Keys never enter probate
Probate is public. If a private key enters the public record, the asset is gone. We use specialized trust architectures to bypass the court entirely.
PRACTICE · CRYPTO & DIGITAL ASSETS
Digital Asset Wealth & Succession
The traditional institutions built to protect real property—banks, executors, and probate courts—are fundamentally unequipped to secure digital assets. When an estate holds seven figures in Bitcoin or an illiquid portfolio of tokenized assets, standard wills fail catastrophically, often exposing private keys to the public record. We structure the equivalent of a private bank for assets that have no bank, ensuring wealth transitions quietly, securely, and seamlessly to the next generation without risking loss or theft.
- Discipline
- Crypto & Digital Assets
- Engagement
- Per matter or retainer
- Counsel
- Christopher Moye
CRYPTO & DIGITAL ASSETS
Keys never enter probate
Probate is public.
Principles · 01
How we work.
Every engagement is composed against these commitments. They shape the agreements we draft, the protections we add, and the questions we ask before signing.
Eliminating single points of failure
A hardware wallet in a safe is not a succession plan. We structure multi-signature custody that survives incapacitation or loss.
Fiduciaries must have authority
Without explicit RUFADAA language, exchanges will freeze your accounts upon death. We draft the exact clauses that force compliance.
What we watch · 02
The considerations.
Where attention concentrates during the engagement — the structures, terms, and protections that decide whether the agreement holds when tested.
PATRIARCHFOUNDER
Digital-Asset Estate Planning
Integrating RUFADAA-compliant language into core estate documents to ensure fiduciaries have the exact legal authority required to compel access from centralized exchanges.
HNWFAMILY OFFICE
Multi-Sig Custody & UCC Article 12
Eliminating single points of failure by architecting multi-signature arrangements and controllable electronic record trusts that satisfy New York’s strict commercial code requirements.
COLLECTORCREATOR
NFT & Tokenized-Asset Succession
Drafting the specific trust mechanisms required to transfer the commercial IP rights and immense financial value of non-fungible tokens and tokenized real estate across generations.
The work · 03
Four steps. One engagement.
Each step is concrete; each step has a deliverable. No magic, no vapor — just enforceable documents and considered counsel.
- 01
Inventory & Architecture
We map the full extent of your digital holdings, separating custodial exchange accounts from self-custodied hardware wallets.
- 02
Trust Integration
We draft specialized, crypto-native trusts designed specifically to hold digital assets without triggering unnecessary tax events.
- 03
Custody Engineering
We establish multi-signature protocols and designate trusted technical fiduciaries to ensure redundancy.
- 04
Stress Testing
We simulate an incapacitation event to verify that your fiduciaries can actually access and move the funds when required.
Where this connects · 02
Disciplines often used here.
This practice area sits inside one primary discipline and touches others. Each card describes the cross-discipline connection in concrete terms.
Primary discipline
Cryptocurrency, Tokens and Digital Assets
Primary discipline. Protecting wealth that lives outside the institutional safety net.
Read the disciplineConnects to
Estate Planning
Estate inclusion, RUFADAA access, multi-sig trustee selection, dynasty-trust structuring for crypto holdings.
Read the disciplineSECURE YOUR ASSETS
Secure your digital estate.
Draft the explicit trust mechanisms and custody structures that ensure your private keys outlive you.
Schedule a legacy consultation