Guides
Guides & explainers
Short guides on regulation, custody, Proof of Reserves and related venue topics.
Legal entity
Who Actually Operates OKX?How VenueVeritas separates the OKX brand from legal entities and regulatory records in the public evidence graph.
Regulation
What Does a VARA Licence Actually Cover?How to read a VARA-related regulatory record on VenueVeritas without over-generalising to a global brand approval.
Proof of reserves
Proof of Reserves Is Not an AuditWhy VenueVeritas treats PoR snapshots as public-record signals — not solvency proofs or safety rankings.
Methodology
Brand vs Legal Entity: Why Crypto Regulation Is Easy to MisreadThe core VenueVeritas thesis: brands are not licences; public records attach to entities and instruments.
Public records
How to Check Whether an Exchange Licence Is RealA field checklist for verifying crypto venue regulatory claims using public registers and VenueVeritas record pages.
Methodology
Does Regulation Mean a Crypto Exchange Is Safe?Why a published regulatory record is not a safety rating, solvency proof, or recommendation.
Regulation
Crypto Exchange Licence vs RegistrationWhy licence, registration, authorization, and exemption are not interchangeable public-record labels.
EU
MiCA Licence vs VASP RegistrationWhy a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) CASP authorization is not inferred from an older VASP registration.
Custody
Crypto Exchange Custody ExplainedHow VenueVeritas records custody claims as source-stated facts under documented scope — not as a safety model.
Legal entity
Why Crypto Exchanges Use Multiple Legal EntitiesWhy one brand can map to several contracting entities — and why that is not a ranking signal.
Regulation
Can One Crypto Exchange Have Multiple Regulators?Yes — because regulators attach to entities and instruments, not to a single global brand object.
Geographic restrictions
Why Crypto Exchange Availability Differs by CountryGeographic restriction rows are published operator-terms or disclosure facts — not a legality opinion and not a complete world map.
Methodology
What “Regulated Crypto Exchange” Actually MeansThe phrase is not a binary. VenueVeritas only uses it when tied to a named entity, instrument, and source.
Proof of Reserves
Proof of Reserves vs a Financial AuditWhy a Proof-of-Reserves snapshot and a financial audit are different artefacts — and why VenueVeritas does not treat one as the other.
Methodology
What an Exchange Audit Can and Cannot ProveHow to read a published audit or attestation without converting it into a brand-level safety rating.
Methodology
How VenueVeritas Verifies Primary SourcesThe publication rule: a fact is publishable only when it can be tied to a named source, a review, and a verification date.