Bitcoin Self-Custody Mastery

Hold.Your.Own.

If the Bitcoin isn’t in your custody, you don’t own it. Someone else does.

Own the real thing yourself. Start today.

Individuals
Families
SMSFs

What is between you and your Bitcoin?

Someone else controls your Bitcoin

  • Paid Custodian
  • Exchange
  • ETF / Shares / Other Investment Funds

They hold the keys. You pay the fees.

You don’t trust your current setup

  • Device you no longer trust
  • “Collaborative” Self-Custody
  • Too complex to operate or recover

You hold the keys. You still lose sleep.

Fees×Counterparty Dependence×Trust×Privacy×Operational Risk

The Ongoing Custody Drag

Illustrative recurring cost of paid custodians

Bitcoin Holdings:$250,000
At 1% per year: $2,500 / yr5-yr equivalent: $12,500
At 2% per year: $5,000 / yr5-yr equivalent: $25,000
Bitcoin Holdings:$500,000
At 1% per year: $5,000 / yr5-yr equivalent: $25,000
At 2% per year: $10,000 / yr5-yr equivalent: $50,000
Bitcoin Holdings:$1,000,000
At 1% per year: $10,000 / yr5-yr equivalent: $50,000
At 2% per year: $20,000 / yr5-yr equivalent: $100,000

Illustrative only. These figures exclude Bitcoin price appreciation. If the fee is percentage-based, the dollar cost rises as the value of the Bitcoin rises.

Choose the help you need.

Covering the whole Bitcoin self-custody lifecycle, no matter where you find yourself. Built for individuals, families and SMSFs.

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CheckupDiagnostic onlyStarterConfidenceLegacy
From$350$500$2,000$4,000
Best forQuick diagnosis and written recommendationsBeginner Self-CustodySelf Custody-MasteryIntergenerational Self-Custody Mastery
Assess and diagnose existing custody
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Written findings and recommended next steps
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Establish first self-custodyNot included
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Move from exchange / custodian into self-custodyNot included
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Remediate or replace weak setupNot includedNot included
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Supervised transaction supportNot included
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Backup, recovery and transaction competenceAssessBasic
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Multiple domains / SMSF / trusts / entities / operatorsAssessNot included
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Continuity and succession beyond the current custodianAssessNot includedNot included
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Checkup is a diagnose-and-recommend service only. It does not include implementation, migration, remediation or supervised transaction support. Where further work is required, the Checkup fee is credited toward Confidence or Legacy.

Starting prices are indicative and apply per custodian. Final scope depends on the custody domains involved, custodians and operators, transaction requirements, and hardware/software requirements.

Arise supports the operational custody layer only and does not provide SMSF, legal, tax, financial, investment or estate-planning advice.

We don't take your Bitcoin.
We show you how to take control of it.

01
UNDERSTAND
Start with what you actually have.
Bitcoin on an exchange. A hardware wallet you barely use. Existing self-custody. An SMSF. Family or inheritance requirements. We begin there.
02
DESIGN
Build only what you need.
We work out the appropriate wallet architecture, hardware, software, backup approach and operating process for your circumstances.
03
BUILD
You build it. We guide you.
You configure your own devices and wallets while Arise walks you through the process. Your keys never become ours.
04
MOVE
Move Bitcoin under your control.
Verify addresses, perform test transactions and learn the withdrawal and signing process before relying on it with meaningful Bitcoin.
05
PROVE
Recovery is part of the build.
Backups are checked. Recovery is rehearsed. Transaction workflows are tested. A seed phrase sitting somewhere is not enough.
06
DOCUMENT
Make the process understandable later.
Document what matters so the custody process can be operated, maintained and, where required, understood beyond you.

The Bitcoin becomes yours when you no longer need to ask someone else's permission to use it.

Self-custody should leave you more capable, not more dependent.

Josh worked with Arise on his Bitcoin self-custody and SMSF operating process. His experience reflects the outcome we aim for with every engagement: clearer custody, greater operational confidence, and the ability to manage the process yourself.

Josh

Arise Bitcoin client

Ready to find where you fit?

Four services. One objective: reliable Bitcoin self-custody you understand and can operate.