Get started with Custodial Wallets
This quick start guide helps you explore and evaluate Cobo’s Custodial Wallets. By following these simple steps, you’ll be able to test our core features and assess if our institutional-grade custody service meets your needs:
Prerequisites
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Contact our sales team to acquire your account activation link.
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An iOS device to run Cobo Guard, an iOS app designed by Cobo for multi-factor authentication (MFA) and operation approval.
Set up accounts and organization
As the first admin of your organization, complete these initial steps to configure your account and organization:
Create an account
Use the activation link from our sales team to create your Cobo Portal account.
Set up Cobo Guard
- Log in to Cobo Portal.
- For testing purposes, use the development environment.
- For production, use the production environment.
- Click Guide at the bottom left, and click Set up Cobo Guard.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to install Cobo Guard on your iOS device and link your account with your Cobo Guard.
Configure governance policies and user roles
Set up governance policies and user roles
Set up governance policies and user roles
Configuring governance policies and user roles is essential for managing access control and security in your organization.
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Governance policies define approval rules for key operations (such as member deletion, organization freezing, and API key management), using mechanisms such as auto-approval, auto-rejection, and approval quorum. You can edit governance policies if the default ones don’t align with your organizational needs.
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User roles enable you to assign specific permissions to designated members within your organization. When you assign a role to a member, they can only perform actions allowed by that role. For instance, a member with the Viewer role can see wallet information but cannot withdraw tokens. Cobo offers preset user roles. You can also create custom roles tailored to your specific requirements.
As an example, you could set up a governance policy requiring approval from at least two members with either Admin or Manager roles before deleting a member, as illustrated in the screenshot below.
Invite members
- Log in to Cobo Portal.
- For testing purposes, use the development environment.
- For production, use the production environment.
- Click the profile icon at the bottom left, and then click Organization.
- Click Members. On the Members page, click Invite Members.
- Enter the member’s email address and name, and then select appropriate user roles.
Confirm on Cobo Guard that this invitation was initiated by you. Also, as a default governance policy, at least half of your organization admins must approve the invitation request on Cobo Guard.
Upon receiving the invitation, new members should create their own accounts and set up Cobo Guard as described in the previous sections.
Add chains
View and manage the chains available for your organization:
- Log in to Cobo Portal.
- For testing purposes, use the development environment.
- For production, use the production environment.
- Click the profile icon at the bottom left, and then click Pricing Plans.
- Navigate to Supported Chains and click the Chain Management icon.
- On the Chain Management page, review the list of available chains. If the chains you need are not present, click Add Chains to include additional chains for your organization’s use.
Make a deposit
- Log in to Cobo Portal.
- For testing, use the development environment.
- For production, use the production environment.
- Click
> Custodial Wallets. - A default wallet is automatically created for you. You can also create a new one if needed.
- Click the wallet you want to deposit into.
- Locate the token you want to deposit into the wallet, and then click
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- Click Copy Address to copy the deposit address.
- Proceed to your preferred external wallet to initiate the transfer to the deposit address you have copied.
Configure transaction policies
Configure transaction policies
Configure transaction policies
Transaction policies are essential measures to secure your digital asset operations. When a transaction starts, it’s checked against your organization’s transaction policies in sequential order. If it matches a policy’s trigger condition, the specified action will be taken: auto-approve, auto-reject, or an approval quorum process.
In this guide, we’ll create a policy that requires 2-of-3 Admin approval for large USDT withdrawals to non-trusted addresses. For other policy setups and advanced configurations, see Set up token transfer policy.
Prerequisites
- You have invited enough members to have at least 3 members in the organization and have assigned the Admin user role to at least 3 of them.
Configure a trusted receiving address list
First, create a list of trusted addresses that are pre-approved for withdrawals:
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Log in to Cobo Portal.
- For testing, use the development environment.
- For production, use the production environment.
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Click
> Transaction Policies. -
Navigate to the Address Lists tab and click Create List.
- Enter a name for your address list, then click Confirm.
- Click your newly created address list, click Add Address, then enter your trusted addresses.
- Click Submit and verify with your Google Authenticator code.
For more details on managing address lists, including batch uploads, see Address list.
Create the transaction policy
Now, let’s set up a policy with these security rules:
- Trigger: Withdrawals over 30,000,000 USDT to non-trusted addresses
- Action: Require approval from 2 out of 3 approvers with the Admin user role.
Follow these steps:
- In Cobo Portal, go to > Transaction Policies.
- Click Create Policy > Token Transfer.
- Configure the settings as shown in the screenshot:
- Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the policy setup.
Your policy is now active and will require 2-of-3 approval for any USDT withdrawal over 30,000,000 to non-trusted addresses. For more policy configurations and use cases, visit Set up token transfer policy.
Make a withdrawal
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Log in to Cobo Portal.
- For testing, use the development environment.
- For production, use the production environment.
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Click
> Custodial Wallets. -
Click the wallet from which you want to withdraw tokens.
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Locate the token you want to withdraw, then click
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Fill in the required information, then click Submit.
- Double confirm the withdrawal on Cobo Guard.
View transaction details and status
After making a transfer to or from your Asset Wallets, you can view its transaction status in > Transaction History.
What’s next
Configure transaction policies
Setting up transaction policies is a crucial security measure that enables automated and controlled transaction approvals. To configure policies, see Configure transaction policies for detailed instructions.
Configure governance policies and user roles
Setting up governance policies and user roles is essential for managing access control and security in your organization. For detailed instructions, see Set up governance policies and user roles.
Integrate with our API
If you need programmatic access to manage your wallets, consider using Cobo’s WaaS 2.0 API. Our comprehensive developer guide will help you get started with the API integration.
Implement security best practices
Follow our security checklist to ensure your organization is implementing our security best practices.