Introducing Automatic Asset Extraction (AAE)
The technology driving digital asset recoverability.
What is AAE?
AAE is a programmable recovery technology that keeps assets accessible even if keys, infrastructure, or custodians fail. It works silently in the background and activates only when needed.
Integrates with your custody provider
No keys required
Maintain asset access during a crisis
How Circuit’s Automatic Asset Extraction Makes Assets Recoverable
Circuit uses pre-signed transactions to move assets out of danger.
Disaster Strikes:
Hack, key loss, counterparty failure, wallet outage, accidental lockout.
01
Defined Recovery Plan
Client connects current wallet infrastructure, defines backup wallets, and governance rules.
02
Client-Side Signing
Client signs transaction to sweep assets. Transaction is encrypted and ready to publish in disaster.
Disaster Strikes:
Hack, key loss, counterparty failure, wallet outage, accidental lockout.
03
Broadcast Transaction
When triggered, pre-signed transaction is manually or automatically sent to the chain.
04
Operations Resumed
Assets sent to backup wallet, even when main wallet is inacessible or compromised.
How It Works
AAE runs in two modes: Normal Operation and Emergency Recovery.
Where assets should move if failure occurs: e.g. qualified custody, HSMs, insurers, or alternative MPC wallets.
Automatically signed using your existing infra, then stored securely by Circuit.
Circuit automatically updates transactions as asset positions change.
Transactions remain dormant and secure, not broadcast to the blockchain.
Activated automatically (e.g. cyberattack, internal collusion) or manually (e.g. custodian outage, technology failure).
Recovery is gated by seperate, policy-defined paths (e.g MFA, quorum).
The most recent, valid transaction is broadcast, moving assets to the pre-defined backup wallet.
Why it Matters
Reduced Insurance Premiums
Insurers reduce pricing when worst-case loss exposure is materially lower.
Mitigate Downtime Risk
Recover assets as quickly as the chain confirms transactions.
Contain Hacks and Insider Threats
Automatically move assets to pre-approved vaults when compromise is detected, without quorum delays.
Policy-based recovery
A governed process, not manual key operations.
Run recovery drills without risk
Validate recovery paths before incidents to prove controls work.
Eliminate third-party dependency
Circuit doesn’t need your keys, and recovery requires no special external trust.
AAE makes preventing catastrophic losses as automated, policy-driven, and secure as the rest of your custody infrastructure.
No scrambling. No delay. Just security that works.
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