Why We Exist
On April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102.
Overnight, it became illegal for American citizens to own gold. The government demanded surrender of all gold coins, bullion, and certificates in exchange for paper dollars at a fixed rate.
Those who refused faced up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine — equivalent to nearly $250,000 today.
It wasn't theft. It was confiscation by law.
The justification? National emergency. Economic stability. The greater good.
The result? The largest wealth transfer in American history. Citizens handed over their gold at $20.67 per ounce. Less than a year later, the government revalued gold to $35 per ounce — a 69% devaluation of the dollar and an instant windfall for the Treasury.
Families who complied lost generational wealth. Families who hid their gold lived in fear.
It Can Happen to Bitcoin
History doesn't repeat — but it rhymes.
Bitcoin is the most powerful tool for financial sovereignty ever created. It's also the most visible target.
Governments have already begun circling: outright bans, forced KYC disclosures, capital controls, seizure laws.
But here's what the architects of Executive Order 6102 didn't anticipate:
They confiscated gold because citizens surrendered custody.
The gold sat in vaults. In safes. In banks. It was known, registered, and accessible.
Bitcoin is different. But only if you govern it correctly.
What We Do
Firm6102 was founded on a single belief: Sovereignty is not negotiable.
We don't custody your Bitcoin. We don't hold your keys. We don't ask for trust.
We design systems.
Systems that combine legal architecture, multi-signature design, and institutional governance — so your Bitcoin remains under your control, even when you can't be there to defend it.
We work with families, family offices, and corporations who understand that holding Bitcoin is not the challenge. Governing it is.
Because sovereignty without structure is just secrecy. And secrecy doesn't survive crisis.