# DFNS

*Wallet-as-a-service with policy controls.*

DFNS is institutional wallet-as-a-service and custody / key-management infrastructure for teams building on Tempo. It signs transactions using multi-party computation (MPC) and layers a policy engine with granular access controls on top, supporting the TempoAndantino and TempoModerato networks and stablecoin (and TIP-20) transfers, consistent with Tempo's stablecoin-native gas model.

## At a glance

- **Type:** infrastructure
- **Category:** wallets-custody
- **Status:** active
- **Website:** https://dfns.co

## Key facts

- **Role on Tempo:** Institutional wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) and custody / key-management infrastructure for teams building on Tempo _(confidence 95%)_
- **Key security model:** Uses multi-party computation (MPC) for transaction signing _(confidence 90%)_
- **Policy & access controls:** Provides a policy engine and granular access controls for transaction governance _(confidence 88%)_
- **Tempo networks supported:** Supports the TempoAndantino and TempoModerato networks _(confidence 92%)_
- **Supported assets on Tempo:** Supports transfers of stablecoins (and TIP-20 tokens) on Tempo _(confidence 80%)_
- **Tempo gas model:** Tempo is stablecoin-native; transaction fees can be paid in stablecoins rather than a volatile gas token _(confidence 90%)_

## Sources

1. [https://www.dfns.co/article/tempo-tier-1-support](https://www.dfns.co/article/tempo-tier-1-support)
2. [https://docs.dfns.co/core-concepts/architecture](https://docs.dfns.co/core-concepts/architecture)
3. [https://docs.dfns.co/](https://docs.dfns.co/)
4. [https://tempo.xyz/](https://tempo.xyz/)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/dfns  
Source: tempowiki (https://tempo.dataos.so) — an independent, sourced reference for the Tempo ecosystem. Not affiliated with Tempo, Stripe, or Paradigm.