#97 - The Bitcoin Inheritance Blindspot

The Bitcoin Inheritance Blindspot

Are you confident your Bitcoin will survive you? In this episode, we dive deep into the Bitcoin inheritance blindspot — the hidden risks that can cause your digital assets to be lost forever if you don’t have a clear inheritance plan.

Bitcoin is bearer property, which means if you don’t plan properly, your family might never access your Bitcoin after you’re gone. We explore the 5 common failure modes of Bitcoin inheritance, why traditional estate planning falls short, and practical steps you can take right now to protect your digital legacy.

Learn how to design a Bitcoin inheritance plan that works for non-technical loved ones under stress, and discover the simple 3-step starter plan to get your inheritance ready today.

Plus, get access to a free Bitcoin Inheritance Stress Test at mybitcoinwill.com to audit your current plan in just 2 minutes.

Topics covered:

Why Bitcoin inheritance is uniquely challenging

The 5 failure modes that cause Bitcoin loss after death

How to create a clear, actionable inheritance plan

Practical tips for storing seed phrases and hardware wallets

How to communicate your plan to family and executors

The importance of testing your inheritance plan

Who this episode is for:

Bitcoin holders in self-custody

Bitcoin investors concerned about legacy planning

Anyone wanting to protect their digital assets for future generations Don’t leave your Bitcoin to chance. Take control of your digital legacy today!

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As you may know, I recently launched My Bitcoin Will, an estate planning kit for bitcoin holders. It's nine legal document templates plus guides that show you how to actually pass your Bitcoin on without your family losing it.

The problem: if you die tomorrow, your family either can't find your Bitcoin, can't access it, or they inherit it and immediately lose it because they don't know what they're doing. Traditional estate planning doesn't cover this, and crypto guides ignore the legal side.

I built this because I was setting up my own Bitcoin estate plan and realised there was nothing out there that combined proper legal templates with the technical knowledge executors and beneficiaries actually need.

Take the stress test at ⁠https://mybitcoinwill.com/⁠ — five minutes and you'll know exactly where your plan would fall apart. Or grab the inheritance checklist to see if your family could actually execute what you've set up.

Don't leave your Bitcoin to chance.

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