Crown multisig escrow, in plain language
Crown settles every order through 2-of-3 multisig. Here is what that grants you, why it matters, and what it changes for you as a buyer.
Multisig escrow is the structural feature that parts a market you may use with reasonable confidence from one where the platform could vanish with your funds. Crown runs 2-of-3 multisig as the standing contract.
What 2-of-3 means
Three keys exist for each order: yours, the vendor's, and the platform's. Funds leave escrow when any two of the three sign for release. In the ordinary course you sign on receipt and the vendor counter-signs, with the platform standing aside. In a dispute the platform's key arbitrates and signs beside whichever party the desk favours.
The protective quality: a platform that wished to exit-scam would have to persuade a majority of vendors to co-sign their own losses. With single-key escrow, an exit is one decision the house makes alone. That difference is the whole point.
What changes for you
Almost nothing in the interface. You place orders just as before; the multisig contract runs quietly in the background. You notice it only in a dispute, where the desk's ruling is binding because the platform's third key is the deciding voice. For onboarding, read the access walkthrough.