News
Introducing Milestones: Escrow Settlement in Installments
Release deal funds in installments with our new Milestones feature.
Yuri Yerofeyev
Founder, Tetrapolar
Blog
Tetrapolar vs Traditional Escrow: An Honest Comparison for High-Value Trade
Understanding the difference between Bitcoin-native and traditional escrow mechanisms.
Blog
How Tetrapolar Generates Keys: The Custody Question
A slightly technical post about how things are wired in the Tetrapolar stack.
Tutorials
Tutorial: How to Recover Deal Funds If Tetrapolar Goes Offline (BTC Edition)
If Tetrapolar vanishes tomorrow, your deal funds don't vanish with it: using nothing but your seed phrase and a backup file, you and your counterparty can independently reconstruct the multisig wallet in any supported wallet and sign the payout without us ever coming back online.
Blog
Why Tetrapolar Uses USDT on Liquid—And Not Ethereum or Tron
The Liquid network is a better fit for institutions settling in Tether USDT stablecoin. In this article, we explain how it differs from other chains.
Tutorials
Tutorial: How to Complete a Bitcoin Escrow Deal (Buyer's Guide)
A step-by-step walkthrough of a USD-priced bitcoin deal from the buyer's side — creating the deal, funding the multisig escrow, and releasing funds to the seller once you're satisfied.
News
Tetrapolar Launches USDT Escrow on the Liquid Network
Escrow contracts can now be executed in USDT on the Liquid Network which brings us closer to our vision of bitcoin-native trade finance.
Blog
A Primer on the Liquid Network: Bitcoin's Institutional Sidechain
The benefits of using the Liquid Network for escrow deals.
Tutorials
Tutorial: How to Set Up Wallet Keys
Learn how to create or recover your wallet keys in Tetrapolar.
News
Tetrapolar Enters Open Beta
Terapolar launches in Beta. BTC and USD-denominated deals. Local signing. Upper deal limits.
Blog
Why Telegram ASIC Deals Still End in Dispute (And What Bitcoin Escrow Fixes)
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.
Blog
Bitcoin‑Native Escrow for Used ASIC Trades (Without 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.