The used ASIC market runs on Telegram, where reference checks and screenshots fail predictably. Bitcoin-native 2-of-3 multisig escrow locks payment until both parties agree, or a court orders release. No inspection, no arbitration, no custody.
Used ASIC deals fail for one boring reason: settlement and shipping don’t trust each other. This primer explains Bitcoin‑native, non‑custodial escrow (multisig + PSBT) in plain terms—what it protects, what it doesn’t, and the checklist that keeps high‑value trades moving.
The journey to build a bitcoin-native, non-custodial platform designed to coordinate high-value global transactions with final settlement enforced by Bitcoin itself.
At Tetrapolar, we’re building an escrow service that is flexible without sacrificing security.
Key sectors that stand to gain from using bitcoin settlement via escrow.
How our multisig escrow setup secures against the loss of funds: a not-so-technical introduction to Miniscript.
Escrow has always meant trusting a third party to hold funds. We do it differently.
Bitcoin is maturing from savings to settlement. Tetrapolar brings centuries-old escrow into the Bitcoin era, making high-value deals safe, discreet, and non-custodial.