Custodial (the old way):

• The platform holds your funds.
• Fast to start, but your money sits on their books.
• If they freeze, get hacked, or shut down — your funds are caught with them.
• You trust the platform to stay alive and honest.

Self-custody (MotePay):

• You hold your keys; funds are yours on arrival.
• Can't be frozen or seized because someone else got in trouble.
• The one responsibility: back up your keys (once).
• You don't have to trust anyone with your money — including us.

Custodial trades your control for a little convenience. Self-custody keeps the control, and we work to make it just as convenient. That's the whole idea behind MotePay.