Step 1 · Live signal
Who is the actor?
A counterparty's domain is the cheapest identity signal to check. A domain registered last month is a different risk than one trading since 2009. This runs a live registration lookup (public RDAP data).
Step 2 · What can you prove?
The verification checklist
Check only what you have independently verified yourself, not what the counterparty told you. The four pillars come from the questions any zero-trust system asks.
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Close these gaps before you commit
- Your highest-value unverified items will appear here.