Money moves only when your controls are met
Programmable escrow holds funds in a smart contract and releases them only when the conditions you define are satisfied. Payments become enforceable agreements, not fire-and-forget transfers.
Pre-Escrow Stage
Checks before funds are locked in escrow
Chainalysis Sanctions Screening
OFAC, SDN, and global sanctions list checking
Amount Limit
Validates transaction amount against configurable limits
Post-Escrow Stage
Monitoring after escrow, before release
Reaper (Auto-Refund Fail-Safe)
Mandatory fail-safe. Refunds the transaction if a control fails or the deadline elapses.
Pre-Release Stage
Final checks before funds are released
Time Delay
Configurable time delay before funds auto-release from escrow
Escrow is the Fund phase of the Coinbax Execution Framework. Funds lock after Verify passes and stay locked until Confirm clears them for Settle. While escrowed, funds sit in an audited smart contract: visible to every party, controlled by none, and never in Coinbax’s possession.
From held funds to final settlement
Funds are held, not sent
When a payment starts, the amount locks into a Coinbax escrow contract instead of moving straight to the recipient. It is visible to every party and controlled by none, held under the rules the workspace defined.
Conditions decide the release
Escrow releases when its conditions are satisfied: a delivery confirmation, an elapsed time window, or approvals from the required parties. Until then, the funds stay put.
Settlement is instant and final
Once conditions are met, the contract releases the funds on-chain in seconds and records the result. No intermediary, no settlement delay.
Enforceable payments, without the counterparty risk
Enforceable agreements
Terms are enforced by the contract, not by trust or paperwork. Both sides know exactly what triggers a release.
No counterparty risk in transit
Funds are neither with the sender nor the recipient while escrowed. They are held under rules neither side can override.
One integration, many workflows
The same escrow primitive powers milestone funding, marketplace payouts, closings, and vendor payments.
Questions
In an on-chain smart contract, not by Coinbax. The amount locks into the workspace escrow contract and is held under the conditions the template defines, visible to every party and controlled by none until those conditions are met.
No. Coinbax never takes possession of funds. The escrow contract holds them programmatically, and the contracts behind it have been independently audited by Consensys Diligence.
Any combination of Coinbax Controls: a delivery or off-chain confirmation, an elapsed time window, or approvals from the required parties. Funds only move when every condition you set is satisfied.
The payment does not release. Escrow templates can include a time-based fail-safe that automatically refunds the sender if a deadline elapses or a required control fails, so funds are never stranded.
USDC, USDG, and other regulated stablecoins across Base, Solana, and Ethereum. The same escrow primitive works across every supported network through one integration.
Escrow is the Fund phase of the Coinbax Execution Framework. Screening runs before funds lock, approvals and review windows run while they are held, and settlement records a complete, tamper-evident trail.