Crypto

Magister Operis works with large-scale crypto buyers — not institutions with standing mandates, but substantial private buyers who move opportunistically. They step in when there is a healthy discount and their own read says the market is right to buy, and they buy in tranches so a large purchase does not move the market against them. Demand rises and falls with conditions: some weeks they are active, some weeks they are not. An offer therefore has to be genuinely discounted, and the seller needs the patience to work with the right window.

How a purchase works

These buyers engage face to face, at the seller's location or as agreed. Price is set by a healthy discount that reflects the size of the purchase. Coins move either wallet to wallet, or — in the rarer cases that call for it — to a hardware-wallet address (Ledger or Trezor) held by an escrow attorney, with the added security and escrow cost that involves. Settlement is agreed case by case; payment is by SWIFT MT103, domestic wire, ledger-to-ledger, or against an acceptable bank instrument.

What these buyers require

• The buyer deals only with the actual owner of the coins, or a mandate who can demonstrate direct wallet control. A mandate who can talk but cannot show control is declined.
• A party that demands the buyer's proof of funds before establishing its own ownership is, almost always, a reseller or broker rather than the owner. The first burden is on the seller to prove ownership and control.
• The buyer will not release fresh proof of funds to a seller — it can be used to approach the true owner and misrepresent the seller's position — but will share proof of funds with an escrow attorney or bank for verification.
• The seller cannot wait days for settlement or expect to litigate a dispute, so genuine, direct wallet control is non-negotiable. Sellers who are fully transparent about their ownership move fastest.
• Purchases build in tranches — a modest first transaction, then larger ones as confidence is established — so a large buyer never moves the market against itself.

Seller offer template

This template is not required — it is offered to help, largely (though not only) for intermediaries bringing deals. Too often an offer arrives poorly described and loosely outlined, which leaves Magister Operis unable to present it efficiently, or confidently, to a buyer. The template exists to prevent that: a simple frame for setting out, clearly, what is actually on offer.

Treat its wording as a starting point only — a competent seller or representative should take control of the document and reshape it to their exact situation. Used well, it gives Magister Operis a clear, competent outline of what you have to offer, your suggested procedures, and any special notes you want considered, so an intelligent match can be made with the right buyer. Download the seller offer template (Word document); Magister Operis is glad to help you complete or tailor it.

Every engagement is governed by the firm's Method and Disclaimer; intermediaries should also review Broker 101 and the firm's Due Diligence standards.