Inheritance

No—Coinbase does not currently let an individual account holder name a beneficiary inside the account. Coinbase says ownership is transferred after death through estate-planning documents or the applicable law of intestate succession. Its support process typically requires a death certificate, estate or probate documents, government identification and signed transfer … [Read more...] about Does Coinbase Allow a Beneficiary?

Shamir backup and multisig can both be described as “two of three,” but they protect different things. Shamir shares reconstruct one wallet secret. Multisig requires signatures from multiple independent wallet keys. Confusing those designs leads to bad inheritance plans and recovery drills that prove the wrong failure. The practical rule is simple: use Shamir or SLIP39 when … [Read more...] about Shamir Backup vs Multisig: What Actually Differs?

The best multisig wallet is the one you can recover without the company that helped you create it. Everything else—mobile polish, concierge calls, inheritance dashboards—comes after that exit test. We have no financial relationship with any provider below. Plans, prices and features were checked against official documentation in August 2026. Multisig is most mature on … [Read more...] about Best Multisig Wallets and Services in 2026

A dead man's switch releases access to your crypto if you stop checking in. The appeal is obvious: no trusted person, no sealed envelope, no lawyer — the system simply notices you are gone and acts. The appeal is also where the trouble starts, because every implementation has to answer a question that has no clean answer: how does a machine tell "dead" from "on holiday … [Read more...] about Dead Man’s Switches for Crypto: What Actually Works

The document that actually decides whether your crypto is inherited is not your will. It is a short, plain-language set of instructions written for someone who does not know what a wallet is, will read it while grieving, and cannot ask you a single question. Almost nobody writes one. Of those who do, most write it for a version of their heir who already understands crypto … [Read more...] about Writing Crypto Instructions Your Heirs Can Actually Follow

A multisig wallet requires several independent keys to authorise a transaction — typically "2 of 3", meaning three keys exist and any two can spend. It is the strongest answer to the inheritance problem, because it is the only arrangement where no single person can steal the funds and no single loss destroys them. It is also the most demanding thing on this site, and … [Read more...] about Multisig for Inheritance: The Strongest Option and Its Hidden Trap

Nothing automatic happens. There is no beneficiary field on a blockchain, no next-of-kin process, and no institution to notify. If nobody can find and use your keys, the coins stay where they are — visible on the chain, permanently unspendable. That is the whole problem, and it is a design consequence rather than an oversight. Self-custody means no third party can move … [Read more...] about What Happens to Your Crypto When You Die