Wallet & Custody Security Tools 2026
Wallet and custody security tools protect the private keys that control crypto wallets and digital-asset accounts. Whoever holds a key can move the funds, so these tools focus on how keys are generated, stored, and used to approve a transaction, and how to recover access if a key or a device is lost. Common approaches include hardware security modules that never expose the raw key, multi-party computation (MPC) that splits a key across several parties so no single one can move funds alone, and policies that require more than one approval before a transaction goes out. Buyers range from exchanges and custodians holding assets for others to individual users protecting their own wallet.
We cover 5 Wallet & Custody Security tools, 1 free and 4 commercial.
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MPC-as-a-Service TSS platform for secure digital wallet key management.
MPC-based 2FA MetaMask Snap for distributed self-custodial wallets.
MPC network for distributed key management, signing, and wallet custody.
Real-time transaction security for Web3 wallets and blockchain transactions
How to choose Wallet & Custody Security tools
- Ask exactly how private keys are generated and stored, and whether the raw key is ever exposed to a single device, person, or server.
- Confirm the transaction-approval policy fits your risk: a single-signer setup is appropriate for a small personal wallet, not for a treasury.
- Test the recovery process before you need it; a recovery plan nobody has actually rehearsed is a plan that may not work under pressure.
- For MPC or multi-signature setups, check how key shares are distributed and whether any single party or location could reconstruct the full key alone.
- If you hold assets on behalf of others, check the vendor's own security track record, insurance, and regulatory standing, since a custody breach is rarely just your loss.
Wallet & Custody Security Tools FAQ
Common questions about Wallet & Custody Security tools, selection guides, pricing, and comparisons.
It is the set of tools and practices that protect the private keys controlling crypto wallets and digital-asset accounts. Because whoever holds a key can move the funds it controls, these tools focus on generating and storing keys safely, requiring the right approvals before a transaction goes out, and giving a way to recover access if a key or device is lost.
Smart-contract security protects the code that runs a protocol. Wallet and custody security protects the keys that control the assets. A perfectly audited contract offers no protection if the private key that controls its treasury is stolen or lost, and a well-secured wallet does not fix a bug in the contract it interacts with. Most serious operations need both.
A hardware wallet stores one private key on one device. Multi-party computation (MPC) splits a key into several shares held by different parties or devices, so a transaction can only be signed when enough of those shares agree, and no single share can move funds alone. MPC removes the single point of failure a hardware wallet still has, at the cost of more setup and coordination.
Every custody setup needs a recovery plan that does not depend on any one person or one device, because a single point of failure in recovery is as dangerous as one in day-to-day signing. Common patterns include multi-party approval for recovery itself, geographically separated key-share backups, and documented, tested recovery procedures rather than a plan that only exists on paper.
