# Fireblocks

*Institutional digital-asset custody and operations.*

Fireblocks is an institutional MPC-based custody and wallet infrastructure platform for digital-asset operations, founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York City. In the Tempo ecosystem it is listed under Wallets & Custodians as a custody and key-management partner, joining at the September 2025 launch, and is among the infrastructure providers that support Tempo's native transaction type.

## At a glance

- **Type:** infrastructure
- **Category:** wallets-custody
- **Status:** active
- **Website:** https://fireblocks.com

## Key facts

- **Category:** Institutional MPC-based wallet, custody, and key-management infrastructure (Wallet-as-a-Service) — not an RPC, explorer, oracle, or bridge. _(confidence 95%)_
- **What it does:** Digital-asset and stablecoin infrastructure that lets businesses custody, transfer, and manage on-chain operations through a single platform. _(confidence 92%)_
- **Security model:** Secures keys with multi-party computation (MPC-CMP) instead of a single private key, paired with a configurable policy engine for transaction governance. _(confidence 60%)_
- **Role on Tempo:** Listed in the Tempo ecosystem under Wallets & Custodians as an institutional custody / key-management infrastructure partner for payment flows. _(confidence 95%)_
- **Tempo partner since:** Named among Tempo's initial infrastructure partners announced September 23, 2025. _(confidence 90%)_
- **Founded:** Founded in 2018 by Michael Shaulov, Idan Ofrat, and Pavel Berengoltz. _(confidence 60%)_
- **Headquarters:** Headquartered in New York City, New York. _(confidence 60%)_

## Related entities

- [Tempo](https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/tempo) — integrates

## Sources

1. [https://www.fireblocks.com](https://www.fireblocks.com)
2. [https://www.fireblocks.com/about](https://www.fireblocks.com/about)
3. [https://www.fireblocks.com/platforms/mpc-cmp/](https://www.fireblocks.com/platforms/mpc-cmp/)
4. [https://tempo.xyz/ecosystem](https://tempo.xyz/ecosystem)
5. [https://tempo.xyz/blog/infra-partners](https://tempo.xyz/blog/infra-partners)
6. [https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fireblocks](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fireblocks)
7. [https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232497-22](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232497-22)

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