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"What happens to my bitcoin, ether, or other cryptoassets when I die?" Cryptoasset Inheritance Planning: A Simple Guide for Owners by Pamela Morgan, Esq. is a clear blueprint to inheritance planning for those holding cryptocurrency, tokens, crypto-collectibles, and other cryptoassets.
You know you need an inheritance plan for your cryptoassets, but you're not sure where to start. You've come to the right place! We've got lots of resources and tools to help you build a plan that's right for you and your loved ones.
by Pamela Morgan, Esq., Empowered Law published March 2014; revised June 2015; revised February 2016, revised June 2021: download a PDF version of this article with footnotes When I became aware of bitcoin as a technology, and not just a currency, I was inspired by how it might be used to replace custodial IOLTA or
You know you need to do estate planning for your cryptocurrencies, because if you don’t your family likely won’t be able inherit them. You’ve probably been thinking about it for awhile, but it hasn’t made it to the top of your “to-do” list yet (it probably never will). Instead of waiting until you’ve got the
Most people have never thought about what will happen to their bitcoin, ether, and other crypto-assets if something bad happens to them. Even if you do understand the concept of passing your crypto-assets to your loved ones, actually doing the work to make it happen is often a daunting prospect. It’s one of those tasks,
This article was originally posted March 8th, 2015. Written by Pamela Morgan, published through the Digital Currency Counsel website. Several studies show that cooperative organizations empowerwomen in the developing world, especially in farming, textiles and crafts. While the structure of a co-op can bring women together, they often face significant legal and cultural barriers preventing them from exercising independent control of the co-op’s
In this video webinar, Pamela teaches estate planning professionals the basics of planning for cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets like bitcoin, ether, and cryptokitties. Visit the events page to learn about upcoming training sessions in your area. Learn more by reading her book: Cryptoasset Inheritance Planning
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This article was originally published in 2016, in response to the Bitfinex / BitGo hack. “How did multisig fail? Why did people lose their money? I thought multisig was secure.” Through the Bitfinex hack it’s become apparent that people don’t really understand bitcoin’s multisig feature. There seems to be a lot of confusion over what
The unique challenges with cryptoasset inheritance planning are not primarily legal – they’re primarily technical. With this book, you’ll learn how to create a cryptoasset access plan for your heirs. Your access plan aims to answer the question, “From a practical perspective, how will my loved ones access my cryptoassets when I’m not around to
I’ll be expanding these ideas in a forthcoming article and book but with prices skyrocketing, and so many new people owning tokens for the first time, I want to provide a quick reference guide that you can complete in less than 10 minutes to help protect your new assets. Edit: Cryptoasset Inheritance Planning: a simple guide for
Bitcoin Security Made Easy: Using Password Managers I have a confession. While today I work to help people and organizations secure their bitcoin, in 2013 my security practices were abysmal. My passwords were terrible. Really awful, like 12345 and Abc123. Oh, and I reused the same passwords everywhere, except for online banking where I cleverly
