Practice - Crypto and digital assets - Custody structuring

Crypto Custody & Structuring

A hardware wallet in a safe deposit box is a vulnerability, not a succession plan. We engineer institutional-grade custody solutions for high-net-worth individuals and family offices. By architecting multi-signature arrangements, establishing technical fiduciaries, and drafting trusts specifically designed for controllable electronic records, we eliminate single points of failure and ensure assets are secured in compliance with UCC Article 12.

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Matter: Custody architecture
Register: Transactional
Counsel: Christopher Moye

Custody structuring

Eliminating single points of failure

Redundancy is security.

Principles Â· 01

How we draft the matter.

Every engagement is composed against these commitments. They shape the protections we add, the questions we ask, and the document that leaves the file.

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Eliminating single points of failure

Redundancy is security. We structure multi-signature frameworks that distribute control and survive incapacitation or loss.

Â§ 02

Legal wrappers for code

Code is not law. We draft the explicit trust mechanisms and operating agreements that govern how technical fiduciaries must act.

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UCC Article 12 compliance

We ensure that your custody architecture meets the strict statutory definitions of "control" under the commercial code.

What we watch Â· 02

What can break the matter.

These are the terms, structures, and practical risks that usually decide whether the work holds when the file is tested.

FAMILY OFFICEHNW

Multi-Signature Governance

Drafting the precise operating agreements that dictate the voting thresholds and emergency recovery protocols for multi-sig wallets.

FOUNDERTRUSTEE

Technical Fiduciary Selection

Vetting and appointing institutional custodians or technical co-trustees who possess the specialized capability to administer on-chain assets safely.

INVESTORGC

UCC Article 12 Perfection

Structuring digital asset holdings to establish definitive legal control and perfect security interests under the New York commercial code amendments.

The work Â· 03

Four steps. One engagement.

Each step is concrete; each step has a deliverable. The scope is defined, the matter moves, and the file closes.

01
Architecture Review
We analyze your current self-custody or exchange setups to identify vulnerabilities, concentration risks, and probate exposure.
02
Protocol Design
We design a multi-signature threshold model tailored to your family or corporate governance requirements.
03
Legal Integration
We draft the customized trusts, LLC operating agreements, and fiduciary instructions that legally bind the custody protocol.
04
Execution & Simulation
We oversee the secure generation and distribution of keys, followed by a simulated recovery exercise to verify the architecture holds.