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Figment Review

Institutional staking with layered insurance

of 10

Figment states it never takes custody of tokens, supports over 40 protocols, and carries three levels of insurance against client loss. It serves institutions rather than retail, and publishes no commission figure.

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Custody

Never takes custody; tokens stay under your key

Protocols

40+ including Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos

Insurance

3 levels (limits not stated)

Scale

$15bn+ staked, 500+ institutional clients

Commission

Not stated

Scores

Fee transparency
4.0
Custody & control
10.0
Decentralisation
5.0
Risk disclosure
9.0
Exit & liquidity
5.0

Each criterion carries equal weight. The overall score is the average of these 5 scores — (4.0 + 10.0 + 5.0 + 9.0 + 5.0) ÷ 5 = 6.6.

Pros

  • States plainly that it never takes custody; tokens stay under your key
  • Three levels of insurance against client loss
  • Over 40 protocols supported
  • Names institutional clients and reports $15bn+ staked

Cons

  • No commission or fee figure is published
  • Insurance coverage limits are not stated, only that three levels exist
  • A single institutional operator, not a distributed validator set
  • Oriented to institutions rather than individual stakers

The custody statement is unambiguous

Figment states that tokens remain on the blockchain under the control of your private key and that it never takes custody. Among providers of this size that sentence is not universal, and it is the reason Figment scores full marks on control.

Insurance is rare in this category

Three levels of insurance against client loss are described. No other platform in this comparison documents insurance at all, though the coverage limits are not published, which stops it short of a perfect risk score.

Built for institutions

With over 500 institutional clients and more than $15bn staked, the service is aimed at asset managers, custodians and exchanges. Individuals will find neither a published rate card nor a self-service exit route.

How it compares

Sources

Scored from published primary sources rather than hands-on use. Every figure above comes from one of the pages below, on the date shown. Manufacturers change prices and specifications without notice — if something here no longer matches the source, tell us and we will correct it.

  1. 1.Figment — official site (custody, protocols, insurance) — checked

Frequently asked questions

Does Figment hold my tokens?

No. Figment states tokens remain on the blockchain under the control of your private key and that it never takes custody.

Does Figment insure against slashing?

Figment describes three levels of insurance to protect clients against loss, but does not publish the coverage limits.

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