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Four Frameworks. One Operating System.

RARTA, SRF, BEOL, and RAES govern allocation, stress response, operational optimization, and reserve asset eligibility. Together they produce reproducible decisions, full auditability, and board survivability.

Each framework is versioned, peer-reviewed, and published as a working draft open for structured feedback.

The Governance Gap

Traditional treasury management assumes low-volatility reserve assets denominated in fiat. Bitcoin violates every assumption in that model.

Existing treasury policies have no mechanism for a 50% drawdown in a reserve asset.

Allocation sizing defaults to executive conviction, not documented risk logic.

Stress response is improvised under pressure, creating fiduciary exposure.

Operational decisions—custody, tax-lot selection, rebalancing—are delegated without policy.

Audit committees find gaps, not process. Boards tolerate Bitcoin rather than govern it.

The result is a governance vacuum. Treasury v2 closes it.

The Framework Stack

Each framework governs one domain. No overlap. No gaps. Clear ownership.

RARTA

Risk-Aligned Return Threshold Approach

Purpose

Determine allocation size through documented risk logic tied to capital structure, board-approved thresholds, and constraint analysis.

Core Outputs

  • Target allocation range with confidence bands
  • Risk-tolerance mapping to capital structure
  • Board-approval trigger conditions
  • Allocation memo and constraint matrix

Owned By

CFO / Treasury Committee

RARTA Specification Artifacts

SRF

Stress Response Framework

Purpose

Pre-commit drawdown responses before they occur. Four stress levels with objective triggers, escalation authority, and hour-by-hour playbooks.

Core Outputs

  • 4-level stress taxonomy with defined triggers
  • Escalation authority chart
  • Stakeholder communication templates
  • Liquidity preservation rules

Owned By

CFO / Board Risk Committee

SRF Specification Artifacts

BEOL

Bitcoin Economic Optimization Logic

Purpose

Govern custody, accounting, tax-lot selection, and rebalancing within a 5-level constraint hierarchy. Turn a balance-sheet position into an actively governed asset.

Core Outputs

  • Custody architecture and rotation schedule
  • Tax-lot optimization rules
  • Accounting decision calculator
  • Rebalancing trigger conditions

Owned By

Treasury Operations / Finance Team

BEOL Specification Artifacts

RAES

Reserve Asset Eligibility Standard

Purpose

Adjudicate any digital asset proposed for corporate reserves against a single, asset-neutral seven-criteria test. As of v1.1, only Bitcoin clears all seven.

Core Outputs

  • Seven-criteria adjudication scorecard
  • Board-ready eligibility memorandum
  • Evidence record with versioned scoring
  • Conditional / Watch review schedule

Owned By

Board / Risk Committee

RAES Standard Artifacts

Frequently Asked Questions

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Treasury v2 Framework Overview

All four frameworks in a single document — how RARTA, SRF, BEOL, and RAES integrate into one governance operating system for institutional Bitcoin treasury management.

Covers allocation logic, stress response protocols, operational constraints, and the layer hierarchy that governs framework interactions.

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Adoption Pathways

Framework adoption follows a phased sequence. Policy prerequisites precede calibration. Calibration precedes operation. Each phase produces auditable artifacts that demonstrate governance readiness.

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