# General & Architecture **Q: Is Keystone a custodian of my assets?**\ A: No. Keystone is a non-custodial technology provider. We provide the infrastructure (MPC nodes, Policy Engines) that allows you to hold your assets securely. Keystone never possesses the full private key to your vaults. We cannot unilaterally move, freeze, or access your funds. You retain "Mathematical Sovereignty" at all times. **Q: How does MPC-CMP differ from traditional On-Chain Multi-Sig?**\ A: Traditional Multi-Sig occurs on-chain, meaning it is expensive (multiple gas fees), slow, and reveals your security structure to the public ledger.\ Keystone’s MPC-CMP occurs off-chain. The signing parties (key shards) communicate privately to generate a single, standard signature. The blockchain only sees one valid signature, making transactions cheaper, faster (800% faster than standard MPC), and completely private regarding who authorized the transfer. **Q: What happens if Keystone ceases operations or goes offline?**\ A: We operate on a "Zero-Trust" continuity model. Keystone provides a Disaster Recovery (DR) tool that allows clients to combine their held key shares with the backup shares stored in independent, air-gapped cold storage. This allows you to reconstruct the private keys and recover assets without Keystone’s servers or involvement. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.keystntoken.xyz/9-faqs/general-and-architecture.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.