Voices from recent engagements
My wife and I each had a Ledger, plus an old Trezor from 2016 we forgot about. The reconciliation report listed every address, noted that two shared the same passphrase policy, and flagged the Trezor's outdated firmware. I appreciated that the auditor pointed out the firmware issue without pushing a specific update schedule — just documented the risk.— Sung-min K., hardware wallet reconciliation, Mapo-gu
The inheritance case was messy. Four siblings, a safe we couldn't open without the lawyer present, and a notebook with partial seed words. Page Aspen Hub spent two full days on-site and produced a report the probate court accepted. One sibling thought the fee was high until they saw the 47-page inventory.— Eleanor W., estate audit, Seongnam
I hired them mainly for the seed backup review. Honest assessment: they told me my metal plate storage was fine but my paper copy in the home office violated my own written policy. Minor embarrassment, major relief. Would have preferred a slightly shorter turnaround — took nine days instead of the quoted seven.— Jae-hoon L., seed backup review, Jongno
As a holder since 2013, I had devices from three manufacturers and paper wallets I made before hardware existed. The full audit took three sessions. The final report included a family briefing document my children can use if something happens to me. That alone justified the cost.— Patricia M., full cold storage audit, Yongsan
Case study: The Gangnam drawer
A client contacted us after reorganising a home office and discovering a locked drawer key with no matching lock in the apartment. During the full audit, we catalogued six hardware wallets — three active, two factory-reset, one with an unknown PIN state. Cross-referencing exchange withdrawal records revealed that two “empty” devices had historically held significant balances.
The client chose to destroy the factory-reset units under our observation and update their written inventory. The engagement concluded with a revised storage map showing which family member held keys to which location. Total duration: four on-site visits over eleven days.
Case study: Executor’s first week
When a Seoul-based executor inherited responsibility for a deceased uncle’s holdings, the only clues were a bank safe-deposit box key and an email mentioning “the steel cards.” Our discovery session identified a Coldcard, three Cryptosteel capsules, and a passphrase hint written in shorthand.
We documented 14 active addresses, matched them to blockchain records, and prepared a neutral inventory for the probate filing. The executor reported that having a third-party report reduced conflict among beneficiaries who had previously disputed the estate’s digital asset value.