Jul 23, 2025
Bitcoin inheritances: A guide for heirs and the not-yet-dead
A guide to passing on your Bitcoin and crypto after you die — and how your loved ones can track it down if you forgot to make plans.
So, you died.
People are sad, your body is dealt with, and the world keeps spinning. But what happens to your crypto?
Digital assets become part of your estate and the gears of the legal system creak into motion to handle this digital body, now legally distinct from the one headed six feet under. The problem? Crypto inheritances are often less like accessing gold bullion in a safe, and more like inheriting a buried treasure it can be entirely on the inheritor to actually find it!
Source: Cointelegraph →Related News
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