The token is not the right
Owning the NFT does not guarantee commercial rights to the underlying art. We ensure the IP assignments travel with the token.
Practice - Crypto and digital assets - NFT succession
NFT & Tokenized-Asset Succession
Non-fungible tokens and tokenized real-world assets represent a fusion of immense speculative value and complex intellectual property rights. Transferring these assets across generations requires more than just moving a token; it requires the legal assignment of underlying commercial rights, smart contract governance, and rigorous valuation methodologies. We draft the specific trust mechanisms that transfer both the token and its associated rights seamlessly.
- Matter
- Token succession
- Register
- Transactional
- Counsel
- Christopher Moye
NFT succession
The token is not the right
Owning the NFT does not guarantee commercial rights to the underlying art.
Principles · 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.
Valuation is a legal argument
Illiquid digital assets invite IRS scrutiny. We establish the defensible valuation methodologies required for tax compliance.
Smart contract limitations
On-chain royalty mechanisms often fail across platforms. We draft the off-chain agreements that enforce secondary-market obligations.
What we watch · 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.
COLLECTORCREATOR
Commercial Rights Assignment
Structuring the legal transfers necessary to ensure that heirs inherit not just the token, but the lucrative commercial licensing rights attached to it.
FAMILY OFFICEEXECUTOR
Illiquid Asset Valuation
Partnering with specialized appraisers to establish defensible, documented tax valuations for highly speculative or thinly traded digital assets.
INVESTORHNW
Fractionalized Asset Trusts
Drafting specialized trust structures to manage and eventually distribute fractionalized ownership in tokenized real estate or fine art.
The work · 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
Asset & Rights Inventory
We map your tokenized holdings and audit the underlying smart contracts and terms of service to confirm actual IP ownership.
- 02
Succession Structuring
We draft the specific trust mechanisms required to hold and transfer NFTs without exposing the assets to public probate.
- 03
Valuation Modeling
We establish the valuation frameworks and retain the necessary appraisal experts to preempt IRS challenges.
- 04
Fiduciary Instruction
We provide explicit, legally binding instructions to your executors on how to securely access, manage, or liquidate the collection.
Related matters · 04
If this matter is not quite the fit, begin nearby.
These adjacent matters sit in the same transactional register. The scope changes; the posture stays procedural.
Related matterArchitect
Digital Asset Wealth Planning
Integrate collections into broader digital-asset governance, trustee controls, and succession architecture.
Open the matterRelated matterEngineer
Crypto Custody & Structuring
Secure the keys, control structure, and fiduciary mechanics that let tokenized assets actually pass on schedule.
Open the matterRelated matterStructure
Crypto Tax Structuring
Document valuation, reporting, and entity posture before illiquid or speculative tokenized assets are tested by tax authorities.
Open the matterTRANSFER THE VALUE AND THE RIGHTS
Protect your tokenized portfolio.
Draft the trust mechanisms that securely transfer your digital art, NFTs, and fractionalized assets across generations.
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