Protocol memory
A vault for the moment nobody can ping you back.
Vestige is a dead-man switch for native USDC and tokenized balances on Arc. It keeps ownership simple while you are active, and gives your heir a deterministic claim route if your silence lasts too long.
Vault signal
Check-in refreshes the owner timestamp
Check-in
Grace
Claim
Signal
Owner keeps control
Silence
Claim path unlocks
A vault is not “inactive” by opinion. It is inactive when the configured timestamp says so.
Inheritance flow
Four moves. No panic.
The interface should feel obvious even to someone who has never read a Solidity contract.
Name the heir
Choose the wallet that should receive the vault if your activity stops.
Set the silence window
Define inactivity and grace periods before inheritance becomes claimable.
Keep the signal alive
A check-in refreshes the vault timestamp and keeps the owner path open.
Release only when due
The heir claims after the exact onchain conditions are met.
Security language
Less drama. More deterministic edges.
Vestige is built around clear state transitions. The owner can still act while active. The heir only receives power after the protocol can verify the full timing rule.
Owner-first custody
Deposits and withdrawals remain normal owner actions until the vault has become claimable.
Heir-safe release
Claiming does not require convincing support, an executor, or a centralized service.
Vestige does not decide who deserves assets. It only enforces the address and timing rules the owner configured.
There is no admin claim path for user funds. Claims are driven by vault state, timestamps and caller permissions.
Token withdrawals and claims are intentionally granular, so one expensive asset flow does not block the whole vault.
Owner-side updates remain available while the vault is active, then become irrelevant once inheritance is mature.
Supported assets
USDC, tokens and the people attached to them.
Vestige treats asset support as a user story, not a token logo wall: fund the vault with Arc-native USDC, keep access, and leave a clean path for the person you chose.
Launch the dApp when the protocol needs to become practical.
Open dAppBuilt on Arc-native settlement infrastructure for USDC inheritance flows.