About
Empowering users with decentralized self-custody and collaborative governance for a secure digital future
Safe Ecosystem Foundation (Safe) is a nonprofit advancing permissionless self-custody infrastructure through the Safe Smart Account standard. It accelerates developer adoption with docs, tooling, and grants, supports 200+ ecosystem projects, and prioritizes decentralization, privacy, on-chain usability, and rigorous security (formal verification, audits, bug bounties). Governance is community-driven via SAFE token and SafeDAO.
Use Cases
Secure Multi-Sig Wallets
Users can create multi-sig wallets ensuring secure management of digital assetswith multiple approvals for transactions.
Social Login & Passkey Integration
Users can access decentralized accounts via social logins or passkeys,simplifying onboarding without compromising security.
Community Governance Participation
SAFE token holders can engage in decentralized governance, voting on protocoldecisions and ecosystem grants.
Developer Ecosystem Support
Developers can build and scale dApps leveraging secure, modular Safe smartaccounts with comprehensive docs and grants.
Key Features
Self-Custody Infrastructure & Security
- Safe Smart Accounts: Standard smart-account/multi-signature infrastructureused by major projects for self-custody and account abstraction.
- Account Features: Supports multi-sig, passkeys, social logins, recovery flows,modular architecture, and UX-focused on-chain usability.
- Security Posture: Described as heavily audited and battle-tested with multipleaudits, formal verification efforts, and ongoing bug bounty programs.
- Open-source & Formal Verification: Core infrastructure is open-source andsubject to formal verification to increase trust and defensive guarantees.
- Developer Resources: Documentation, SDKs, and research resources available to integrate Safe accounts into web3 applications.
Ecosystem Growth, Governance & Market Impact
- Ecosystem Scale: Over 200 ecosystem projects built on the Safe smart accountstandard; named integrators include Worldcoin, Aave, Fileverse, Polymarket, andMorpho.
- Non-profit Mission: The Safe Foundation is a non-profit focused onaccelerating permissionless access to self-custody infrastructure globally.
- Governance & Token: A SAFE token and governance hub / SafeDAO enable communityparticipation and proposal-driven decision-making.
- Advocacy & Values: Emphasis on self-custody, decentralization, privacy,censorship resistance, cypherpunk principles, and education to shape norms.
- Ecosystem Support: Funding, alignment programs, research (Safe ResearchManifesto), and community initiatives aimed at accelerating adoption.