How Ante works
A self-custody vault with guardian-based continuity. Your crypto reaches the right hands without trusting anyone with your keys.
Three steps to protection
Guard it
Create a vault for your crypto.
- Your vault is a Safe smart contract on Ethereum
- You remain the sole owner of your assets
- Use DeFi, trade, and earn as normal while protected
- Name your recipient during setup, in about two minutes
Check in
A quick tap confirms you’re in control.
- Check-ins are every six months by default, and you can change it
- One tap in the app
- Miss a check-in? Nothing happens immediately
- Your guardians are notified so they can follow up
Rest easy
When the time comes, your people receive what’s yours.
- Guardians vote to approve a transfer to your recipient
- A grace period (six months by default) lets you cancel
- One check-in at any point stops the entire process
- Assets transfer only after all safety checks pass
Three roles. One safety net.
Designed for everyone involved, including people who have never used crypto.
Vault Owner
You set it up. You stay in control.
Create a vault, add your guardians, check in every six months. Your daily crypto usage doesn’t change. Ante adds a safety net underneath.
- Full control over your assets at all times
- Use DeFi, trade, earn as normal
- One-tap check-in every six months
- Configure guardians, recipients, and timing
Guardian
The safety net. Minimal effort, maximum importance.
Someone asked you to be their backup. You can’t access their funds. You simply confirm when they can’t.
- No access to funds or keys
- Vote with other guardians when needed
- No crypto experience required
- Sign in with just your email
Recipient
When the time comes, these are yours.
A guided experience built for people who’ve never used crypto. No deadlines. No setup. Take your time.
- Step-by-step, in plain English
- No crypto experience required
- No deadlines to claim
- Help is here if you want it
Built to be trusted
Your keys, always
Ante never holds, controls, or has access to your assets. If Ante disappeared tomorrow, your funds remain in your Safe.
Built on Safe
Industry-standard smart contracts securing $60B+ in assets. Ante’s guardian modules extend Safe’s security model.
Open-source modules
Ante’s guardian and recovery modules are open-source, so you can read exactly what they can and cannot do before you trust them.
Recovery Kit included
Every vault comes with a printable page that shows how to move its funds with your own key, without Ante’s app.
Ready to protect your assets?
Set up in about two minutes. Peace of mind for decades.
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