Custody and Wallet Control for Crypto Employees

Crypto Custody for Token Compensation: Wallet Controls, Recovery & Succession Planning If you receive tokens as compensation or hold on-chain wealth, custody isn’t just where assets sit—it’s the full operating system for viewing, administering, trading, withdrawing, recordkeeping, and recovering access. This episode helps you map who has authority over your assets and design a transaction pathway from distribution and receipt through storage, execution venues (DeFi, exchange, OTC), settlement into stablecoins/crypto/fiat, and usable tax-ready records. You’ll compare common setups—self-custody, MPC wallets with policy controls, exchanges, and qualified custodians—while pressure-testing failure scenarios like compromised access, lost devices/keys, signer departure, provider outages, and incapacity or death. It also covers recovery and succession planning, secure information handoff to advisors/family, and what never to share. Get the Token Compensation Planning Guide at https://protocolwealthllc.com. 00:00 Why Custody Matters 00:54 Custody as an Operating System 01:48 Authority Map Basics 03:49 Transaction Pathway Planning 06:08 Records and Tax Reporting 06:47 Common Custody Options 11:05 Failure Planning Scenarios 13:18 Recovery and Succession Setup 15:52 Secure Information Handoff 17:22 Planning Guide and Wrap Up