Launch your digital asset fund.
We’ll take it from there.

AKJc facilitates a fully compliant turnkey fund platform, managing all componentsnecessary for the set up and day-to-day operation on a tier-one digital assets hedge
fund.

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  • Digital Assets Fund Platform

    AKJc enables all components necessary for the set up and day-to-day operation of a regulated, tier-one hedge fund trading digital assets:

    • A legal and regulatory solution with an infrastructure designed to appeal to institutional-grade investors
    • Secure, multi-exchange trading and settlement allowing efficient management of digital assets
    • An in-house capital allocation program - AKJ Digital Assets FoF - investing in qualifying funds on the platform
    • A dedicated and installed team of hedge fund specialists as your support and backoffice staff
    • Aggregated platform pricing from tier-one providers
    • Discretionary participation in the ecosystem for additional platform utilities

    Together, these components allow a front-to-back, tier-one solution for hedge fund managers trading in digital assets.

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    HFM Awards

    AKJ has won the HFM Best Hedge Fund Platform award seven times out of the past eight years.

  • Fund Structure

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    We believe many regulators understand that digital assets have the potential to deliver rapid innovation, transparency and fairer markets, and we are working with them to help determine appropriate levels of regulatory oversight under the following default legal and regulatory infrastructure:

  • Benefits

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    A front-to-back hedge fund infrastructure

    • Award-winning, flexible and compliant platform, serviced by tier-one providers
    • Coordination of your legal and market advisory relationships
    • Sponsorship of your regulatory licenses
    • In-house capital allocation programs to help you develop your fund
    • Flexible and integrated trading infrastructure
    • Human support for trading, systems and operations

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    A licensed fund for your investors’ convenience

    • Client Dealing Function license with the FCA (UK) allowing you to act in the capacity of a fund manager
    • EU Passport allowing you to conduct regulated activity throughout the EEA
    • EU-based fund licensed by the Maltese Financial Services Authority for an onshore solution, or a fund registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority for an offshore solution
    • Complete legal segregation through an Incorporated Cell under a RICC umbrella structure in Malta, or as a stand alone fund in Cayman

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    Access global markets through an institutional technology platform

    • Secure trading, management and storage tailorable to specific requirements
    • Institutional-grade environment, providing a unified interface and connections to all major exchanges, your wallets and cold storage, with a consolidated ledger of all assets
    • Setup, service and maintenance of all connections and accounts
    • Algorithmic execution, smart order router and fix APIs to connect your custom-made bots
    • Complete built-in compliance and risk management with a team of specialists as your staff
    • Full support on all systems

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    One integrated back office

    • Single, integrated back office for all markets.
    • Tailored reports and confirmations
    • Personalised back office support

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    A cost-sharing infrastructure

    • All-in formation costs for full visibility
    • Pre-defined legal and regulatory infrastructure costs
    • Aggregated audit and fund administration costs
    • Institutional rates for transaction and brokerage services, regardless of fund size

Why AKJ

20+

Years Operating

35

Countries Served

7x

HFM Award Winner

3mo

Launch Timeline

FCA

MFSA

CIMA

CSSF

The Problem

The hardest part of launching a crypto fund isn’t
investing — it’s everything else

Most emerging managers waste months navigating regulatory complexity, negotiating
with service providers, and building infrastructure from scratch.

The Solution

One platform, every capability

Seamless Access to Digital Asset Markets

Trade, store and manage digital assets through a single institutional-grade platform with integrated exchange, wallet and custody connectivity.

End-to-End Fund Infrastructure

Operate on a fully regulated, front-to-back platform with integrated trading, capital raising support and coordinated legal and advisory services.

Cost-Efficient, Scalable Operations

Benefit from transparent, all-in costs with reduced audit, administration and transaction fees, supported by an aggregated institutional framework.

Fully Compliant, Institutional-Grade Ecosystem

Leverage a robust regulatory stack (AIFM, MiFID, MiCA) alongside a unified back office, delivering institutional standards across both traditional and digital asset markets.

Explore our fund structures

AKJ offers a regulatory umbrella with several solutions to set up a fund both on- and
offshore in different jurisdictions depending on your needs. We have established
relationships with top-tier providers in all areas for running your fund.
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See the jurisdictions below in which we have fund offerings.

Cayman Fund

Luxembourg Fund

This platform provides the following default legal, regulatory and operational infrastructure

Hedge Fund Platform Turnkey Solution

Without vs. with AKJ

Going independent

Comprehensive setup

Retail brokerage rates

Manage multiple vendor relationships

Build own compliance stack

Full fixed cost burden

Going independent

Live in as little as 3 months

Institutional rates from day 1

One integrated relationship

Jurisdictional compliance built in

Shared infrastructure costs

How it works

From idea to trading in three steps

We've refined this process over 20+ years and hundreds of fund launches.

Step 1

Structure and setup

Legal entity formation, regulatory applications, fund documentation, and service provider coordination.

Step 2

Infrastructure build

Trading connectivity, DMA setup, back-office configuration, and compliance systems integration.

Step 3

Go live

Final testing, investor onboarding, and your fund starts trading with full operational support.

Client Reviews

Feedback From Our Clients

“AKJ let us focus entirely on our strategy and investors. The infrastructure just worked from day one."

— Fund manager, London-based equity L/S fund

“We went from concept to trading in under 90 days. Doing this independently would have taken over a year."

— Emerging manager, multi-asset strategy

Ready to launch your fund?

Talk to our team about how AKJ can get you trading your own digital assets fund.

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