Bitcoin Safekeeping
Bank-grade safekeeping for your Bitcoin. Insured, segregated, independently audited, and never lent or repledged.
Trusted Partners
- 24/7
- Monitoring on your behalf
- 100%
- Inheritance & estate planning built in
- $55M
- USD insured per incident
- 0
- Assets lent or reused
Insured, not just secured
Self-custody offers no insurance. If keys are lost, compromised or destroyed, there is no recovery and no recourse. Safekeeping through Vield includes cover structured specifically for digital assets: up to USD 55 million per incident for theft, hacking, damage or destruction, with separate cyber and civil liability cover on top.
Never lent, never pooled
Your assets are never touched, lent, staked or moved. They remain in segregated cold safekeeping, kept separate from other customers and from Vield's operational funds.
Built for estate planning
Documented access controls and structured transfer processes, with Australian solicitors for will and estate needs. Designed for family wealth structures and SMSFs.
Self-custody was the standard. It isn't always the safest.
Self-custody has long been considered the gold standard in Bitcoin. But for long-term holders protecting serious capital, it comes with real-world challenges most people do not consider until it is too late.
Even leading hardware manufacturers have experienced customer data leaks, triggering targeted phishing campaigns against users. When you are protecting generational wealth, operational risk matters.
No insurance protection. Keys lost means Bitcoin lost, permanently- Sole responsibility for security, with no recourse if you are compromised
- Complex estate planning. Families cannot access what they cannot find
- Exposure to phishing and hardware supply-chain attacks
Early access: join the waitlist
Bitcoin Safekeeping is opening in stages. Register your interest and the team will be in touch to walk through coverage, pricing and estate structuring for your holdings.
"Your bitcoin deserves institutional protection. Safekeeping is about accountability and security. At Vield, every asset is insured, independently verified, and secured in institutional-grade cold storage. Your Bitcoin stays yours and is always protected, never repurposed."
Self-custody or safekeeping
Self-custody has long been the gold standard. For holders protecting serious capital, these are the differences that matter.
| Vield Safekeeping | Self-custody | |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance | Comprehensive coverage structured specifically for digital assets, at institutional standards, against internal and external threats. | None. If keys are lost, compromised or destroyed, there is no recovery and no recourse. |
| Key management | Zodia's HSM-based model never creates a complete private key. Signing happens through secure authorisation across distributed systems. | A single seed phrase or hardware device is the one thing standing between you and total loss. |
| Estate planning | Documented access controls and structured transfer processes, with Australian solicitors for will and estate integration. | Families cannot access what they cannot find. This is where generational wealth is most often permanently lost. |
| Attack surface | Air-gapped cold storage with multiple approvals required for any transaction, and no single point of failure. | Exposure to phishing and hardware supply-chain attacks. Even leading manufacturers have leaked customer data, triggering targeted campaigns against users. |
| Independent verification | The entire safekeeping infrastructure has been independently audited by Hashlock, covering smart contract integrity, infrastructure security and operational security. See the full security breakdown: how your crypto is protected | Your own setup, verified by nobody. |
| Accountability | A regulated Australian entity, with Zodia regulated by the FCA and other authorities. | Sole responsibility, with no recourse if something goes wrong. |
Testimonials
"We get to see how a lot of crypto businesses operate from the inside, and Vield is one of the best-run we've come across. The custody is properly thought through, and they clearly take the security side seriously. For anyone considering a Bitcoin-backed loan in Australia, we couldn't recommend them higher."
Jock HaslamCo-Founder, Hashlock"In institutional custody, the operational standards around how an asset is held are everything. Vield has built their product around those standards from the start. For borrowers pledging Bitcoin, that's the question they should be asking first."
Ryan HodgesCEO, Zodia Custody"Vield is the only Australian crypto-backed lender that has obtained an ATO Private Binding Ruling on the CGT treatment of customer deposits. Under their loan structure, the ATO has confirmed that pledging Bitcoin as collateral isn't a disposal for CGT purposes. For long-term holders, that's the question that has held back the entire industry. Cadena Legal was glad to help Vield get the ruling."
Harrison DellFounder, Cadena Legal"Taking a comprehensive, risk-based approach to cyber security is critical in the digital finance space. Drawing on my background in banking technology and cyber governance, our focus is to provide Vield with rigorous, independent oversight that strengthens their defensive posture and supports their commitment to safeguarding client assets."
John BairdFounder & CEO, RevioHashlock audited
Smart contract integrity
Vield's entire safekeeping infrastructure has been independently audited by Hashlock, Australia's leading Web3 security firm.
Infrastructure security
The audit covers the systems holding and moving assets, tested against institutional compliance benchmarks.
Operational security
Best-in-class standards and rigorously tested systems, covering the processes and controls around the technology as well as the technology itself.
