Allocation Map
How we draw spot, stablecoin, and reserve onto one desk diagram — and what each line is meant to show.
The allocation map is the centrepiece of every Dev Environments sitting. It is not a live dashboard and not a trading blotter. It is a dated diagram — usually one large sheet plus a short legend — that places three sleeves in relation to each other.
Clients use it in Monday reviews, board packs, and conversations with custodians when someone asks “where does the reserve actually sit?”
Reading the diagram
Three sleeves, one sheet
Spot sleeve
Listed or held assets you treat as primary market exposure. We band sizes by currency and venue, and note concentration without ranking tickers for performance.
Stablecoin sleeve
Balances kept in stablecoins for settlement, float, or temporary parking. We mark which portion is operational float and which has been casually treated as reserve.
Reserve sleeve
The floor: bank cash, designated buffers, and any stablecoin deliberately ring-fenced. The map draws that floor as a line so stress talk has a visible reference.
Assumptions strip
Every map carries a dated strip of assumptions — FX rates used, entities included, and what was left out. Without that strip, the diagram ages badly.
Sequence notes
If shifts are warranted, we order them: what moves first between sleeves, and what stays untouched until a later review.
Sit with a map of your own
Bring approximate sleeve figures to a planning session, or ask for a focused review of one sleeve first.
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