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Understand crypto escrow
Short, plain guides to how Vaultion locks funds in code, settles disputes — Kleros jurors or a Vaultion reviewer on Ethereum, a Vaultion reviewer elsewhere — and lets you verify everything on-chain. No jargon, no sign-up required.
The five-guide reading path
01Why use escrowThe "who moves first" problem with online deals between strangers, and how escrow takes the gamble out of the middle.02How it worksThe full flow: define the deal, lock funds on-chain, release on agreement, or let a ruling decide.03Non-custodial & no-KYCWhy Vaultion never holds your funds, needs no account, and how you verify that on-chain yourself.04Kleros arbitrationHow independent, staked jurors settle a dispute on Ethereum when the buyer and seller disagree.05Stablecoin escrowEscrow with USDC, USDT, DAI and PYUSD: what each one is good for, and which fits your deal.
Specific questions, specific answers
Verify an escrow on-chainFive checks on the block explorer: contract, verified source, locked balance, token address, escrow page.Fees explainedThe 4%, 3% and 2% tiers, network gas, and the one case where an arbitration fee applies.What happens in a disputeOpen, evidence, ruling, challenge window, finalize, collect. And what Vaultion cannot do.Escrow on SolanaUSDC and USDT on mainnet. No auto-release, a fixed 48-hour window, assisted review only.Escrow on ArbitrumUSDC, USDT and DAI with Ethereum-grade contracts at a fraction of the gas.Escrow on BaseUSDC and DAI, the shortest path from a Coinbase withdrawal to a locked escrow.Escrow on EthereumUSDC, USDT, DAI and PYUSD on mainnet, and the one network where you choose Kleros or assisted review.Escrow on BNB ChainBEP-20 USDT, USDC and DAI with gas in BNB. Assisted review only.Escrow on TRONUSDT TRC-20 only, TronLink or MetaMask, TRX for energy and bandwidth. Assisted review only.Get paid with a payment linkBuild a link that pre-fills the escrow for your buyer. What it contains, what it never does.Scams, and how escrow stops themFake escrow sites, address swaps, look-alike tokens, send-first pressure. Which ones escrow prevents.Escrow vs multisig vs smart contractWhat each tool enforces, and what each leaves to trust.How long escrow takesEvery clock, with the actual numbers: review periods, challenge windows, timeouts.GlossaryEvery term on an escrow page, defined the way the product uses it.
Escrow for your kind of deal
Assets & goods5 pages
Domain & website salesNFT dealsBuying or selling a carTrading cardsGaming & accountsEscrow in the coin you already hold
Blog, tools and answers
BlogLonger reads: is crypto escrow safe, escrow vs PayPal, and alternatives to Paxful, Hodl Hodl, Bitrated and Escrow.com.ToolsFee calculator, token verifier, approval checker, deal-safety checklist, escrow fit finder and the payment-link builder.FAQShort answers on fees, networks, timing, disputes and what happens when the other side goes quiet.
Ready to try it?
Set up an escrow in a few steps. Funds stay locked in the contract until the deal is done or a ruling decides.
