What Hash Directors does

Hash Directors (legal entity: Hash Cayman Ltd) is a privately held professional services firm headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands, providing independent directorship, governance, and compliance coordination services exclusively to digital asset and Web3 entities under Cayman Islands law. Founded in 2020 by Petri Basson, the firm operates with a core team of four directors (Petri Basson, Joshua Zimmer, Dewald Cloete, and Samuel Jacques-Cloutier) and serves seven distinct client segments: digital asset funds, Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), traditional funds entering digital assets, token projects / Web3 protocols, founder private wealth structures, family offices, and Cayman foundation companies. Service offerings cover independent board oversight, VASP licensing board support, CIMA regulatory compliance under the Mutual Funds Act, Private Funds Act, and VASP Act, foundation company formation and directorship, and pre/post-launch governance for token projects through phasing from structuring to stable-state governance.

The firm has no proprietary technology platform; technical work including smart contract review, custody architecture, and chain analytics is coordinated through sister firms rather than built in-house. Revenue is generated through recurring retainer-based director fees per board appointment, supplemented by company management, registered office, and secretarial fees bundled into the same engagement. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is consultative enterprise sales driven by referrals from legal counsel, service provider networks, and industry body connections, supplemented by content marketing (blog, podcast series on Spotify and YouTube) and senior team leadership in the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands (BACCI) and the Crypto Currency Security Standard (CCSS). The combination of regulatory depth (including a co-author of Cayman's VASP legislation), operational experience across 100+ token projects since 2016, and a coordinated sister-firm service ecosystem (LemMa for operations/accounting, Provenance for compliance/KYC/AML, eXTreasury for treasury management) positions Hash Directors as a niche full-stack governance provider in the Cayman digital asset ecosystem.

Name

Hash Directors

Legal name

Hash Cayman Ltd

Website

https://hashdirectors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hash Directors is a Cayman Islands-based independent directorship and governance firm serving digital asset funds, VASPs, Web3 token projects, and foundation companies, providing board oversight, CIMA regulatory compliance, and coordinated governance services through a sister-firm ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Governance Services

NAICS

Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Trust Services (Trustee, Agent & Escrow Roles) (FSAEAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Estate Planning, Trust Structuring & Governance (FSAAADAF), Coordination & Contributor Management (tasks, bounties, roles) (FSAPAHAD), Grants, Funding & Budget Allocation Platforms (FSAPAHAE), Fund Custody & Transfer Agency Services (FSACAHAG), Structured Finance Legal, Trustee & Administration (FSACACAJ)

Keywords

• Independent directorship services
• Digital asset governance
• Crypto fund directors
• VASP regulatory services
• Foundation company directorship

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Cayman

HQ country

Cayman Islands

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Directorship and Governance Services: Recurring director fees for board seats on Cayman-registered digital asset funds, foundation companies, VASP entities, and token projects. Revenue is structured as ongoing retainers, likely billed annually per directorship appointment. The firm also earns fees for related services including company management, registered office, and secretarial functions provided through the same engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hash Directors provides independent directorship and governance services to Cayman-registered digital asset funds, Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), token projects, traditional funds with digital asset exposure, founders, family offices, and Cayman foundation companies. The firm supplies board oversight, custody architecture review, DeFi/staking risk assessment, token mechanics guidance, NAV considerations, CIMA regulatory engagement, and coordination of registered office, compliance, operations, and treasury services through sister firms.

Product overview

Hash Directors is a professional services firm providing independent director services exclusively for the digital asset and Web3 industry in the Cayman Islands. The company was founded in 2020 and offers a portfolio of director services organized around client types: Digital Asset Funds Directorship, VASP Directorship, Traditional Funds Directorship, Token Projects Directorship, and Cayman Foundation Company Services (for protocols, founders, and family offices). Services are coordinated through a team of four directors and supplemented by sister firms LemMa (operations and accounting), Provenance (compliance, KYC, AML), and eXTreasury (treasury management) to provide a full-service governance ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 token projects served through all phases: pre-launch structuring, TGE, and stable-state governance
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• LemMa (Lemma Solutions)coreOthersLemMa provides operations and accounting services for foundation companies and entities managed by Hash Directors. It is a sister firm operating under the same operational standards and shared infrastructure, serving as the day-to-day operational and accounting backbone for Hash Directors' clients.
• ProvenancecoreOthersProvenance provides compliance, KYC, and AML services coordinated alongside Hash Directors' directorship engagements. It is a sister firm sharing infrastructure with Hash Directors, offering compliance infrastructure aligned with Cayman expectations and client-side user obligations.
• eXTreasurycoreOtherseXTreasury provides treasury management services for Hash Directors' clients, including custody oversight, signer policy design, on-chain reporting, and operational treasury for the digital asset portion of structures. It is a sister firm operating alongside Hash Directors for the full-stack foundation company service offering.
• Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands (BACCI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHash Directors' founder Petri Basson serves as Chair of the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands. The firm participates in industry consultations with CIMA and the Ministry of Financial Services on digital asset regulation, VASP licensing guidance, and tokenized fund legislation.
• Crypto Currency Security Standard (CCSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPetri Basson previously served as Chair and committee member of the Crypto Currency Security Standard (CCSS), a security standard for cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians. Samuel Jacques-Cloutier is in the process of qualifying as a CCSS Auditor. This partnership provides Hash Directors with a distinctive custody expertise credential relevant to VASP board appointments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• Maples Group: Leading Cayman legal, fiduciary, and fund services firm offering independent director services for investment funds and structured entities. Comparable because Maples provides the same independent directorship and fund governance services as Hash, but at significantly greater scale and across many more asset classes.
• Trident Trust: International corporate, fund, and trust services group with a substantial Cayman fiduciary practice. Comparable because Trident Trust provides independent director and corporate services for funds and special purpose vehicles — overlapping with Hash's directorship offering.
• Appleby: Global offshore law and corporate services firm with Cayman fiduciary capabilities serving investment funds and structured entities. Comparable because Appleby provides independent directorship for Cayman-regulated clients, including those operating in digital asset markets.
• Harneys (Harley & Partners / Walkers Bermuda alternative): Offshore law and fiduciary firm with a strong Cayman, BVI, and Bermuda presence providing corporate services including independent directorship. Comparable because Harneys competes for the same fund and SPV directorship mandates that Hash serves, though with broader geographic and asset-class coverage.
• Citco: Major fund administration and corporate services firm with Cayman operations serving hedge funds and digital asset structures. Comparable because Citco offers directorship and governance services for Cayman funds, including those with crypto exposure — competing directly for the same pool of regulated clients.
• Ocorian: Global corporate services and fund administration firm with a major Cayman presence; one of Hash's directors (Dewald Cloete) previously served as VP of directorship services at Ocorian Trust Cayman. Comparable because Ocorian provides independent directorship, fund administration, and trustee services across regulated Cayman entities — overlapping with Hash's mandate scope but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Apex Group: Large global fund administration and corporate services firm with Cayman presence. Comparable because Apex provides directorship, fund governance, and administration services for regulated Cayman entities including digital asset funds, competing for the same institutional mandates as Hash.
• Walkers: Major Cayman law and fiduciary services firm with a deep Cayman fund and corporate services practice. Comparable because Walkers provides independent director appointments for Cayman funds and structured entities, including those with digital asset exposure, competing with Hash for the same regulated mandates.
• Conyers: Cayman and BVI corporate and fiduciary services firm providing independent director services to investment funds and special purpose vehicles. Comparable because Conyers offers the same director-on-board services to fund clients, including crypto-native funds, that Hash serves.
• KPMG Cayman: Big Four professional services firm with a Cayman Digital Assets practice led previously by Hash's founder. Comparable because KPMG Cayman provides audit, tax, and consulting services that touch fund governance, VASP licensing readiness, and crypto-specific compliance — an adjacent offering that competes for the same institutional crypto clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HashDirectors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hash-directorships
• Xx.com/Hash_Directors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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