Security Consulting
Build your storage right once.
Never lose access again.
Most of the access problems KeyHaven works on are preventable. The seed phrase written on one sheet of paper, stored in one place. The hardware wallet PIN never written down. The setup that made sense years ago and was never revisited. A consulting session addresses all of this before loss occurs, not after.
We offer this service to clients we have just helped regain access, who want to leave the engagement with a setup they can trust for the long term, and to anyone who holds cryptocurrency and wants an independent, honest review of how they have things arranged.
Who This Is For
Anyone who wants to get it right the first time, or the next time.
Recent Recovery Clients
You regained access. The same problem should not happen again.
Most of the setups we encounter during recovery have at least one structural weakness that caused the problem. A consulting session immediately after recovery is the most natural point to address those weaknesses: the situation is fresh, the materials are at hand, and the cost of building a better setup is low compared to the cost of losing access a second time.
New to Self-Custody
Moving assets off an exchange for the first time.
Choosing the right hardware wallet, configuring it correctly, generating and backing up a seed phrase with genuine resilience, and understanding what to do if something goes wrong: this is exactly the setup work that most tutorials skim over or get wrong. Building the right foundation at the start is much easier than correcting it later.
Established Holders
Your setup has never been formally reviewed.
Setups accumulate risk over time: outdated hardware devices, backup copies stored in ways that made sense years ago, no documentation anyone else could follow, significant holdings concentrated in a single key. A structured review identifies the specific weaknesses in what you already have and tells you clearly what is worth fixing and what is not.
What We Cover
Five areas, any one of which can be the reason access is lost.
A consulting engagement covers whichever of these areas is relevant to your situation. We do not require you to engage all five. If you have a specific question, we start there and broaden the conversation only where it is useful.
Hardware wallet selection and setup
There is no single best hardware wallet for every person. The right choice depends on the assets you hold, how frequently you transact, whether you are comfortable with a particular device interface, and what your backup requirements are. We help you choose a device that fits your actual needs, configure it correctly, verify the device's authenticity, and understand how the PIN and recovery phrase interact with each other.
If you are migrating holdings from a software wallet or an exchange, we cover how to do that safely without exposing keys in transit.
Seed phrase backup strategy
The standard advice is to write your seed phrase on paper and store it somewhere safe. This advice has well-known failure modes: a single copy can be lost or destroyed; a backup that is too well hidden may not be found when it needs to be; and a phrase stored digitally, even briefly, is at risk of exposure. We help you design a backup approach that survives the loss of any single copy, protects against accidental discovery, and is documented in a way that you can actually maintain over time.
Multisignature for larger holdings
A single-key wallet means a single point of failure: lose the key, lose the holdings. Multisignature arrangements require approval from multiple independent keys before any transaction can be signed, which removes that single point of failure. We help you understand whether multisignature is appropriate for your situation, explain the different threshold configurations and their trade-offs, and help you set up a simple arrangement if it is the right choice. We also cover the risks that multisignature introduces if the setup is not managed carefully.
Inheritance and access planning
The problem at the center of most estate cases is that no one else knew how to access the wallet. Solving this while you are alive and capable is much simpler than solving it afterward. We help you document your setup, prepare access instructions for a trusted person or your estate, and structure your backup so that the right people can find what they need. We do this in a way that does not compromise your security in the present while ensuring continuity for those who come after.
Security review of an existing setup
If you already have a setup in place and want to understand its weaknesses, we review it and provide a written summary. We look at your hardware, your backup arrangements, your operational security habits, and your access documentation. We identify the specific points of failure and give you clear, prioritized recommendations for each. Many reviews confirm that the existing setup is sound with minor adjustments; some reveal structural problems that are worth addressing now.
A review can be conducted entirely by description and discussion: you do not need to share keys, devices, or seed phrases with us to get a useful assessment of your approach.
Our Commitments
Your keys stay with you. That is the whole point.
The goal of a consulting engagement is that you leave it more capable and more self sufficient, not more dependent on us. That principle shapes everything about how we work.
We never take custody of your funds or keys.
At no point in a consulting engagement do we hold, access, or control your assets. We advise on structure and process. Your keys remain in your possession throughout. If any person claiming to be a KeyHaven consultant asks to hold your seed phrase, your hardware device, or control of your wallet for any reason, that person is not acting on our behalf.
We never ask you to hand over a seed phrase or private key.
We can advise on backup strategy, review a physical backup location, and discuss the structure of your phrase without ever seeing the phrase itself. Security advice does not require credential access. A consultant who asks to "verify" your seed phrase, review it "for completeness," or enter it into any system is not providing consulting; they are attempting a theft.
We teach you to be self sufficient. The goal is that you do not need us again.
Unlike recovery work, which we hope no client needs twice, consulting is not about creating an ongoing relationship. The deliverable is a setup you understand, can maintain yourself, and can document for others. If you contact us again, it should be because circumstances changed, not because the original setup left you reliant on our expertise to keep it working.
Pricing
A flat fee for a defined deliverable.
Consulting is advisory work with a defined scope and a defined output. It is priced as a flat fee, not a percentage of anything, and the fee is agreed in advance before any session begins.
Standard consultation
A focused session at $500, covering one or two specific areas from the list above. A single session typically runs one to two hours, conducted remotely at a scheduled time, with a written summary of recommendations delivered afterward.
Full setup or comprehensive review
Engagements that cover multiple areas, including hardware configuration, a complete backup strategy, multisignature arrangements, and inheritance planning, are scoped and quoted individually. These involve more preparation and follow-up documentation than a single-topic session, and the price reflects that.
As with all KeyHaven work, no payment is taken before you have a clear description of exactly what the engagement covers and what you will receive.
One fee. No follow-on charges.
Consulting engagements involve a single flat fee agreed before the session. There is no follow-up invoice, no ongoing retainer unless explicitly agreed, and no charge for the written summary that follows the session. If your situation changes and you want a second session, that is a new engagement with a new quote.
No payment at the inquiry stage.
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