Will & Key

Guides

Plain-English answers to the questions that matter, written by the people building the vault — including the answers that don't flatter us.

What happens to your crypto when you die?

The uncomfortable default, case by case — exchange, hardware wallet, will, nothing — and the four real solutions compared honestly.

Crypto inheritance planning: finish it this weekend

Five steps — inventory, custody, the letter, the mechanism, the rehearsal — then ten minutes a year.

Never put your seed phrase in your will

A will is a document designed to be shown to people, and probate makes it public. What belongs in the will instead.

What is a dead man's switch for crypto?

The mechanism from locomotive handle to smart contract, what it can and cannot protect against, and the questions to ask any implementation — including ours.