{"id":549231,"date":"2026-01-30T18:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/why-proof-of-reserves-alone-doesnt-build-real-trust\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:42:20","slug":"why-proof-of-reserves-alone-doesnt-build-real-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/why-proof-of-reserves-alone-doesnt-build-real-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Why proof-of-reserves alone doesn\u2019t build real trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YzEwMmMtN2U5Yi03YzJlLTlhMTAtMTgzYTMwZjg3YTFiLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"Why proof-of-reserves alone doesn\u2019t build real trust\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proof-of-reserves shows assets at a single point in time, but it does not prove solvency, liquidity or sound governance. Here is what PoR misses and what real trust looks like.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-widget=\"explained-block-content\">\n<\/p><p><em>At its core, proof-of-reserves is a public demonstration that a custodian holds the assets it claims to hold on behalf of users, typically using cryptographic methods and onchain transparency.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">If every <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/learn\/articles\/centralized-vs-decentralized-crypto-exchanges\">crypto exchange<\/a> can publish a <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/what-are-proof-of-reserves-audits-and-how-do-they-work\">proof-of-reserves (PoR) report<\/a>, why can withdrawals still be delayed or halted during a crisis?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/why-proof-of-reserves-alone-doesn-t-build-real-trust\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proof-of-reserves shows assets at a single point in time, but it does not prove solvency, liquidity or sound governance. Here is what PoR misses and what real trust looks like. At its core, proof-of-reserves is a public demonstration that a custodian holds the assets it claims to hold on behalf of users, typically using cryptographic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":549232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-549231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}