World's First Inheritance Computer

Your Bitcoin May Be Secure.
Your Inheritance Isn’t.

Citadel Vault is an air‑gapped inheritance computer for serious Bitcoin holders.

The Vault backs up your hardware wallets and extends their effective life from roughly 10 years toward a 1,000 year horizon with durable, modular storage. It encrypts your instructions and legal documents, and its built in advisor gives your heirs a clear, non technical recovery path, with no subscriptions, custodians, KYC, or third party risk.

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Citadel Vault, the air-gapped inheritance computer
3.7-5M Bitcoin permanently lost. Not stolen, not spent. Gone.
~25% Of all Bitcoin ever mined is permanently inaccessible.
45 min To complete a full inheritance plan with the 21sats Wizard.
The Problem

Bitcoin Doesn't Disappear.
It Gets Abandoned.

Between 3.7 million and 5 million Bitcoin (nearly a quarter of all Bitcoin ever mined) is permanently inaccessible. Not stolen. Not spent. Gone, because no one left behind a way to reach it.

Most of it didn't disappear due to carelessness. It disappeared because self-custody is genuinely hard, and there was no complete system for what happens when the keyholder dies, becomes incapacitated, or simply can't remember.

The threats aren't hypothetical:

Existing solutions weren't built for this.

Hardware wallets protect your Bitcoin while you're alive. They offer nothing for what comes after. Managed custody platforms require ongoing trust in a third party, monthly fees, and the assumption that the company will still exist and cooperate when your family needs access. DIY setups can work, but they demand sourcing the right components, executing complex technical procedures, and trusting that grieving family members can follow them correctly under pressure.

And none of it addresses your full digital life. Passwords, 2FA keys, encrypted drives, exchange accounts, digital IDs: your wealth extends far beyond a single seed phrase.

Without a complete system, your Bitcoin doesn't pass to your family. It vanishes.

The Solution

We Put the Advisor
Inside the Machine.

Two years ago, we founded 21sats Inheritance Protocol to help Bitcoiners pass down their generational wealth securely and privately. Our offline protocol has been vetted by clients in dozens of jurisdictions worldwide. It works. But it required a 15-hour setup process, guided one-on-one by an advisor.

So we built Citadel Vault: the world's first digital inheritance computer. A single device that compresses 15 hours of advisor-led work into a 45-minute automated wizard. It ships with everything your family needs. Nothing to source separately.

Built from experience. Not from theory.

We know exactly where people get stuck. We watched it happen, client after client, and we documented every failure point. Citadel Vault is the hardware answer to everything we learned was broken. But it's not only hardware.

Every Citadel Vault ships with the complete 21sats Inheritance Protocol: the same methodology refined through years of real client work. The hardware makes it accessible. The protocol makes it work.

One device. Nothing missing.

It's not a hardware wallet. It's not a subscription service. It's not a DIY guide. It's the digital inheritance computer that should have existed from the beginning.

How It Works

A Complete Inheritance Plan
in Three Steps.

You do the work once. Your family benefits forever.

01 Run the 45-Minute Wizard

What used to take 15 hours now takes 45 minutes.

Citadel Vault arrives pre-configured and ready to use. Power it on and launch the step-by-step automated wizard. It guides you through a complete inventory of your digital assets: Bitcoin wallets, passwords, accounts, signing devices, and more. All 20 categories. Nothing gets missed. Expert support is available throughout. No technical background required.

02 Distribute the Keys

Encrypted. Safe to share. Impossible to steal.

Citadel Vault generates encrypted offline backups of your secrets and stores them on a Vault Drive, using a sharded key across Vault Cards. The entire system (Citadel Vault, Vault Drive, Vault Cards, and scanner) is compact enough to store in a standard safe or safe deposit box. Geographic dispersion is built into the protocol. Place your Vault Cards in separate locations: a safe, a safety deposit box, with your attorney, or with a trusted family member. No single location holds enough to access your assets alone. Your legal documents travel with them.

03 Your Heirs Are Ready

A clear plan. Not a mystery to solve.

When the time comes, your heirs use Citadel Vault and the distributed recovery cards to reconstruct your digital estate. The built-in recovery advisor guides every step. Our team is available throughout. No technical knowledge required. No guesswork. A clear, executable plan your heirs can follow on the worst day of their lives.

The Device

No Subscriptions.
No Expiry Date.
No KYC.
No Compromises.

Citadel Vault runs on a purpose-adapted handheld computer with Vault OS, a hardened, air-gapped operating system designed exclusively for secret management and inheritance planning. It has never connected to the internet. It never will.

  • Compact handheld form factor: the entire system fits in a standard safe or safe deposit box
  • Built-in display and keyboard: everything you need, nothing you don't
  • Strictly isolated from the Internet—no web-capable hardware or software networking layers.
  • Self-custodial and air-gapped by design: the device keeps no plaintext keys or secrets. Your encrypted vault lives on the Vault Drive, and the keys to unlock it are split across your Vault Cards.
  • Vault OS pre-installed and ready to run
  • Ongoing software updates included for the supported life of the product
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What's Included

Two Core Configurations.

Vault Core

$2,696 $2,995 MSRP
  • Citadel Vault device + Vault OS
  • Ongoing software updates included
  • Vault Drive encrypted USB
  • 6 Vault Cards (2-of-3 Shamir threshold)
  • Card Reader (NFC reader)
  • QR Scanner
  • Backup SD card
  • TimeLock SD: Bitcoin-verified dead man's switch (patent pending)
  • Legal document engine: 23 jurisdictions
  • Printed heir recovery guide
  • Heir Asset Labeling — assign and sort assets by heir

Pre-sale: 10% off MSRP.

Vault Pro

$3,596 $3,995 MSRP
  • Everything in Vault Core, plus:
  • Expansion Card (hardware add-on board)
  • 10 Vault Cards (upgradable Shamir: 2-of-4, 3-of-5)
  • Millennial Drive + Millennial Discs (1,000-year archival rating)
  • TimeLock SD + 3 programmable timelocks
  • NFC-blocking Vault Card sleeves (one per card) + Pelican-style carrying case
  • Standard support (email & chat); Priority Support & Extended Warranty optional ($399 one-time)
  • Founder-led strategy session on geographic distribution of vault components
  • Heir Asset Labeling — assign and sort assets by heir
How It Compares

Head-to-Head with the alternatives.

Feature Vault Core Vault Pro Unchained Casa Nunchuk
Pricing Model ✓ One-time $2,995 ✓ One-time $3,995 $250–$6K/yr $250–$7.5K/yr $120–$2.1K/yr
40-Year Cost ✓ $2,995 ✓ $3,995 $10K–$182K $10K–$300K $4.8K–$84K
Digital Assets ✓ All ✓ All BTC only BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC BTC only
Wallets ✓ Unlimited ✓ Unlimited 1 per plan 1 per plan 1 assisted
Server Dependency ✓ Fully offline ✓ Fully offline Server-dependent Server-dependent Server-dependent
Self-Custody ✓ 100% ✓ 100% They hold 1 key They hold 1 key They hold platform key
KYC Required ✓ No KYC ✓ No KYC Full KYC Full KYC No KYC, but tracking SDK
Company Sees Balances ✓ Never ✓ Never Yes Yes Yes
Inheritance ✓ Shamir + legal docs ✓ Shamir + legal docs Signature plan ($4.5K–$6K/yr) Included ($250+/yr) $480+/yr plans
Hardware Security ✓ SmartCard EAL6+ ✓ SmartCard EAL6+ Server-side HSM Server HSM + enclave Server key + TAPSIGNER
Legal Documents ✓ 23 jurisdictions ✓ 23 jurisdictions U.S. only None None
Encryption ✓ AES-256-GCM + Argon2id ✓ AES-256-GCM + Argon2id AES-256 (server-side) Secure enclave + KMS AES-128-CTR (TAPSIGNER)
Setup Time ✓ 45 min + legal ✓ 45 min + legal Days-weeks (U.S. only) 15 min (excl. legal) 30-60 min (excl. legal)
Recovery ✓ Tap 2 Vault Cards + PIN ✓ Tap 3 Vault Cards + PIN Contact support + ID Contact support + ID Self-recovery (manual)
Storage Lifespan ✓ 100+ years ✓ 1,000+ years Server-dependent Server-dependent Server-dependent
Timelock ✓ Offline Bitcoin timeproof ✓ Offline Bitcoin timeproof None None Smart contract (risk)
Recovery Scripts ✓ Open source ✓ Open source Proprietary Proprietary Open source

A managed custody service charges ~$250/year. In 12 years you'll have paid more than a Vault Core costs, and your plan disappears the moment you stop paying. Competitor prices from their websites, October 2026.

One purchase. Outlasts you by design.

Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, venue of Bitcoin Alpha 2026
Bitcoin Alpha 2026

See It In Person.

Meet the Citadel team at Bitcoin Alpha, a private gathering for long-term Bitcoin holders, founders, fund managers and family offices. Live demos, in-person Q&A, and the chance to hold the Vault in your hands before it ships.

When October 15–17, 2026
Where Hotel Casa del Mar, Santa Monica
Bitcoin Alpha Details
Pre-Order

Choose Your Tier.

All hardware units ship in the order pledges were received. Early Bird backers ship first.

Vault Core $2,696 $2,995 10% Pre-Sale Discount

You built something worth protecting. Citadel Vault is the only system built to make sure it survives you.

  • Citadel Vault device + Vault OS
  • Vault Drive encrypted USB
  • 6 Vault Cards (2-of-3 Shamir)
  • Card Reader + QR Scanner
  • Backup SD + TimeLock SD
  • Timelock: Bitcoin-verified dead man's switch (patent pending)
  • Legal document engine: 23 jurisdictions
  • Printed heir recovery guide
  • Heir Asset Labeling — assign and sort assets by heir
Pay with Bitcoin or Bank Wire
Vault Pro $3,596 $3,995 10% Pre-Sale Discount

For advanced 3 of 5 Vault Card security + 1000 year archiving.

  • Everything in Vault Core, plus:
  • Expansion Card (hardware add-on board)
  • 10 Vault Cards (2-of-4, 3-of-5 Shamir)
  • Millennial Drive + Millennial Discs (1,000-year archival)
  • TimeLock SD + 3 programmable timelocks
  • NFC-blocking Vault Card sleeves (one per card) + Pelican-style carrying case
  • Standard support (email & chat); Priority Support & Extended Warranty optional ($399 one-time)
  • Founder-led strategy session on geographic distribution of vault components
  • Heir Asset Labeling — assign and sort assets by heir
Pay with Bitcoin or Bank Wire
Vault Pro+ $4,496 $4,995 10% Pre-Sale Discount

The Vault Pro plus our white glove setup service.

  • Everything in Vault Pro, plus:
  • Scheduled 2-hour founder-led video setup session
  • Custom Shamir distribution plan for your family structure
  • 30-day follow-up call
  • Jurisdiction-specific legal document review
  • Signed, numbered certificate of authenticity
  • 2 hours of 1-on-1 Pro+ Setup sessions, tailored to your setup
  • Heir Asset Labeling — assign and sort assets by heir
Pay with Bitcoin or Bank Wire
Vault Advisor $8,996 $9,995 10% Pre-Sale Discount

Your clients are asking about Bitcoin inheritance. Now you have a complete answer. For advisors, family offices, or people working in the digital asset custody and inheritance sectors.

  • Enhanced Citadel Vault Advisor edition
  • Expansion Card (hardware add-on board)
  • 2x secure enhanced Vault Drives with additional security element
  • 10 Vault Cards
  • Millennial Drive + Millennial Discs (1,000-year archival)
  • TimeLock SD + 10 programmable timelocks (patent pending)
  • NFC-blocking Vault Card sleeves (one per card) + Pelican-style carrying case
  • 10 hours of 1-on-1 Pro+ Setup sessions, tailored to your practice
  • Custom Shamir distribution plan
  • Multi-Client Vault Support — physically separated vault keys and drives per heir
  • Priority Support & Extended Warranty available for a one-time fee of $999 USD
  • Stricter response targets and priority cross-ship for covered hardware issues
  • Dedicated point of contact for Advisor clients
  • Guaranteed replacement dispatch within 5 working days for covered hardware defects, subject to parts and shipping availability
  • YubiKey authentication support
  • Biometric authentication support
  • Multivault capable
  • Multiuser support
Pre-Order — Pay with Bitcoin
Vault Founders Edition 1 BTC 1 of 1

Highest level of security including YubiKey, biometrics, and unlimited shards. Includes a 7-day VIP trip to Lombok, Indonesia for white-glove setup with the founder, covering security, wallet setup, inheritance, and advanced topics.

  • 2 complete systems (2 computers, 4x Vault Drives)
  • 2 Dock Stands
  • Custom Vault color choices by backer
  • Custom-machined enclosures, laser-engraved with your name and serial #1 and #2, signed by Founder
  • 10 Vault Cards
  • 2 Millennial Drives + Millennial Discs (1,000-year archival)
  • Unlimited timelocks (patent pending)
  • 1-week personal setup session with founder at Tampah Hills luxury resort in Lombok, Indonesia (or place of your choosing)
  • Custom Shamir distribution plan
  • Ongoing software updates included
  • Priority feature requests: your input shapes the roadmap
  • Priority Support & Extended Warranty included at no additional charge
  • Permanent recognition on citadelvault.org and in Vault OS
  • Handcrafted framed certificate of origination, signed by both founders
  • Multi-Client Vault Support — physically separated vault keys and drives per heir
  • YubiKey authentication support
  • Biometric authentication support
  • Multivault capable
  • Multiuser support
  • Unlimited Vault Card sharding

Payment in Bitcoin only. Reach out before pledging: we want to know who holds unit #1.

Pre-Order — Pay with Bitcoin

Founding Supporter

For $100, you get your name on the Founders Wall, embedded permanently in every copy of Vault OS shipped worldwide. You'll receive a numbered Founding Supporter certificate and 24-hour early access to the pre-sale. The $100 applies as a full credit toward any Citadel Vault package, with 5% off MSRP locked in for one year from purchase date. Not combinable with existing 21sats customer discounts. Limited to 100 supporters.

$100 Support with Bitcoin

All hardware orders ship in pledge order. Early Bird first, then Core, Pro, Pro+, and premium tiers. We accept Bitcoin (on-chain & Lightning) and bank transfer, including SEPA.

Shipping & Tax Notice: Your payment covers the product and the outbound shipping shown on your quote. Import VAT, duties, and any carrier brokerage fees are billed to you directly by the carrier on delivery (DAP, Incoterms 2020) and are not collected by Citadel Vault. See the Terms of Sale and Shipping Policy for details.

The Team

Built by People Who've
Done This for Real.

Citadel Vault didn't come from a hackathon or a whitepaper. It came from years of working with real clients, seeing every way an inheritance plan can fail.

We are a core team of six, backed by a network of specialized builders, united by a single conviction: Bitcoin is generational wealth, and most of the infrastructure to protect it doesn't exist yet. Our founders bring decades of hardware and software experience from Apple and Silicon Valley, alongside a track record of building and scaling venture-backed startups.

6 Core team members
20+ Jurisdictions served
2+ Years of real client work
20 Categories of digital assets protected
Apple + Silicon Valley hardware & software pedigree
VC Prior VC-backed startup experience
Craig

Craig

Founder & Investor

Craig founded Citadel Vault on a simple but radical idea: your Bitcoin should outlive you, and your heirs shouldn't need a computer science degree to claim it.

Daniel

Daniel

CEO U.S. Operations

Daniel runs Citadel Vault's U.S. business, leading sales, order fulfilment and customer support for buyers and reseller partners across the United States.

Alex

Alex

COO Canada

Alex brings Citadel Vault to Canada, selling to Canadian families and guiding each customer personally through setting up their Vault and inheritance plan.

Mike

Mike

Strategic Partner & Investor

Mike leads business development for Citadel Vault, building relationships with family offices, wealth advisors and Bitcoin communities. Mike is also an investor in the company.

Jor

Jor

Strategic Partner & Brand Ambassador

Jor represents Citadel Vault across his own and other Bitcoin communities, helping individuals and families secure their generational wealth.

Rex

Rex

Vault OS Lead Developer

Rex leads development of Vault OS, the hardened, air-gapped operating system every Citadel Vault runs on.

Timeline

Right, Not Rushed.

Where the build stands today, and when your Vault ships. We have moved the date to get the security right. If anything changes again, you hear it from us first, with the reason.

Now

Pre-Sale Opens

Citadel Vault is available for pre-order at citadelvault.org. All tiers available. Early Bird units (21 only) open now. First come, first protected.

June 11-13, 2026

BTC Prague

The Citadel team is on the ground in Prague for the world's largest Bitcoin conference. Live demos, in-person Q&A, and the chance to see the Vault in your hands before it ships. Find us there →

June 21, 2026

Pre-Sale Closes

Final tally. All orders locked in. Production begins immediately.

July 2026

Assembly & Testing Begins

Each unit is assembled, tested, and flashed with Vault OS. Early Bird backers move to the front of the line.

August 2026

Independent Security Audit

All three layers reviewed: the hardware, Vault OS and the Guardian application. Customer deliveries move to the end of October so every fix lands before a unit ships.

September 11, 2026

Internal Test Release

The first full build goes to our internal team for testing on the device itself, ahead of the Vault OS image freeze.

October 2026

Schedule Reset

AI usage limits and the year-end holidays move customer deliveries. The new batch dates are below.

January 31, 2027

Batch 1 Ships: Early Bird Backers

The first 21 serialized units go out the door. Early Bird backers receive shipping confirmation and tracking.

February 28, 2027

Batch 2 Ships: All Remaining Backers

All remaining pre-sale orders and orders placed by November 30, 2026. Consultation scheduling begins for Pro+ and Vault Advisor backers.

March 31, 2027

Batch 3 Ships

Orders placed from December 1, 2026, plus Vault Advisor and Founders Edition, coordinated directly.

Schedule updated October 9, 2026. If anything changes, backers hear from us first, with the reason. Read the latest update.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions.

The Basics
Citadel Vault is a purpose-built air-gapped computer for digital inheritance. Bitcoin is at the heart of it, but your digital life is far more than Bitcoin keys. The system is designed to securely capture and pass on everything that matters: Bitcoin and crypto wallets, hardware device credentials, passwords, 2FA tokens, exchange accounts, email and bank accounts, files, safety deposit box details, legal documents, and trusted contacts.

The underlying protocol has been refined through years of real-world use with real customers. Citadel Vault takes the same proven cryptography and builds it into a guided system that anyone can set up and anyone can use when the time comes.
Anyone who holds meaningful Bitcoin and has thought seriously about what happens to it when they die. If you've ever written a seed phrase on paper and felt uneasy about it, or tried to explain Bitcoin recovery to a family member and realized how fragile your current plan is, Citadel Vault is for you. It's also built for estate planning professionals who advise clients on Bitcoin inheritance.
Steel plates are excellent for durability. They do nothing to protect the seed from whoever finds it: family members, executors, lawyers, or anyone who gains access to your estate. Citadel Vault encrypts your keys with military-grade cryptography, distributes recovery across multiple Vault Cards in separate locations, and generates the legal documents your heirs actually need to act on their inheritance. A seed phrase on metal is a component. Citadel Vault is the complete system.
Casa and Unchained are subscription-based custodial services. You pay ~$250/year and they hold a key on your behalf. When you stop paying, or if they go out of business, your recovery plan changes. Citadel Vault is a one-time purchase with no ongoing fees and no third-party keyholders. Your keys stay in your possession, on your hardware, under your control. Forever.
They're complementary, not competing. Coldcard is a signing device, excellent for authorizing Bitcoin transactions during your lifetime. Citadel Vault is an inheritance device designed to hold encrypted backups of your keys and give your heirs a clear, tested path to access them after you're gone. Many Bitcoiners will use both: Coldcard for daily signing, Citadel Vault for inheritance-grade backups. If you already own a Coldcard, your seed can be backed up inside Citadel Vault in minutes.
Security & Technology
Citadel Vault uses AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption with Argon2id key derivation, the same encryption standard certified under NIST FIPS 197 and used by Signal and 1Password. The "authenticated" part matters: any attempt to tamper with your encrypted vault is mathematically detectable. The Argon2id key derivation means that even if an attacker gets physical access to your encrypted backup, brute-forcing your password would require millions of dollars in hardware and energy. At current electricity prices, testing one billion passwords against a single Citadel vault costs roughly $500,000, and that's before hardware costs.
Yes. There are no wireless chips, no network hardware in the device. Data moves in and out via QR codes, Vault Cards, and USB drives only. An air gap is only meaningful if it's enforced in hardware. Software-only air gaps can be bypassed by software. Citadel Vault has no network hardware to exploit.

The Citadel Vault is also stateless: it stores nothing. If someone stole the device, there would be nothing on it to steal. Your secrets live on the Vault Drive. Your keys live on your Vault Cards. The Citadel Vault processes, but never retains.
Yes. All cryptographic code is open source, auditable, and publicly available on GitHub. We use no proprietary cryptography, no backdoors, and no cloud key escrow. The encryption libraries we rely on (aes-gcm and argon2 Rust crates) have extensive public audit histories of their own.
Honestly: not yet. A pre-launch internal code review has been completed. An independent third-party cryptographic audit is scheduled for Q3 2026 and will be published openly in full, including any findings. We will not hide critical feedback. If you want to review the code yourself before the formal audit, the repository is open.
AES-256 is classified as quantum-resistant by NIST. Grover's algorithm (the most relevant quantum attack against symmetric encryption) reduces 256-bit security to 128-bit effective security. 128 bits is still considered computationally infeasible to attack for the foreseeable future. We will also issue software updates if the security landscape changes materially.
There is no recovery. This is intentional, and it's a feature, not a bug. No one can decrypt your vault without your passphrase. This is what true self-custody means. The NFC Shamir recovery cards exist precisely so you're not depending on memory alone: distribute the cards to trusted people or secure locations, and any two of three cards together can reconstruct access, with no passphrase required.
Inheritance Setup
Two steps. During setup, your encrypted vault keys are backed up to an extra set of Vault Cards. You distribute those cards to trusted people or secure locations; any two of the three are enough.

A failsafe backup can also be used by your heirs in the form of a metal plate.
Think of them as keys, but no single card is the whole key. Each card holds one piece of the puzzle. You need any two of three cards together to unlock the vault. Tap them to the Citadel device.

The cards themselves are the same chip technology used in banking cards and biometric passports, PIN-protected and tamper-resistant. If someone finds one card, they get nothing. They need two. That's the point: no single location, no single person, no single point of failure.
It's a cryptographic technique that splits a secret (your encryption key) into multiple shares, where any defined minimum number of shares can reconstruct the original. Citadel Vault supports 2-of-3 (any 2 cards of 3) and, on the Pro tier, 2-of-4 and 3-of-5 configurations. The math ensures that holding one share gives an attacker zero information about the underlying secret.
The Citadel legal document engine generates court-ready inheritance templates covering 23 jurisdictions. Documents include: instructions for heirs, executor guidance, digital asset schedules for wills, and access authorization letters. These are designed to work alongside a conventional will or estate plan, not replace it. For complex situations, the Pro+ tier includes a jurisdiction-specific legal document review with the Citadel team.
Your vault doesn't depend on us. The encryption format is an open specification, and every archival disc shipped with the device includes a standalone recovery script that runs on any standard laptop: no Citadel hardware required, no internet connection, no company in the loop. The protocol behind Citadel Vault has been in real-world use with customers for years before this product existed. We built Citadel Vault to make that protocol accessible, but the underlying system was never dependent on any single company, and neither is your inheritance plan.
The Product
Citadel Vault is purpose-built, air-gapped hardware running Vault OS, built from industry-leading, open-source components and sourced from our OEM partners. The hardware stack is designed for physical air-gappability, a full Linux environment, and long-term repairability, meeting the same standards that define serious Bitcoin hardware, with every component selected for reliability, longevity, and inheritance-focused computing. Citadel Vault hardware is supported and repaired for the life of the computer, and it is also designed to be user-repairable for those who prefer to service their own devices.
Millennial Drive is an archival optical disc system rated for 1,000 years by independent testing. Unlike standard optical discs or hard drives, Millennial Discs engrave data into a stone-like layer that doesn't degrade over time. For inheritance storage (where the backup may sit untouched for decades before anyone needs it) we consider this the only responsible long-term storage medium. The Vault Pro includes a Millennial Drive and disc media.
Feature Vault Core Vault Pro
Core Hardware
Citadel Vault Computer✦✦
Vault OS✦✦
QR Scanner✦✦
NFC Card Reader✦✦
Expansion Card—✦
Recovery Configuration
Vault Cards3 Cards5 Cards
Shamir Recovery Scheme2-of-3Up to 3-of-5
Geographic Distribution Points3 locationsUp to 5 locations
Storage
Vault Drive (encrypted primary storage)✦✦
Millennial Drive (1,000-year archival)—✦
TimeLock
TimeLock SD✦✦
Programmable Timelocks1 included3 included
Inheritance Tools
Legal Document Engine✦✦
Heir Recovery Guide✦✦
Protection & Transport
NFC-Blocking Vault Card Sleeves—✦
Pelican-Style Carrying Case—✦
Support
Standard Support (chat & email)✦✦
Priority Support & Extended WarrantyOptional – $299 one-timeOptional – $399 one-time
Best For
Ideal Setup Single household or couple. 3-location distribution plan. Multi-generational families. 5-location distribution. Complex estates.
The Pre-Sale
Yes, every tier is discounted during the pre-sale. Move early.
Tier Pre-Sale Price Retail Price You Save
Vault Core $2,696 $2,995 10% off
Vault Pro $3,596 $3,995 10% off
Vault Pro+ $4,496 $4,995 10% off
Vault Advisor $8,996 $9,995 10% off

Why 21 Early Bird units? You know why. When they're gone, the price goes up. Permanently.

Pre-sale closes June 21, 2026. Fulfillment begins immediately after.
Batch Tiers Ships
1: Priority Vault Early Bird Jan 31, 2027
2: Standard Vault Core, Pro, Pro+ (pre-sale and orders by Nov 30, 2026) Feb 28, 2027
3: Later orders Orders from Dec 1, 2026; Vault Advisor, Founders Edition Mar 31, 2027

Full fulfillment target: March 2027. Advisor and Founders Edition backers will be contacted directly to coordinate delivery.

We accept Bitcoin (on-chain and Lightning) via BTCPay Server, and bank transfer in USD, EUR, GBP, and CHF (EUR via SEPA). Other currencies can be accepted by request; email orders@citadelvault.org.
Yes. Citadel Vault ships worldwide. International shipping costs and any applicable import duties are the responsibility of the buyer and will be communicated during fulfillment. If you have questions about a specific country, contact us before ordering.
Because this is a pre-sale for a product in final development, all sales are final once the pre-sale closes. If a unit arrives damaged or defective, we will replace it. If we are unable to fulfill your order for any reason, you will receive a full refund. We will be transparent in all updates if timelines or specifications change.