Understand the risks before you participate
Last updated: September 3, 2026
Draft prepared for attorney review. This document is provided for information only, is not legal, financial, or tax advice, and has not been reviewed or approved by qualified counsel in any jurisdiction. Nothing here is an offer, solicitation, or recommendation to buy or sell any asset.
$TRUST is a utility credit for the TrustLayer Protocol. It is not a security, investment contract, or financial instrument, and no value, price appreciation, or return is guaranteed or implied. You must be able to lose the full amount you allocate. If you are not comfortable with any risk below, do not participate.
1. Volatility risk
Digital assets are highly volatile. Their market price can move sharply in short periods and can lose all value. Utility credits held on-chain may become worth zero.
2. No market, no liquidity
There may never be a secondary market for $TRUST, and any market that exists may be thin, illiquid, or cease to exist. No listing, market maker, buyback or exit route is promised.
3. Regulatory risk
Laws applicable to digital assets are evolving and vary by jurisdiction. Participation may become restricted, taxed, or prohibited where you live at any time. A regulator may characterise a token differently from the issuer's description, which can force changes to, or termination of, protocol features.
You are solely responsible for compliance with the laws, sanctions and tax obligations applicable to you.
4. Smart-contract and technical risk
TrustLayer contracts are open source and, while internally reviewed, may contain bugs, exploits, or upgrade paths that result in partial or total loss of assets. Third-party bridges, DEXs, wallets and RPC providers carry independent risk.
The current external-audit status of each deployed contract is published at https://trstlyr.com/security. Do not assume any contract is audited unless it is listed there as audited.
5. Total-loss risk
No fund is held in custody. Lost private keys, incorrect transactions, phishing, or smart-contract failure can permanently destroy access to your tokens. There is no recourse, insurance, or compensation scheme.
6. Early-stage and execution risk
TrustLayer is an early-stage protocol. Roadmap items, tokenomics, utility mechanics and reward pools may change, be delayed, be reduced, or be discontinued. Network effects and demand are speculative. The project may cease development entirely.
7. Reputation-signal risk
Trust scores, vouches and badges are probabilistic anti-Sybil signals, not identity guarantees. Determined adversaries may partially manipulate signals, and legitimate users may be incorrectly flagged. Do not rely on a score as the sole basis for a financial decision.
8. No refunds, no warranty
All acquisitions are final. TrustLayer provides no warranty of value, functionality, or fitness for any purpose, and no refund policy applies.
9. Jurisdictional restrictions
Participation may be restricted in your jurisdiction. Tier-1 restricted regions are hard-blocked at entry, and additional sanctioned regions are flagged and reviewed. Attempting to bypass these controls is a breach of the Terms of Service.
10. Forward-looking statements
Any statement about future features, adoption, integrations or supply mechanics is forward-looking and subject to change. Forward-looking statements are not promises and should not be relied upon.
Disclaimer
Nothing in this document is legal, financial, or tax advice. Consult a qualified professional in your jurisdiction before participating.
Nothing on this page is legal, financial, or tax advice. Consult a qualified professional in your jurisdiction before participating.