Concentrated Token Wealth: How to Protect Your Life Without Betraying Your Conviction
You built something valuable. Now protect it. We bring institutional frameworks — and build a plan around your specific situation: your token, your vesting schedule, your family, your goals, your conviction. No two founders are the same, and no two plans should be.
The Real Risk Isn't a Catastrophe — It's a Correction
You have $10M -- $100M+ in token holdings. It's a significant portion of your net worth, concentrated in 1 -- 2 positions. You believe in the projects long-term — and that conviction is valid.
The risk isn't a catastrophic collapse. It's the market going down 40 -- 60% in a normal bear cycle — and your net worth, your ability to pay your mortgage, fund your lifestyle, and maintain financial stability all being materially affected. That's the scenario we plan for.
The Question You Need to Answer
If your token drops 50% in the next bear market — not a collapse, just a normal cycle — what changes in your life? Can you still pay your mortgage? Fund your kids' education? Maintain your lifestyle without stress?
If the answer is uncertain, you need a plan.
Five Problems We Solve
Each problem is real, urgent, and solvable with the right plan
Your Reality
80%+ of net worth in 1 -- 2 token positions. No systematic diversification plan. Selling feels like betraying conviction or signaling to the community.
Our Approach
We don't push you to a specific target. We build a realistic, multi-year diversification plan that respects your conviction while systematically reducing risk over time. Coordinated with vesting schedules, market conditions, and OTC execution to minimize impact.
Your Reality
Your wealth is in tokens. Your expenses are in dollars. Without a systematic plan, you're either holding too much (missing liquidity) or selling reactively at bad prices.
Our Approach
We build a yield and liquidity flywheel — deploying stablecoins and diversified assets into yield-bearing strategies that fund your lifestyle without requiring you to sell your core positions.
Your Reality
You have significant wealth but struggle with basic financial infrastructure: getting a mortgage, opening bank accounts, obtaining insurance, accessing credit. Banks don't understand crypto wealth.
Our Approach
We help you navigate the traditional finance system — connecting you with crypto-friendly banks, lenders, and insurance providers who understand your wealth profile. We can also help you use your crypto holdings as collateral for loans, avoiding taxable sales.
Your Reality
Self-custody works at $1M. At $10M+, a single phishing attack, hardware failure, or forgotten seed phrase is catastrophic. You need institutional-grade security.
Our Approach
We help you implement MPC wallets with encrypted backup for onchain flexibility, or Qualified Custody (title-held accounts with institutional custodians) for maximum security and insurance. We never take custody — you choose the infrastructure that fits your needs.
Your Reality
Your investment decisions, tax planning, and estate planning are disconnected. You're making portfolio moves without understanding the tax implications. Your estate plan doesn't account for digital assets. Your family doesn't know how to access your crypto if something happens.
Our Approach
We coordinate your investment strategy with tax planning and estate planning — not as separate disciplines, but as one integrated approach. We work alongside your attorneys and CPAs to ensure your wealth management decisions are tax-efficient and that your estate plan is complete and executable.
Our Approach: Institutional Tools, Personalized to You
We start with your situation — your token, your vesting schedule, your family, your goals — and apply the institutional frameworks that fit. Not a template. A plan built for you.
We build a multi-year diversification roadmap tailored to your conviction level, vesting schedule, and financial needs. Execution options include OTC desk coordination, systematic selling programs, and market-condition-aware timing — all designed to minimize community signaling and market impact.
- OTC desk coordination for large blocks
- Vesting schedule alignment
- Market-condition-aware execution
Choose the custody model that fits your needs: MPC Wallets for onchain flexibility and DeFi access, Qualified Custody for maximum security and insurance, or a Hybrid approach that combines both. We never take custody of your assets.
- MPC wallets with encrypted backup
- Qualified Custody via institutional custodians
- Hybrid approach for active + long-term holdings
Deploy stablecoins and diversified assets into yield-bearing strategies — staking, liquid staking derivatives, real-world assets, and lending protocols — to build a self-sustaining system that funds your lifestyle without requiring you to sell core positions.
- Staking and liquid staking derivatives
- Real-world asset (RWA) yield strategies
- Self-sustaining income generation
Navigate the traditional financial system with crypto wealth. We connect you with crypto-friendly banks, mortgage lenders, insurance providers, and credit facilities — including crypto-backed loans that let you access liquidity without triggering taxable events.
- Crypto-friendly mortgage and banking access
- Insurance for high-net-worth digital asset holders
- Crypto-backed loans to avoid taxable sales
Custody Options
Choose the infrastructure that fits your needs. We never take custody of your assets.
- Multi-party computation key management
- Full DeFi and onchain access
- Encrypted backup and recovery
Best for: Founders who want to stay onchain and access DeFi opportunities
- Title-held at qualified custodian
- Insurance coverage on holdings
- Institutional-grade security infrastructure
Best for: Founders who prioritize maximum security and insurance over onchain flexibility
- MPC wallet for active positions
- Qualified custody for long-term core holdings
- Coordinated security across both layers
Best for: Founders with both active trading needs and large long-term holdings
Additional Risk Management Tools
For clients seeking additional downside protection beyond diversification
Insurance against crashes. Costs 2 -- 5% annually but provides a hard floor on your downside — you know exactly what your worst-case scenario looks like.
Cap upside to fund downside protection — often at zero net cost. You give up some potential gains above a threshold in exchange for guaranteed protection below a floor.
Generate income (5 -- 10% annually) while holding your positions. Sell upside potential you're willing to part with in exchange for consistent cash flow.
Derivatives are complex and not suitable for all clients. We only recommend them when they fit your specific situation, risk tolerance, and goals.
Estate Planning for Token Wealth
- Does your family know where your crypto is held and how to access it?
- Is your estate plan updated to include digital assets with proper custody instructions?
- Are your beneficiary designations coordinated across traditional and digital accounts?
- Do you have a succession plan for any protocol roles or governance rights?
- Have you addressed the tax implications of token transfers at death?
- Digital Asset Inventory & Access Protocol
Comprehensive documentation of all holdings with secure access instructions for heirs and fiduciaries
- Coordinated Trust & Entity Structures
Working with your estate attorney to structure trusts and entities that properly hold and transfer digital assets
- Tax-Efficient Transfer Planning
Strategies to minimize estate and gift tax exposure on appreciated digital assets
- Governance & Protocol Role Succession
Plans for transitioning governance tokens, multisig roles, and protocol responsibilities
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Protocol Wealth is a registered investment adviser. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute personalized investment advice.