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DCM Core Architecture Map

A conceptual layers blueprint map representation of European digital asset registries, custody pipelines, and settlement infrastructures.

1. Settlement & Wholesales

LAYER L1

Bridges wholesale monetary infrastructure to on-chain environments, handling delivery-versus-payment (DvP) and transaction finality across legacy central bank rails and DLT components.

  • TARGET2 & RT1 Integration: Connecting Eurosystem settlement solutions to digital registries.
  • Wholesale CBDC Trials: Tracking ECB trials and central bank trigger mechanisms.
  • Interoperability Bridges: Mechanics of cross-ledger delivery-versus-payment.
Wholesale Settlement Registry

2. Custody & Cryptography

LAYER L2

Governs signature security and cryptographic key management. Focuses on physical security modules, distributed key generation, and governance workflows for institutional assets.

  • MPC Architectures: Secure multi-party computations preventing single points of key failure.
  • HSM Infrastructure: Hardened security modules for digital certificate signatures.
  • Signature Workflows: Co-signing structures and institutional governance rules.
Certified Assets Governance

3. Regulation & Compliance

LAYER L3

Defines the boundaries of legality and operational resilience. Governs compliance under MiCA, own-funds stablecoin reserves, DORA operational resilience, and CARF/DAC8 tax reporting.

  • MiCA CASP Perimeter: Regulatory authorization rules for market participants.
  • DORA Framework: IT resilience mandates and digital asset security.
  • Tax Transparency: CARF and DAC8 automatic reporting standards.
MiCA Enforcement Observatory

4. Data & Analytics

LAYER L4

Maintains cross-layer on-chain observability. Aggregates data feeds, stablecoin reserves telemetry, tokenization indices, and transaction registries for risk auditing.

  • MVDC Tokenization Index: Market volume data index tracking institutional tokenization.
  • Registry Telemetry: Asset registries and transaction volumes tracking.
  • CARF Datasets: Aggregating reporting templates for capital gains compliance.
Stablecoin Structure Observatory
Cite this architecture framework:
DCM Core Institute. (2026). DCM Core Architecture Map: Conceptual Layers for Institutional Digital Financial Infrastructures. DCM Digital Research Infrastructure. Retrieved from https://dcmcore.com/en/about/architecture-map.html