# Fund Security & Resilience Vortex is designed with built-in safeguards and non-custodial infrastructure to ensure user funds remain secure throughout every transaction. From cross-chain transfers to fiat settlement, our system combines automated validation, fallback logic, and regulated partners to deliver reliability you can trust. *** ## 🔍 What Happens If… ### A Cross Chain Transfer fails * Funds are only committed after full route validation. * If any part fails, assets are returned to a fallback address on Moonbeam. * SquidRouter and Axelar enable automatic retry logic. ### The FX rate changes mid-transaction? * FX rates are locked when the user confirms the transaction. * Any deviation is subsidized by Vortex—users receive the expected output. * Oracle-based pricing and liquidity checks are performed before execution. ### A bridge to fiat fails? * EURC & ARS.s via Spacewalk: Transfers only complete with bridge validation. If an issue occurs, funds remain recoverable on Pendulum. * BRL via XCM: Transfers define fallback destinations in advance, ensuring asset return. ### The local partner doesn’t deliver fiat? * Fiat redemption is handled by regulated fintech partners with audited, segregated accounts. * Vortex holds direct SLAs and control processes to ensure reliability and compliance. ### 🔐 Core Security Features * **Pre-Signed Transactions**\ All steps are validated before funds move—preventing execution drift. * **Fallback Mechanisms**\ Recovery paths exist at every stage of the process. * **No Custody by Vortex**\ Vortex never holds user funds—smart contracts and partners manage all flows. * **Rate Guarantee**\ FX rates are locked at the start; slippage is covered by Vortex. * **Ephemeral Accounts**\ Temporary user-side accounts isolate funds and reduce exposure risk. *** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.vortexfinance.co/fund-security-and-resilience.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.