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# Cactus Custody Digital Asset Trust and Legacy

## Overview <a href="#overview" id="overview"></a>

Cactus Custody has partnered with Vistra to deliver comprehensive trust solutions specifically designed for digital assets. This joint offering addresses the critical challenges that early cryptocurrency holders face regarding inheritance, asset protection, and wealth transfer.

### Vistra X Cactus Custody Partnership <a href="#vistra-x-cactus-custody-partnership" id="vistra-x-cactus-custody-partnership"></a>

Through our collaboration with Vistra, a global leader in trust and corporate services, we offer institutionally-backed trust structures that combine traditional wealth planning expertise with cutting-edge digital asset custody infrastructure.

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## Four Protection Plans <a href="#four-protection-plans" id="four-protection-plans"></a>

The Vistra X Cactus Custody partnership offers flexible trust structures tailored to different wealth protection objectives:

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<summary>Plan A: Wealth Inheritance</summary>

**Traditional succession planning for digital assets**

Ensures seamless generational wealth transfer with professional trustees managing distribution according to your predetermined conditions. Ideal for clients focused primarily on passing crypto holdings to heirs with minimal operational involvement.

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<summary>Plan B: Protection for Heirs, Marriage, and Family</summary>

**Safeguarding family interests and relationships**

Structures that protect assets from divorce settlements, provide controlled distributions to beneficiaries, and establish conditions that preserve family harmony. Particularly valuable for blended families or complex family dynamics.

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<summary>Plan C: Dedicated Reserve Fund</summary>

**Ring-fenced digital asset reserves**

Creates segregated pools of digital assets for specific purposes such as education funding, charitable giving, or emergency reserves. Maintains operational separation from other holdings while retaining professional management.

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<summary>Plan D: Flexible Trust with Retained Control</summary>

**Maximum flexibility for active asset managers**

Enables settlors to maintain significant operational control and asset management capabilities while still achieving legal separation, creditor protection, and succession planning benefits. Ideal for clients who want to continue actively managing their digital asset portfolio.

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## How Cactus Custody Supports Trust Structures

The trust structure seamlessly integrates with Cactus Custody's full suite of institutional-grade features:

<table><thead><tr><th width="318.7864990234375">Feature</th><th>Trust Application</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Segregated Storage</strong></td><td>Each trust account maintains dedicated on-chain addresses with full asset isolation</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Multi-Level Approvals</strong></td><td>Trustee-defined approval workflows ensure proper governance</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Role-Based Permissions</strong></td><td>Granular access controls align with trustee duties and settlor reserved powers</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Comprehensive Audit Trail</strong></td><td>Immutable activity logs for regulatory compliance and beneficiary reporting</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Multi-Chain Support</strong></td><td>Trust assets can span 60+ ecosystems without operational complexity</td></tr><tr><td><strong>DeFi Access via Cactus Link</strong></td><td>Trustees can access yield opportunities across 1,000+ dApps with institutional controls</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Automated Reporting</strong></td><td>Generate trust accounting and distribution reports for beneficiaries and regulators</td></tr></tbody></table>