Advancing open-source technology for secure digital asset management
The Safe Ecosystem Foundation is a non-profit Swiss foundation based in Zug, dedicated to developing and making accessible open-source technology for secure digital asset management. Safe Smart Accounts are the most widely used infrastructure of their kind on Ethereum, securing over $60B in digital assets across hundreds of networks.
To establish smart accounts as the default means for managing digital assets — through open-source technology, ecosystem support, and community governance.
Adopted by the SafeDAO community through SEP-4 (SafeDAO Constitution, 2023).
Safe Smart Accounts are programmable digital accounts that enable individuals, businesses, and organizations to manage digital assets securely. They represent the most widely deployed infrastructure of their kind on Ethereum.
A core feature is multi-signature security: multiple parties must approve a transaction before it is executed — similar to a bank account requiring co-signatures. This ensures that no single person can unilaterally move assets.
The technology is fully open source — the source code is publicly available and has been independently audited multiple times. Safe Smart Accounts are not operated by the Foundation. They are a protocol deployed on the Ethereum blockchain and other networks.
The Foundation Council (Stiftungsrat) is the supreme governing body of the Safe Ecosystem Foundation, responsible for strategic oversight and ensuring adherence to the foundation purpose.
Co-founder of Safe and President of the Safe Ecosystem Foundation since its inception. Lukas led the development of the Safe ecosystem from its Gnosis spin-off to an independent foundation, and under his leadership Safe has grown to secure over $60B in digital assets and become the market leader in smart account infrastructure.
Co-founder of Gnosis (2015) and author of the original multi-signature wallet code (2017) that evolved into Safe. Stefan brings deep expertise in digital asset security, self-custody, and Ethereum infrastructure, and is a recognized figure in the Ethereum community, DAOs, and decentralized infrastructure projects.
Co-founder of Safe and author of the Safe smart contracts in use today. Richard is the most experienced maintainer of the core codebase and leads the Safe Research initiative. He has deep expertise spanning contracts, protocol design, and infrastructure, with strong connections to the Ethereum security and audit community.
The SafeDAO provides SAFE token holders with participation rights in the governance of the Safe Ecosystem, ensuring community voice in strategic decisions.