Why startups outgrow single-key wallets.

The problem with single keys

A single private key is a single point of theft, loss, and coercion. For company treasury, that is usually unacceptable past the first few hires.

M-of-N in plain language

2-of-3 means any two of three owners must approve. 4-of-7 is for larger boards. Higher thresholds mean more safety and more coordination cost.

• Solo operator: 1-of-1 Safe/Squads still gives you on-chain vault structure
• Small team: 2-of-3 is the usual default
• Never set threshold higher than you can operationally reach

Safe vs Squads

Safe is the EVM standard. Squads is the Solana standard. Glide supports both so multi-chain teams do not run two treasury products.

Policy on top

Multisig answers “who must sign.” Value rules answer “should this transfer even be proposable?” Use both for high-value moves.