CoinYQ Dossier

The wallet keeps keys offline; the token keeps promises elsewhere

SafePal’s sharpest product idea is separation: an offline signer does one job while a connected app does another. SFP needs the same treatment. Its balances, benefits and governance language live in different systems and should never be collapsed into the security chip.

A wallet company arrived before its token

SafePal says it was founded in January 2018, received Binance Labs investment that October, and shipped S1 in May 2019. SFP followed through Binance Launchpad in February 2021. Binance supplied capital, incubation and distribution; the sources do not say it acquired the company or guarantees the wallet or token.

Air gap is a product choice, not a property of SFP

S1 stores keys in a secure element and moves unsigned and signed data through encrypted QR codes without Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or NFC. X1 deliberately uses Bluetooth. Mobile and browser wallets keep yet different attack surfaces.

Terms dated 5 September 2024 name SkyGenesis Holdings Limited. They say SafePal cannot back up or recover private keys or mnemonics and that swaps, trades and fiat transactions are third-party services. Non-custody shifts recovery duty to the user; it does not remove firmware, interface or provider risk.

Two hundred million tokens crossed chains without lowering one counter

BNB SFP began with 500 million units. The Ethereum contract was deployed on 28 June 2023 and minted 200 million once in its constructor. On 17 July 2023, SafePal announced that 200 million had been migrated from BNB to Ethereum, linking a BNB transfer to the dead address. That announcement date does not date both transactions. The designed allocation is 300 million on BNB plus 200 million on Ethereum. The Ethereum code has no owner or later minting entry point.

BNB totalSupply nevertheless still returns 500,000,000 because sending to a dead address is not the same as reducing the variable. Ethereum returns 200,000,000. The official economic split is 300M plus 200M, while a careless sum of contract counters reads 700M.

Staking creates a score, not a share certificate

SFPlus began 21 August 2024. One staked SFP creates one base point; time adds 1% of base each day up to another 100%, with 5,000 points maximum per wallet. Tokens can be unstaked without a lock, but rewards depend on each campaign and its rules.

Governance stops where the corporation begins

The white paper lists discounts, checkout, listing fees, Gas Station, Earn boosts, banking tiers and airdrops. These are service utilities administered through products and campaigns, not functions enforced by the two token contracts.

It also says SFP may serve protocol and ecosystem governance while denying ownership, interest, profit, redemption, property, intellectual property and corporate decision rights. CoinYQ found no published binding proposal mechanism, quorum, delegation contract or execution path. The honest conclusion is useful access with discretionary programs—not a legal stake in SafePal.

How the project changed

  1. 2018-01
    SafePal is founded

    The company begins before SFP exists.

  2. 2018-10
    Binance Labs invests

    SafePal records strategic investment, not an acquisition.

  3. 2019-05
    S1 launches

    The QR air-gapped hardware line reaches market.

  4. 2021-02-08
    SFP reaches Binance Launchpad

    The BNB Chain utility token enters public distribution.

  5. 2023-07-17
    SafePal reports the 200-million migration

    The post reports the migration and links the BNB dead-address transfer. The Ethereum constructor had already minted 200 million on 28 June; 17 July is the announcement date.

  6. 2024-08-21
    SFPlus opens

    Staking begins to produce points and campaign eligibility.

Evidence and primary sources

Last evidence review: 2026-09-05

What is SafePal?

This page identifies SFP at BNB Chain 0xd41f…5dfb and Ethereum 0x12e2…a134. It distinguishes the token from SafePal S1/X1 hardware, mobile and extension wallets, SkyGenesis Holdings Limited, Binance Labs and third-party trading or banking services.

What problem does SafePal solve?

A hardware-security brand can make every adjacent feature look equally trustless. Yet firmware comes from a vendor, swaps come from third parties, SFPlus rewards come from campaigns, and cross-chain supply requires reconciling a dead address with a second contract.

How does SafePal work?

BNB SFP began with 500 million units. The Ethereum contract was deployed on 28 June 2023 and minted 200 million once in its constructor. On 17 July 2023, SafePal announced that 200 million had been migrated from BNB to Ethereum, linking a BNB transfer to the dead address. That announcement date does not date both transactions. The designed allocation is 300 million on BNB plus 200 million on Ethereum. SFP can buy discounts, gas conversions and campaign eligibility; SFPlus stakes it for scores, while neither contract implements corporate governance.

Key facts

  • BNB contract: 0xd41fdb03ba84762dd66a0af1a6c8540ff1ba5dfb.
  • Ethereum contract: 0x12e2b8033420270db2f3b328e32370cb5b2ca134, deployed 28 June 2023.
  • Designed supply: 500,000,000 SFP—300,000,000 BNB and 200,000,000 Ethereum.
  • BNB raw totalSupply remains 500,000,000 because the 200,000,000 migration went to 0x…dEaD.
  • Ethereum code fixed-minted 200,000,000 and has no public admin, mint, burn, pause or upgrade.
  • SafePal was founded January 2018; Binance Labs invested in October 2018; S1 launched May 2019; SFP Launchpad was February 2021.
  • S1 uses QR air-gap; X1 uses Bluetooth. Source availability and firmware differ by product.
  • SFPlus gives 1 base point per staked SFP and adds 1% of that base daily, up to a 100% time bonus; the total score is capped at 5,000 per wallet.
  • SFP confers no equity, profit, redemption, property or corporate decision right.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do the two contracts show 700 million in raw supply?

BNB totalSupply still reads 500 million despite the transfer of 200 million to 0x…dEaD. The Ethereum constructor minted 200 million on 28 June 2023; the migration announcement followed on 17 July. Adding the raw counters gives 700 million, while the official available allocation is 300 million on BNB plus 200 million on Ethereum.

Can SafePal or Binance mint more Ethereum SFP?

The verified Ethereum contract minted 200 million once in its constructor and exposes no public mint or owner. This does not make product rewards immutable or prove the BNB-side bridge process has no operator.

Does Binance own SafePal?

Primary materials show Binance Labs investment/incubation and Binance Launchpad distribution. They do not establish acquisition, custody of SafePal wallet keys or a guarantee of SFP.

Does staking SFP pay a fixed yield?

No fixed SFP return is promised. SFPlus produces a score and eligibility for separately announced reward pools; SafePal reserves discretion to amend or cancel activities.

Does SFP let holders govern SafePal Ltd.?

No. The white paper expressly denies corporate decision rights. It mentions ecosystem governance but publishes no binding voting contract, quorum or execution process in the reviewed sources.

Is SFP issued on Solana?

The reviewed official registry lists BNB Chain and Ethereum only. SafePal supports Solana products and announced a Solana growth initiative, but that is not evidence of a native Solana SFP contract.

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