# kaal:claim:3936876-041

**Claim.** Taking the realities of decentralization and decentralized self-custody seriously would require investment advisers to provide digital asset investment advice for a fee without ever taking custody of the assets.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- investment advisers serving digital asset clients

**Source quote.**

> The realities of decentralization and decentralized self-custody would require investment advisers to simply provide digital asset investment advice via fee without taking custody of digital assets.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Hayley Howe, *Custody of Digital Assets* (2021), IV. Conclusion, page 32

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Hayley Howe, Custody of Digital Assets (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3936876

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `9bc0903d01910460298e754c451f027df4324367359800a98ee8e638d94aff55` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20and%20Howe%20-%202021%20-%20Custody%20of%20Digital%20Assets.pdf

**Topics.** private-funds, defi, decentralization

**Keywords.** investment-advisers, self-custody, fee-for-advice, decentralization

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