Freelance Escrow: Get Paid in Crypto, Safely

Freelancing for a client you met online cuts both ways: clients fear paying upfront for work that never arrives, freelancers fear delivering work that never gets paid. Crypto escrow fixes both. The client funds the deal before work starts, and the money releases when the work is accepted.

Start an Escrow Transaction How It Works

For freelancers: proof the budget is real

Before you write a line of code or design a single screen, you can see the client's USDT or BTC verifiably locked in escrow. No more "payment is coming after the next invoice cycle".

For clients: pay only for delivered work

Your crypto does not move until you confirm the deliverable matches what was agreed. If it does not, the dispute process puts a human between you and the loss.

Milestones for bigger projects

Split a large project into multiple escrow transactions, one per milestone. Each milestone funds, delivers and releases independently, so neither side ever has more at risk than one stage of work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get paid in crypto as a freelancer safely?

Ask the client to fund an escrow transaction before you start. You can verify the deposit is real on-chain, deliver the work, and receive the crypto when the client confirms, with a dispute process if they go silent.

What if the client disappears after I deliver?

Open a dispute. If the client is unresponsive for the response window, our team reviews the delivery evidence and can release the escrowed funds to you.

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