# Institutional Self-Custody with Security & Control

Blockdaemon Institutional Vault™ provides advanced levels of security and control for institutions that require self-custody of digital assets.

[Download our planning guide](/content/resources/institutional-self-custody-planning-guide/index.html)

## Self-Hosted for Ultimate Control

- Entire wallet system is hosted in your infrastructure
- Host on premises, in public/private clouds, or hybrid
- Exclusive control over private keys, policies, infrastructure
- Zero counterparty risks

## Multi-Asset Support

- One wallet platform supporting all of your digital assets
- Every ERC-20 token, BTC, ETH, SOL, DOT, MATIC, and more
- Tokenization support with ERC-1404 and ERC-3643
- Policy controlled transfers

## Integrated Staking

- Stake directly from the wallet
- Earn rewards during self-custody
- Policy controlled staking / unstaking

## Advanced Security

- Advanced MPC for key management and protection
- MPC protected policies
- Cryptographically enforced policies - eliminates blind signing
- Biometrically authenticated users
- Optional secure enclave hosting

## Governance & Accountability

- Fine-grained policies control transaction governance
- Block, allow, or flexible quorum approvals
- Biometrically authenticate transaction creators / approvers
- Filterable audit log records every transaction detail

## One Wallet Platform - Hot/Warm/Cold

- Host some keys/accounts online, others offline (air-gapped)
- Use policies with automated API or human approvals
- Uniformly enforce policy across hot/warm/cold accounts
- Mobile approvals for control without physical presence