The $500K Question: A Framework for Deciding Whether to Build or Buy Your Wallet Infrastructure After watching 50+ teams make this decision — and seeing both spectacular successes and expensive …

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A practical decision framework for Web3 founders choosing between building custom wallet infrastructure or using a Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) provider. Based on observations from 50+ teams, custom builds typically cost $984K–$2.31M in year one and take 12+ months to reach production, versus $30K–$300K annually for WaaS. Five key questions guide the decision: whether wallet infrastructure is the core product, whether requirements are truly unique, timeline constraints, budget, and team expertise. Case studies illustrate both right and wrong decisions. The default recommendation is to buy unless wallet infrastructure is the actual product being sold.