🌎 Who Uses Multi-Sig? DAOs, Exchanges & More
Explore how Gnosis Safe, BitGo, and DAOs secure billions with multi-sig
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How Multisig Works
🌍 Real-World Applications
Multisig wallets protect over $50 billion in crypto assets. From DAO treasuries to corporate holdings, here's how the world's leading organizations use multisig in production.
🎮 Interactive: Explore Use Cases
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DAO Treasuries
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations managing millions in community funds
Scheme
5-of-9
Example
Uniswap DAO
Treasury Size
$2.1 Billion
Signers
🔑Core Team (3)
🔑Community Leaders (3)
🔑External Advisors (3)
✅ Key Benefits
✓No single person controls funds
✓Community-elected signers
✓Transparent on-chain governance
✓Prevents rogue proposals
📖 Real Case Study
Uniswap uses Gnosis Safe multisig controlled by governance votes. In 2023, protected treasury through market volatility with unanimous approval required for large transfers.
🏆 Industry Leaders Using Multisig
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Uniswap
DEX Protocol
Treasury: $2.1B UNI tokens
Multisig: 5-of-9 Gnosis Safe
Purpose: Governance execution, grants distribution
All major protocol upgrades require approval from 5 community-elected signers. Prevents single point of failure for DeFi's largest DEX.
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BitGo
Institutional Custody
AUM: $50B+ crypto assets
Multisig: Customizable M-of-N
Clients: 400+ institutions
Provides enterprise-grade multisig custody for exchanges (Kraken, Bitstamp), hedge funds, and corporations. Prevents insider theft and exchange hacks.
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MakerDAO
DeFi Lending Protocol
Treasury: $5B+ TVL
Multisig: Multiple Gnosis Safes
Purpose: Emergency shutdown, parameter changes
Uses multisig for critical protocol functions. Emergency Shutdown Module requires 6-of-10 approval to halt system in crisis.
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Casa
Personal Custody
Users: 10,000+ individuals
Multisig: 2-of-3 or 3-of-5
Purpose: Personal wealth protection
Provides hardware wallet multisig for individuals. You hold multiple keys, Casa holds 1 backup. Inheritance and recovery planning built-in.
💡 When to Use Multisig
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Perfect For:
- Organization treasuries (>$100K)
- Shared custody (business partners, family)
- Smart contract admin functions
- High-value escrow transactions
- Inheritance planning
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Probably Overkill:
- Personal wallets (<$10K)
- Daily spending money
- Trading accounts (need quick access)
- Single user with no redundancy needs
📊 By the Numbers
$50B+
Protected by Gnosis Safe multisig alone
70%
Of top 100 DAOs use multisig for treasury
400+
Institutions using BitGo enterprise multisig