# Vault of Isolated Participant Escrow #### Abstract Vaults of Isolated Participant Escrow (VIPEs) safeguard funds from malicious actors and enable users to audit proof of reserves. Escrow is not stored within a shared pool but within individual vaults tied to the depositor's address. Funds can be moved immediately with universal agreement of the user and counterparty or after the dispute period according to the most recent state. #### Features * Proof of Reserve --- # 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.vdex.trade/protocol/whitepaper/vault-of-isolated-participant-escrow.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.