You’ve launched your protocol—or you’re close. Engineers are building. TVL is starting to grow. But behind the scenes, your treasury operations are still stuck in browser wallets, spreadsheets, and Slack messages.
That’s not just inefficient. It’s a liability.
Strong treasury infrastructure isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a growth enabler. Without it, your finance, ops, and engineering teams spend time plugging gaps instead of shipping products or scaling adoption.
The Hidden Cost of Manual Treasury Management
Most early-stage protocols are still managing capital the hard way:
- No audit trail across developer wallets
- Manual gas top-ups and token distributions
- Risk-prone key management via browser extensions
- Onboarding and offboarding that drags
- No policy enforcement across environments
- Delays in paying vendors, contractors, or tokenholders
These gaps aren’t just technical. They affect your operational speed, compliance posture, and internal trust.
Key Takeaways
- Manual treasury ops introduce risk, inefficiency, and complexity
- Fireblocks enables secure, automated, policy-driven workflows
- Teams scale faster when governance, payouts, and custody are unified
Fireblocks for Protocols & Foundations
Fireblocks gives Web3 foundations and protocols a secure, institutional-grade treasury management platform to run their operations from day one — whether you’re pre-TGE or managing billions in assets.
With Fireblocks, teams can:
- Automate digital asset treasury management operations
- Control governance rules across users, teams, and smart contracts
- Enable multi-user crypto wallet management
- Eliminate key exposure with MPC wallet as a service
- Export auditable records and integrate with analytics tools
Why DIY Doesn’t Scale
- Browser wallets aren’t built for teams or production environments
- Shared keys and extensions increase the risk of compromise
- Manually topping up wallets drains time and opens security gaps
- Missing audit trails raise red flags for investors and partners
With Fireblocks, you consolidate your infrastructure into a secure, policy-controlled system trusted by leading DeFi and L1 protocols.
What It Looks Like in Practice
Secure Wallet and Key Management
Fireblocks’ MPC-based security infrastructure eliminates the need for manual key backups or browser-based wallets. Set up multi-environment (dev/testnet/mainnet) wallets with strict role-based permissions.
Streamlined Governance and Access
Create wallets instantly for new contributors. Apply access policies by user, contract, or function using Fireblocks’ Governance & Policy Engine (TAP). Offboard developers in seconds without risking wallet exposure.
Automated Payouts and Wallet Top-Ups
Use rules to trigger top-ups based on wallet balance or time intervals. Automate vendor, contributor, and tokenholder payouts — at scale.
Real-Time Auditability
Track all transactions and user actions across the platform. Export transaction logs or connect Fireblocks to your analytics and compliance systems via API.
TGE, Vesting & Institutional Distribution
Fireblocks integrates with leading vesting and token distribution platforms like Magna, Toku, Liqufi and Hedgey, and connects you to a global network of institutional players through the Fireblocks Network — the industry’s largest on-chain settlement layer for market makers and liquidity providers.
Whether you’re distributing tokens at TGE or managing multi-stage unlocks, Fireblocks ensures secure, policy-controlled flows to counterparties from day one.
Treasury Isn’t a Back Office Function. It’s a Strategic Lever.
Protocols using Fireblocks — including some of the largest L1s and DeFi ecosystems — have transformed treasury operations from a liability into an advantage. For example, Algorand uses Fireblocks to securely manage its foundation treasury and support ecosystem growth with automated, policy-driven infrastructure.
It’s not just about security. It’s about control, efficiency, and scale.
Want to see how it would work for your team?
→ Request a tailored demo or join our live walkthrough on June 1st.
FAQs
What types of protocols use Fireblocks?
Leading L1s, DeFi platforms, and foundations across the ecosystem — especially those scaling across multiple chains or geographies.
How quickly can teams get started?
Teams can deploy core workflows within days, with hands-on onboarding and out-of-the-box integrations for common use cases.
Does Fireblocks support regulatory compliance frameworks?
Yes. Fireblocks supports integrations with KYC, travel rule, and AML tools — and enables policy enforcement aligned to internal controls.
