Using trusts or foundations to hold digital assets provides succession planning, asset protection, and privacy - but requires trustees or council members
International Trusts & Foundations for Crypto Holdings covers comparative legal assessment, documentation and coordination across international jurisdictions. It is typically relevant to businesses, investors and families considering a cross-border structure or activity. There is no single offshore regime: legal effects, disclosures, taxation and permissions depend on the selected jurisdiction, relevant residence rules and the facts of each case.
The law and competent-authority requirements of the selected jurisdiction apply, together with rules in relevant tax-residence and operating jurisdictions. Comparison precedes selection and implementation.
Last reviewed: 22 September 2026
Using trusts or foundations to hold digital assets provides succession planning, asset protection, and privacy - but requires trustees or council members who can manage private keys, execute on-chain transactions, and comply with AML/CTF and tax-reporting obligations specific to crypto assets.
We establish trust or foundation structures specifically designed for digital-asset holdings, addressing the unique challenges of private-key custody, multi-signature governance, and the interaction between trust law and blockchain technology.
We coordinate with crypto-competent trustees and custodians, and ensure the governing documents address scenarios unique to digital assets: hard forks, airdrops, staking rewards, and protocol-governance participation.