# Wallet custody

FastTrack is a **custodial** trading service. This page explains what that means in practical terms.

## What is custody?

When you generate a wallet through FastTrack, we create a fresh Solana keypair. The private key is encrypted and stored in our backend database, not in your browser. Every trade you make is signed by us, on your behalf, using that key.

You don't see the key. You don't sign each trade with your own wallet. The trade-off is speed and convenience: no wallet popup on every transaction, no manual signing during fast markets.

## Why custodial?

The alternative — non-custodial trading — requires you to sign every transaction in your own wallet (Phantom, Backpack, etc.). For active memecoin trading, that introduces several seconds of friction per trade. By the time you confirm the popup, the price has moved.

Custodial trading lets us:

* Sign instantly.
* Submit through multiple landing services in parallel.
* Pre-build transactions with optimal compute and priority fees.
* Skip the wallet popup entirely.

## What you can still do

* **Export your private key** at any time. Settings → Export. You can paste the key into Phantom or another wallet to take full self-custody. After export, you can choose to keep using FastTrack with that wallet or switch to a fresh FastTrack-generated wallet.
* **Import an existing wallet.** Paste an existing Solana private key into Settings → Import. We encrypt and store it. You can revoke and re-export at any time.
* **Hold multiple wallets.** Generate as many as you want. Only one is "active" at a time — that's the wallet used for trading and for claim payouts.

## What we can do (and won't)

We have technical access to your private key. We will:

* Sign transactions you request through the extension.
* Pay out cashback and referral claims to your active wallet.

We will not:

* Trade on your behalf without you initiating.
* Move funds out of your wallet to anywhere other than where you direct.
* Sell, share, or expose your private key to third parties.
* Use your wallet for any purpose other than serving your own requests.

These commitments are in our [Terms of Service](https://willet.cc/terms) as legal obligations.

## What if FastTrack disappears?

If our service shuts down, your funds remain on chain in your wallet. You will need access to the private key to move them, which means you need to export it before the service is shut down.

We commit to providing at least **30 days of advance notice** before any planned shutdown, during which you can export your keys and withdraw funds. In the event of an unplanned shutdown, we will publish a recovery mechanism allowing you to retrieve your private key.

## Recommendation

Treat your FastTrack wallet like a hot wallet on a centralized exchange:

* Use it for active trading capital.
* Don't park your long-term holdings there.
* Withdraw cashback and profits periodically to a self-custodial wallet.

This isn't because we expect anything to go wrong. It's because diversifying custody is a good practice with any custodial service, including major exchanges.


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