Bitcoin, self-custody and estate planning - from first principles.
A structured library for holders, families and the lawyers who advise them. Start at Chapter 1 or jump to the topic you need.
Bitcoin Basics
What Bitcoin is, why it matters for estate planning, and the vocabulary you need before anything else.
- 01Why Self-Custody Belongs in Every Estate Plan
- 02Keys, Seeds and Wallets Explained
- 03How Bitcoin Is Treated Under Australian Law
Self-Custody
Moving Bitcoin off an exchange and into wallets you actually control - safely, and in a way your family can inherit.
- 01What to Tell Your Family About Your Bitcoin (and What Not To)
- 02Choosing and Securing a Hardware Wallet
- 03Building an Executor Briefing Document
Multisig
Distributing keys across multiple parties so no single event - loss, death, coercion - takes your Bitcoin with it.
- 01Multisig 101: From Single-Sig Risk to Distributed Keys
- 02Key Placement and Collaborative Custody
- 03Rehearsing Recovery: A Step-by-Step Drill
Estate Planning
Wills, codicils, executor briefings and the tax rules that decide what your beneficiaries actually receive.
- 01Drafting the Digital Asset Codicil: A Practitioner's Primer
- 02The Executor's Playbook: Recovering Bitcoin After Death
- 03Tax Considerations for Bitcoin Estates in Australia
SMSF & Bitcoin
Trust deeds, custody models, valuations and succession rules for Australian self-managed super funds holding crypto.
- 01Can an SMSF Invest in Bitcoin? A Trustee's Guide
- 02How to Hold Crypto in an SMSF: Exchange vs Self-Custody
- 03SMSF Crypto Tax and Estate Planning: What Trustees Leave Behind
- 04Bitcoin SMSF Checklist: Setup, Compliance and Succession
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