Non-custodial by design.
Vestige Index is a wallet-native DeFi execution surface. User trust should come from architecture, transparency, provider clarity, and clear constraints, not from vague brand language. This page explains what is protected by design, which reviewed rails are integrated, and where responsibility remains with underlying protocols or the user.
Vestige Index does not take custody of user funds. Swaps, cross-chain routes, staking access, yield access, and trade execution are signed from the user's own wallet.
Wallet connection is used for signing only. Vestige Index does not operate a deposit account layer or an internal balance ledger for user assets.
Vestige Index coordinates access to established infrastructure such as LI.FI, THORChain, Lido, Aave, 1inch, 0x, Velora, and Jupiter while clearly separating provider posture from Vestige Index's own audit status.
UTXO Suite is positioned as read-only analysis before signature: it can explain route, transaction, and interface risk without custody, private keys, or silent execution.
- Route swaps and cross-chain flows through integrated providers.
- Present market context, wallet-linked execution, and protocol entry surfaces.
- Apply platform fees transparently where disclosed.
- Publish VIGIX contract review notes and disclose remaining independent audit scope clearly.
- Reverse a transaction after a user signs it onchain.
- Guarantee protocol performance, yield, bridge completion, or settlement finality.
- Protect a user from compromised devices or incorrect destination addresses.
- Act as a custody venue, deposit-taking entity, or principal trading counterparty.