Digital assets
What happens to your accounts, crypto and passwords
Money in a bank is one thing. A seed phrase, a cloud archive of family photos or a business domain is another — and nobody can recover them without you.
What counts as a digital asset
- Cryptocurrency and wallet recovery phrases
- Bank, brokerage and insurance accounts
- Email, cloud storage and photo archives
- Social accounts and subscriptions
- Domains, websites and digital businesses
- NFTs and digital collectibles
Why sharing a password is the wrong answer
A note in a drawer can be read by anyone, at any time, and goes stale the day you change a password. A single trusted person is a single point of failure — and a single point of temptation.
A better way
Keep the list current in one place. Lock the sensitive parts in a vault that needs two of three chosen people. Set a switch that warns you first and never treats silence as proof. And leave instructions, not just credentials.
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What Happens to Your Crypto When You Die? A Guide for Heirs
Cryptocurrency passes with your estate, but only someone with the private keys can move it. Learn what to record, what never to write in a will, and how to share access safely.
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Dead Man’s Switch for Digital Assets: How It Works, Done Safely
A dead man’s switch releases access to your accounts if you stop checking in. Learn how it works, why false triggers matter, and what a careful, staged design looks like.
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Shamir’s Secret Sharing Explained: How 2-of-3 Keys Work
Shamir’s Secret Sharing splits a secret into shares so that a chosen number can rebuild it but fewer reveal nothing. Learn how 2-of-3 works and why it beats keeping copies.
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