The Partnership
Why BlockTrustIRA Chose sFOX
Most crypto IRA platforms use consumer-grade exchanges and basic wallet infrastructure. We needed something built for institutional capital — a platform that could handle retirement assets with the same seriousness as a traditional custodian.
sFOX is a regulated prime dealer and custodian for digital assets. They hold a Wyoming Trust Company charter and maintain SOC II compliance. Their infrastructure serves institutional clients, family offices, and now — through BlockTrustIRA — individual retirement investors.
We chose sFOX because retirement capital deserves institutional infrastructure. Not a consumer app with a custody add-on.
Four Pillars of Institutional Infrastructure
Security
Multi-signature cold storage with geographic distribution. Your crypto is held offline in hardened vaults. No single point of failure. No hot wallet exposure for custodied assets.
Execution Speed
When Animus AI generates a trade signal, sFOX executes within minutes. Institutional-grade order routing ensures best available pricing across multiple liquidity sources.
Unmatched Liquidity
sFOX aggregates liquidity from multiple exchanges and OTC desks. This means tighter spreads and better pricing than any single exchange could offer. Your trades execute at institutional rates.
Regulatory Compliance
Wyoming Trust Company charter. SOC II certified. sFOX operates within a regulated framework designed for institutional asset management. This is not an offshore exchange.
Custody Built for Retirement Capital
sFOX SAFE is the custody solution that holds your IRA assets. It was designed specifically for institutional clients who need regulatory compliance, insurance coverage, and operational security.
Regulated Custodian
Wyoming Trust Company charter provides a clear regulatory framework.
Your assets are held by a qualified custodian under state banking law.
$200M Insurance
Specific, verifiable custody insurance coverage. Not a vague reference to "insurance" — a quantified commitment to asset protection.
SOC II Compliance
Independent audit of security controls, availability, and confidentiality. The same standard required of enterprise financial service providers.
Your crypto is legally separated from BlockTrustIRA. If our company ceased to exist tomorrow, your assets would remain exactly where they are — in your name, under qualified custody.
How It Works
Animus Decides. sFOX Executes.
The relationship between Animus AI and sFOX is straightforward. Animus analyzes market data and generates trade signals. sFOX receives those signals and executes trades at institutional rates.
Your assets never leave qualified custody. Trades happen within the sFOX infrastructure — there is no transfer between platforms, no withdrawal to an external wallet, and no exposure to unregulated exchanges.
The entire loop — analysis, decision, execution, and custody — operates within a regulated, insured, and audited environment.
Ownership
Your Assets. Your Name. Always.
BlockTrustIRA does not pool client funds. Every account is a separately managed account. Your Bitcoin, your Ethereum, and your stablecoin positions are held individually in your name at sFOX.
You are not a line item in a pooled fund. You are not a creditor of BlockTrustIRA. Your assets belong to you, held by a qualified custodian, protected by $200M in custody insurance.
“No lock-up periods. No closure fees. Your retirement savings belong to you. You can exit at any time, for any reason, with zero penalty.”
Pricing
Institutional Rates for Individual Investors
sFOX charges 0.14% per trade — the same rate available to hedge funds and family offices. Most consumer platforms charge between 0.5% and 2.0% per trade. Over a retirement time horizon, that difference compounds significantly.
There is no separate custody fee on the first $250,000 in assets. No hidden markup on execution. No spread padding. The rate is published, verifiable, and permanent.
sFOX Partnership
sFOX FAQ
sFOX is a regulated prime dealer and custodian for digital assets. They hold a Wyoming Trust Company charter, maintain SOC II compliance, and provide institutional-grade custody, execution, and reporting services. They serve institutional clients, family offices, and individual investors through platforms like BlockTrustIRA.
Yes. sFOX maintains $200M in custody insurance coverage. This is specific, verifiable coverage — not a vague marketing claim. The insurance protects custodied assets against theft and security breaches.
Your assets are held at sFOX in your name. They are legally separated from BlockTrustIRA. If our company ceased to exist, your assets would remain exactly where they are — under qualified custody at sFOX. You would retain full ownership and access.
sFOX aggregates liquidity from multiple exchanges and OTC desks. This volume allows them to offer institutional rates to all clients on their platform. The 0.14% rate is the same whether you are managing $50,000 or $5,000,000. There is no tiered pricing or volume discount to negotiate.
All trades and positions are reported to you through BlockTrustIRA. Quarterly reports detail every transaction. You have full visibility into what is held, what was traded, and why. Transparency is not optional — it is a core principle of how we operate.
