Hackers or other malicious groups or organisations may attempt to interfere with MDF and/or the MatrixETF platform in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, malware attacks, denial of service attacks, consensus-based attacks, Sybil attacks, smurfing and spoofing. Furthermore, there is a risk that a third party or a member of the Company, the Distributor or their respective affiliates may intentionally or unintentionally introduce weaknesses into the core infrastructure of MDF and/or the MatrixETF platform, which could negatively affect MDF and/or the MatrixETF platform.