Did you do your inside information trigger-mapping exercise?

Avoid improvising under pressure - designing a disclosure process during an incident might force you to do exactly that. Therefore, before the first difficult case arises, institutions should know which events could become price-sensitive, who must escalate them, who assesses the information and who is authorised to disclose - or delay disclosure.

That requires more than a legal policy. Security, legal, compliance, treasury, market operations and communications need a shared process for moving from technical facts to a legally sound market communication.

A simple traffic-light system can help:

🟢 Green - no trigger

The information is already public, too vague or insufficiently connected to a relevant crypto-asset or entity. Record the assessment where appropriate and close the case.

🟠 Amber - assessment required

The information is concrete and non-public, but its potential price impact remains unclear.

Limit access. Pause trading by those involved. Escalate promptly. Preserve the facts and the assessment trail.

🔴 Red - disclosure decision required

The information is precise, non-public and likely to have a significant effect on price.

Restrict access, prevent trading and tipping, preserve the record and initiate the agreed disclosure process. Any delay must be specifically assessed, justified and documented.

One rule cuts across Amber and Red: if confidentiality can no longer be maintained, reassess immediately.

Trigger mapping will not anticipate every incident. It ensures that the institution already knows who decides, on what evidence and through which publication process.

DAAvern helps institutions turn that framework into an operational and documented workflow. Reach out for a test access!