Putting control of your crypto back in your hands and building the gateway to Web3.
Self-custody keeps your crypto in your wallet, not on an exchange balance. It removes freeze risk, makes delivery verifiable on-chain, and lets you choose the security model that fits you.
Your crypto lives in your wallet with your keys that you control - not us. No freezes, no withdrawal queues, and settlement you can check on-chain.
Anyone should be able to use crypto with the wallet they trust. Clear steps, no gatekeepers, and confidence from the first purchase.
Fund your Elbaite account with USD, then buy crypto delivered straight to your wallet. We never ask for a seed phrase, never take wallet access, and show pricing up front.
Top up in USD and purchase to any address you choose, including apps and platforms you already use. Save trusted destinations in an address book for faster, safer checkout.
We help Web3 companies, DAOs, fintechs, and developers ship wallet-first products. Use our integrations for payment handling, custody options, and custom self-custody solutions.
We are a crypto-native team building the future of finance around ownership and open access. Our foundations lay in over a decade of experience in cryptocurrency, financial and blcokchain technolgoies.
Self-custody comes first. We never ask for seed phrases or take wallet control, we collect only what is needed, and we build on open standards so you can use the wallets you trust. We put ownership, security and compliance above everything.
We stand by every product and feature we ship as we build everything with passion, dedication and tireless testing. Our foundation is in security, with considerate UX and clean UI to give our community the best high-security trading experience.
Freedom - sovereignty - control.
Your keys, your choice.
Your wallet, not anyone elses.
Approve every transaction.
Fewer middlemen = more crypto.
On-chain verification.
Forget crypto getting stuck.
Any wallet, any time.
Build your security, your way.
The answers await.
Founded in 2017, Elbaite was one of the first self-custody crypto exchanges, giving investors full control over their digital assets from day one. Today, Elbaite is a trusted platform serving a global audience of the next generation of crypto investors.
USD escrow, unique to the Elbaite Marketplace, safeguards your purchase by securely holding your funds in escrow until your crypto is delivered, reducing the risk of fraud and ensuring a safe, transparent transaction.
On the Elbaite Marketplace, sellers send crypto directly to your self-custody wallet. Most trades are completed withing a few minutes to a few hours, depending on blockchain network speeds.
Elbaite accepts Wire transfer as payments.
Elbaite, founded in 2017 as one of the first self-custody crypto marketplace, lets you trade directly into your own wallet with secure USD escrow, giving you full control of your assets and the trust of a platform with years of proven experience.
Currently Elbaite is available to residents of California. If you want us to come to your home state, please let us know via our support channels.
You can use any cryptocurrency wallet of your choice.
You can use your hardware wallet, your mobile BASE wallet, or your metamask wallet. We’re a bring-your-own-wallet platform, giving you the freedom to trade directly into the wallet you trust most.
Simple fee of 1% on Buy orders.
No other fees.
Elbaite is a registered with FinCEN and we require KYC for customers.
Bitcoin was created by an anonymous figure called Satoshi. We are all Satoshi.