Living Trusts for Crypto Holders
You accumulated digital assets, watched the market, held through volatility, and built something worth protecting. Maybe you even set up an [LLC](/content/our-services/llc-entity-formation/ "LLC Entity Formation"/index.html) to shield your holdings from lawsuits and keep your name off public records.
So why would you let all of that fall apart the moment you’re not around to manage it?
Your LLC protects your crypto while you’re alive. A living trust protects your family after you’re gone. Most people set up one and forget the other, then their family spends 18 months in probate court anyway.
Create Your Living Trust
Digital Ascension Group helps you set up a Living Trust through attorneys who specialize in estate planning. If you already have a [Digital Asset LLC](/content/our-services/llc-entity-formation/ "LLC Entity Formation"/index.html), we can assign the trust to it. If you don’t have an LLC yet, our full package creates both – giving your estate an extra layer of legal protection.
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Your Crypto Has a Probate Problem
When you pass away, your digital assets become part of your estate. It’s important to understand what that means.
12-24 Months
Average probate duration. Your spouse can’t touch your crypto. Your children can’t access funds. The mortgage still needs paying while your family sits on wealth they legally cannot use.
Public Record
Anyone can look up what you owned, what it was worth, and who inherited it. Scammers monitor probate filings. So do people who might want to contest the estate.
3-7% in Fees
Legal fees typically run 3% to 7% of estate value. On a million dollar portfolio, that’s $30,000 to $70,000 paid to attorneys instead of your family.
Not Your Fault
None of this happens because you did something wrong. It happens because you didn’t put the right structure in place while you had the chance.
What a Living Trust Actually Does
A revocable living trust is a legal container for your assets, and it doesn’t stop working when you pass away.
While you’re alive, you serve as both trustee and beneficiary, so you keep full control. You can buy, sell, and manage your holdings the same way you always have.
The real difference shows up later. When you pass away, the successor trustee you picked (usually a spouse) takes over immediately based on the instructions you wrote. The probate court isn’t involved, your family handles the transition in a few weeks, and the whole thing stays private.
Because the trust is revocable, you can update it anytime your situation changes.
How DAG Helps
DAG provides family office services for families holding digital assets. We don’t give legal advice, but we connect clients with estate planning attorneys who actually understand crypto.
We help clients form Wyoming LLCs built for crypto and coordinate living trusts in their home state. The Assignment of Interest is what links the two structures, and we make sure that piece gets handled correctly.
If you want to set up the LLC and trust combination that fits your situation, reach out.
Protect Your Family and Your Crypto
Start today with the LLC + Living Trust structure that can keep your digital assets out of probate court and in your family’s control.