Compliance Infrastructure
Compliance Infrastructure
Built for markets
that didn't exist
five years ago.
Built for markets
that didn't exist
five years ago.
Nutshell handles tax reporting, cost basis calculations, and regulatory communications for brokerages, crypto platforms, and prediction markets — including new asset classes and edge cases that legacy vendors weren't designed for.
Nutshell handles tax reporting, cost basis calculations, and regulatory communications for brokerages, crypto platforms, and prediction markets — including new asset classes and edge cases that legacy vendors weren't designed for.
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Trusted by Industry Leaders. Built by Infrastructure Veterans.
Why it matters
Why it matters
What powers your compliance determines whether it just runs or demands constant attention.
What powers your compliance determines whether it just runs or demands constant attention.
Four outcomes your platform should expect from its compliance infrastructure.
Four outcomes your platform should expect from its compliance infrastructure.
You pass the audit.
You pass the audit.
Nutshell's audit trail is built in. Every document generation, delivery, and archival event is logged, searchable, and non-repudiable — because auditors require both automated controls and documented manual review. You don't need an ops person to go through and fix things.
Nutshell's audit trail is built in. Every document generation, delivery, and archival event is logged, searchable, and non-repudiable — because auditors require both automated controls and documented manual review. You don't need an ops person to go through and fix things.
You're covered when regulations change.
You're covered when regulations change.
New IRS rules, new asset classes, new filing requirements — Nutshell is designed to absorb these without requiring you to rebuild. When the 1099-DA guidance landed, our clients were ready. In a space where the rules are still forming, you want infrastructure that moves with them.
New IRS rules, new asset classes, new filing requirements — Nutshell is designed to absorb these without requiring you to rebuild. When the 1099-DA guidance landed, our clients were ready. In a space where the rules are still forming, you want infrastructure that moves with them.
You don't need to build or maintain it yourself.
You don't need to build or maintain it yourself.
Statements and confirms seem like PDF generation until an auditor finds a material weakness. Tax filing looks manageable until you're handling a hundred thousand consolidated forms across a crypto book. We've seen what homegrown builds cost in people and time. Save the headcount and the hours. We'll handle it instead.
Statements and confirms seem like PDF generation until an auditor finds a material weakness. Tax filing looks manageable until you're handling a hundred thousand consolidated forms across a crypto book. We've seen what homegrown builds cost in people and time. Save the headcount and the hours. We'll handle it instead.
Your customers get accurate documents, on time, every time.
Your customers get accurate documents, on time, every time.
Guaranteed delivery. Accurate forms. Brand-consistent communications. The things your customers see — their statements, their tax documents — represent your platform. Nutshell makes sure they hold up.
Guaranteed delivery. Accurate forms. Brand-consistent communications. The things your customers see — their statements, their tax documents — represent your platform. Nutshell makes sure they hold up.
Products
Products
What regulated platforms run on
What regulated platforms run on
Every financial platform has mandatory obligations to their customers and to regulators. Nutshell delivers the infrastructure that fulfills them, across asset classes, at scale.
Every financial platform has mandatory obligations to their customers and to regulators. Nutshell delivers the infrastructure that fulfills them, across asset classes, at scale.
01 — Document Infrastructure
01 — Document Infrastructure
Regulatory Communications
Regulatory Communications
Brokerage statements · Trade confirms · Required notices
Brokerage statements · Trade confirms · Required notices
Financial platforms are required to deliver accurate, compliant communications to their customers and regulators: on time, every time, with a documented audit trail. Many platforms underestimate how regulated this actually is. Nutshell handles the full lifecycle: composition, delivery, archiving, and the audit controls that regulators require.
Financial platforms are required to deliver accurate, compliant communications to their customers and regulators: on time, every time, with a documented audit trail. Many platforms underestimate how regulated this actually is. Nutshell handles the full lifecycle: composition, delivery, archiving, and the audit controls that regulators require.
Brokerage statements and trade confirms
Required regulatory notices and disclosures
Multi-tenant delivery across 30+ sub-clients from a single platform
Branded, digital-first communications with per-firm customization
SEC-compliant WORM archiving and indexed search
Brokerage statements and trade confirms
Required regulatory notices and disclosures
Multi-tenant delivery across 30+ sub-clients from a single platform
Branded, digital-first communications with per-firm customization
SEC-compliant WORM archiving and indexed search
Who it's for
Clearing firms, broker-dealers, and fintech platforms that are hitting the wall on their existing document solution, whether homegrown or a legacy vendor.
02 — Tax Infrastructure
02 — Tax Infrastructure
Tax & Cost Basis
Tax & Cost Basis
Cost basis calculations · 1099 generation · IRS direct filing
Cost basis calculations · 1099 generation · IRS direct filing
Tax reporting for financial platforms isn't one step — it's a chain. Accurate cost basis feeds accurate forms, which feed accurate filings. Nutshell handles the full sequence: taking raw transaction records, calculating gains and losses, generating the appropriate 1099s, and filing directly with the IRS.
Tax reporting for financial platforms isn't one step — it's a chain. Accurate cost basis feeds accurate forms, which feed accurate filings. Nutshell handles the full sequence: taking raw transaction records, calculating gains and losses, generating the appropriate 1099s, and filing directly with the IRS.
Cost basis calculation from raw transaction records
1099 generation (B, DA, MISC, NEC, K, DIV, and others) at scale
Consolidated recipient forms for high-volume transaction accounts
IRS direct filing and state-level filing where required
TIN validation and B-Notice remediation
Branded, secure participant-facing tax document delivery
Cost basis calculation from raw transaction records
1099 generation (B, DA, MISC, NEC, K, DIV, and others) at scale
Consolidated recipient forms for high-volume transaction accounts
IRS direct filing and state-level filing where required
TIN validation and B-Notice remediation
Branded, secure participant-facing tax document delivery
Who it's for
Crypto platforms, prediction market operators, and digital asset brokerages managing tax filing obligations at volume, especially in asset classes or transaction structures that existing tax vendors handle poorly.
Why Nutshell
Why Nutshell
Built for today's markets and wherever they're heading.
Built for today's markets and wherever they're heading.
Better infrastructure. More flexibility. Without the legacy price tag. Or the homegrown headaches.
Better infrastructure. More flexibility. Without the legacy price tag. Or the homegrown headaches.
Incumbent Vendors
Incumbent Vendors
Homegrown Build
Nutshell
New asset class support
Incumbent Vendors
Built for traditional securities
Homegrown Build
Depends on internal resources
Built-In
Securities, crypto, prediction markets
Adapts to regulatory
changes
Slow
Vendor release cycles
Manual
Requires engineering time
Built-In
Absorbed for you
Implementation time
Long
Built for traditional securities
Long
Depends on internal resources
Fast
Weeks, not months
Audit controls
& compliance
Varies
Depends on vendor
High risk
Often incomplete
Built-In
Automated + manual controls
Scales with volume
Limited
Architecture constraints
Limited
Requires ongoing investment
Yes
Serverless, elastic
Operational overhead
High
Ongoing vendor management
High
People, time, maintenance
Low
Managed for you
Licensing fees
High
Legacy pricing
None
But hidden costs are significant
Low
Modern pricing
22M+
22M+
Brokerage accounts supported at Apex Clearing
Brokerage accounts supported at Apex Clearing
$200B+
$200B+
Assets under custody on infrastructure we built
Assets under custody on infrastructure we built
$725M
$725M
E*TRADE acquisition of OptionsHouse
E*TRADE acquisition of OptionsHouse
10M+
10M+
Documents delivered in under 10 minutes
Documents delivered in under 10 minutes
Our team
Our team
And we've done this before.
And we've done this before.
Nutshell was founded by the team behind Apex Clearing, OptionsHouse, and Apex Crypto — repeat builders with decades of experience in regulated financial infrastructure. We've operated at scale, under regulatory scrutiny, in the markets that matter. We know what breaks and why, because we've been on the other side of it.
Nutshell was founded by the team behind Apex Clearing, OptionsHouse, and Apex Crypto — repeat builders with decades of experience in regulated financial infrastructure. We've operated at scale, under regulatory scrutiny, in the markets that matter. We know what breaks and why, because we've been on the other side of it.
Rebuilt at the request of FINRA and the SEC; grew to support 22M+ brokerage accounts and $200B+ in assets.
Rebuilt at the request of FINRA and the SEC; grew to support 22M+ brokerage accounts and $200B+ in assets.
Founded and sold to E*TRADE for $725M.
Founded and sold to E*TRADE for $725M.
Built a fully licensed crypto infrastructure platform; acquired by Bakkt in 2023.
Built a fully licensed crypto infrastructure platform; acquired by Bakkt in 2023.
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We know the high stakes of compliance. Let us help you move from legacy risk to cloud-native certainty.
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Stop Building Legacy. Start Scaling.
We know the high stakes of compliance. Let us help you move from legacy risk to cloud-native certainty.
Book a Demo
Nutshell Labs
©2026 Nutshell Labs. All rights reserved.
Stop Building Legacy. Start Scaling.
We know the high stakes of compliance. Let us help you move from legacy risk to cloud-native certainty.
Book a Demo
Nutshell Labs
©2026 Nutshell Labs. All rights reserved.