At Alpaca, we are committed to building a stable, secure, and trusted experience for our customers and partners, having successfully renewed the SOC 2 Type 2 compliance assessment which further demonstrates our dedication to ensuring correct protocols and standards are safely in place for data security. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants developed System and Organization Controls (SOC) examinations that provide independent validation of internal administrative, technical, and physical controls for managing sensitive customer data rooted in five trust service principles: Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy. Completing the SOC 2 assessment indicates Alpaca has demonstrated required design, operational controls, and principles to protect information and computer systems from unauthorized access and disclosure, with the Type II report detailing operational effectiveness and historical management of those systems. As a result, Alpaca Securities LLC provides securities brokerage services, while Alpaca Crypto LLC offers cryptocurrency services, both subsidiaries of AlpacaDB, Inc., subject to specific regulatory requirements and warnings about investment risks.