabilities and operates within lawful boundaries. The book connects digital asset custody, crypto exchange compliance, proof of reserves, market surveillance, AML, stablecoin risk and cybersecurity governance within one structured resource.Strong exchange governance depends on clear authority, verifiable assets, reliable data and independent challenge. Crypto Exchange Risk Governance provides the analytical foundation for evaluating those conditions before market stress exposes hidden weaknesses.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/818/863/9798188635275_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "34.99", "online_price" : "34.99", "our_price" : "34.99", "club_price" : "34.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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