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How do I set up a trust account?

If you are the trustee, you can onboard your trust to an Unchained account.

An Unchained trust account is titled to the entity of your trust. Consult a legal professional in your jurisdiction for help when forming a trust. You must already have established your trust when you create the Unchained trust account.

Note: We only service accounts with a U.S. residential address. We do not allow the creation of international accounts at this time.

We have separate guides for setting up different accounts:

Register your email and select your account type:

  1. Navigate to my.unchained.com and click Sign up.
  2. Enter your email address and verify the code sent to your email.
  3. Choose your intention for the account. For a trust account, select Secure bitcoin in a trust.
    Onboarding Selector Trust
  4. Select an onboarding option: Self-Setup, Concierge Onboarding, or Unchained Signature which is our best plan.
  5. Select if you need hardware wallets. All Unchained vaults require two hardware wallets. You may bring your own or purchase from us.
    Choose hardware wallets shadow
  6. Add a payment method and check out.
  7. Complete your basic profile. You will need to provide us with your personal information.
  8. Review the provided information and Submit to complete your basic profile.
  9. If your basic profile is not approved immediately, it may take up to two business days for our team to review the application.
  10. Once approved, complete the following trust information:
  11. Confirm that you are the trustee.
    • To create a trust account, you must be a trustee of an existing trust. If the grantor is different than the trustee, the trustee should apply for the trust.
  12. Fill out the application with your trust information:
    • Trust name
    • Trust type (revocable or irrevocable)
    • Initial execution date
    • Mailing address
    • You do not need to upload the original trust agreement
  13. Enter the information for the Grantor(s) for your trust:
    • Name
    • Ability to revoke the trust
    • EIN
      • If no EIN exists, please provide the SSN or Tax ID number of the grantor or other applicable party.
  14. Add your trustees and enter their personal information.
    • Full Legal Name
    • Date of birth
    • SSN
    • Home address
    • Identification document
  15. Review and certify the Trust Certification document.
  16. Our team will review your application. You’ll receive an automated email when we approve the account.
  17. Recommended: Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for increased account security.