Information about cryptocurrency in an inheritance.
The practical guide to cryptocurrency inheritance
Practical and technical guidance on crypto in an estate: how to find, recognize and safely preserve it, how access to wallets and accounts works, and when professional or official help is needed. For relatives, executors, professionals — and anyone who wants to prepare their own crypto estate.
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Featured guides
- Legal and tax Who is allowed to act? After a crypto death, two questions matter: who is legally authorised to act, and how the crypto can technically be reached. Authority and access are separate. Read the guide
- Safety and scams Fraudulent approaches to crypto estates How to recognise fraudulent approaches to a crypto estate: unsolicited offers, requests for secret information, upfront fees and fake guarantees. Read the guide
- Wallets and access Wallet recovery: what is realistically possible What is technically possible when access to inherited crypto is blocked: what to try first, when professional help makes sense, and how to verify a specialist. Read the guide
- Reference Official channels and source verification The official websites of the main exchanges, hardware wallets and software wallets, and which old wallets are discontinued with no safe official download. Read the guide
- Identification The wallet format library Common crypto wallet formats explained: software, mobile apps, hardware devices and files — what each is and what to preserve. Read the guide
- After a death Complete crypto inheritance checklist The printable crypto inheritance checklist from the day of death to distribution: preserve, find, identify, authorise, access, value, divide and report. Read the guide
- For professionals Who can help with inherited crypto? Who can help with a crypto estate and when: exchanges, notaries, lawyers, tax advisers and technical specialists, and what to prepare first. Read the guide
How this website helps
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Practical
Focused on what to do: recognise, preserve, record and handle, in the right order and step by step.
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Per situation
Heirs, executors and planners see per situation what matters now, what can wait and when professional help fits.
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No jargon
Written for people who are not crypto experts: technical terms are explained, so you know what to do and what not to do.