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# Capital Flow

The vault is the first point of control. Every downstream action depends on vault policy, strategy approval, and monitoring requirements.

```
    A["LP Deposit"] --> B["Secure Vault"]
    B --> C["Security Verification"]
    C --> D{"Policy Passed?"}
    D -- "No" --> E["Reject / Pause / Review"]
    D -- "Yes" --> F["Strategy Allocation"]
    F --> G["Whitelisted Strategy Manager"]
    G --> H["Approved Execution Venues"]
    H --> I["NAV + Proof Updates"]
    I --> J["Vault Reporting"]
```