Answered from live records · 2026-09-13
Privy or Turnkey — which should hold an agent's keys?
Privy and Turnkey on the same axes: Sato Score 83 (High) vs 83 (High), both on Ethereum, Base, Solana, Multichain. No winner is declared, as of 2026-09-13.
Every row is read off the live record for each side — nothing is typed. What this cannot settle: The single most important axis here — how each one custodies and protects keys — is the one this table cannot settle. Sato Hub has not audited either, holds no security assessment of either, and a Sato Score measures how open, active and verifiable a project is, not how well it protects a key. Whatever either vendor publishes about its own key handling is self-reported until someone independent checks it. If an agent will sign with real funds, read both vendors' security documentation and their own third-party audits directly.
| Axis | Privy | Turnkey |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Wallet Infrastructure | Wallet Infrastructure |
| Chains | Ethereum, Base, Solana, Multichain | Ethereum, Base, Solana, Multichain |
| Source availability | Partial | Partial |
| Sato Score | 83 (High) | 83 (High) |
| Liveness | Active · 2026-09-09 | Active · 2026-09-10 |
| What was checked | install reproduced 2026-09-07 | install reproduced 2026-09-07 |
| Verification status | Unverified | Unverified |
How this was answered
Both records read live and laid on the same axes by lib/comparisons.ts. Every cell is derived; the caveat names what the data cannot settle.
Every answer on this page is produced by one named function over Sato Hub's live records on the date shown. Nothing is typed by hand, no figure is carried over from a previous day, and an answer with nothing behind it says unknown rather than zero. The Sato Score measures how open, active and verifiable a project is — it is not a safety, quality or returns grade.
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