Finance & Operations for Crypto Funds & Asset Managers

A crypto fund sits at the intersection of two regimes: fund regulation (AIFMD/UCITS, depending on structure) and MiCA. Managing your own fund's positions is one thing — but the moment you safeguard crypto-assets for clients or execute on their behalf, that activity is a regulated crypto-asset service under MiCA. Add daily NAV on volatile, around-the-clock markets and the operational bar is high. HELMS builds the finance, valuation and custody-control layer underneath the fund.

Where funds & managers get stuck — and where we help

Custody & CASP classification. We clarify where your model needs its own CASP authorisation (e.g. safeguarding client assets) versus using a regulated third-party custodian, and the capital that follows. Pressure-test it with the MiCA Exposure Checker.

NAV & independent valuation. A defensible NAV methodology for volatile and illiquid assets, daily reconciliation of on-chain holdings to the books, and pricing sources that hold up with auditors and investors.

Custody & segregation controls. Hot/warm/cold storage tiers, multi-sig or MPC governance so no single signer can move assets, withdrawal whitelists, and a clear line between client and house assets — independently reviewed.

Fund administration & investor reporting. Subscriptions/redemptions, capital accounts, fee calculations, and LP/investor reporting that ties out to custodian and bank statements.

Banking, treasury & DORA. De-risking-resilient multi-bank/EMI relationships (our treasury & banking discipline), plus DORA obligations where you act as an authorised CASP — see the DORA guide.

Why HELMS: senior finance, treasury and regulatory expertise, with legal coordinated through qualified counsel — NAV, custody controls and fund operations built for digital-asset managers, so you launch and scale without standing up a full back office.

Book a 30-min call — we'll map your custody, NAV and reporting setup.