Retirement Capital Is Sacred. Not Speculative.
Most crypto platforms treat retirement savings like play money. They hand you a dashboard, charge per trade, and let you figure out the rest. That is not portfolio management. That is a transaction processor with a login page.
BlockTrustIRA exists because we believe retirement investors deserve more. They deserve active management, institutional custody, and a fee structure that only rewards performance.
We are not building the next exchange. We are building a fiduciary-grade management layer for digital assets inside tax-advantaged retirement accounts.
Powered by Animus Technologies
Our AI-driven portfolio management system is built by Animus Technologies, a quantitative research firm founded at the University of Southern California.
Animus specializes in algorithmic strategies for digital asset markets. Their BTC Alpha strategy has been live since December 2020, providing years of verifiable performance data.
The platform earned recognition as the #1 Crypto Technology Platform of 2023 by Bitcoin Magazine — a distinction based on execution quality, risk management, and institutional-grade infrastructure.
Institutional Custody Through sFOX
Your assets are held by sFOX, a regulated prime dealer for digital assets. sFOX provides institutional cold storage, $200M in custody insurance, and multi-signature authorization for every transaction.
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.
Four Principles. Zero Exceptions.
Radical Fee Transparency
Every fee is published, explained, and permanent. No hidden charges. No fine-print surprises. 2% annual, 25% performance, 0.14% trading. That is the complete list.
Active Volatility Management
Crypto markets do not sleep. Neither does our AI. The system monitors 24/7 and rebalances when conditions demand it — not on a quarterly calendar.
Investor Control
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.
Institutional Execution
Trades execute through sFOX at 0.14% — the same infrastructure used by hedge funds and family offices. Retail investors deserve institutional pricing.
The Gap Nobody Was Filling
When we looked at the crypto IRA landscape, we saw two options — and neither one worked.
On one side, there were self-directed platforms. They offered custody and a trading interface, but no management. You were on your own. If Bitcoin dropped 20% at 2 AM, that was your problem.
On the other side, there were traditional financial advisors. They understood retirement planning but had no infrastructure for digital assets. They could not offer what they could not execute.
"The market had platforms. It had portfolio managers. It didn't have both."
BlockTrustIRA was built to close that gap. We combined Animus Technologies' AI-driven execution with sFOX's institutional custody to create something that did not exist: a fully managed crypto IRA with 24/7 active oversight.
We did not build a platform. We built a portfolio management firm — one that happens to operate in digital assets, inside tax-advantaged retirement accounts.
