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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
Escrow 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.
