Method
How we reconcile wallet balances
The working method behind our multi-exchange import desktop — from first snapshot to a portfolio ledger you can explain line by line.
Rain on Canton Road is a useful metaphor for this work: individual drops are easy to ignore until the pavement is wet. Exchange balances behave the same way. Each venue looks fine alone. Together, without a ledger discipline, the portfolio story softens into guesswork.
What the desktop does — and does not do
The multi-exchange import desktop is the collection layer. It does not invent economics, hide gaps, or replace human judgment when two sources disagree. Reconciliation is that judgment, practiced with you in the room or on a shared screen.
When to start
If you already know which venues matter for the next close, request a full ledger reconciliation. If connectors are missing, begin with exchange connector setup. For a plain orientation on the importer itself, book a desktop walkthrough.
The sequence we use
Define the perimeter
Name every exchange account, sub-account, and self-custody wallet that belongs in this portfolio ledger — and explicitly list what stays out.
Import with labels
The desktop pulls balances from connected venues. Labels keep hot trading balances distinct from cold storage and from exchange earn products that are not freely withdrawable.
Build the mismatch register
Anything that fails a side-by-side check becomes a named item: in-flight transfer, fee dust, staking lock, timing skew, or unexplained. Unexplained items stay visible.
Close with evidence
You keep the ledger file, the register, and a short memo. Open items carry timestamps and references so the next period does not rediscover them from scratch.