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Bitcoin inheritance instructions

Fill it in by hand for a 2-of-3 multisig held with Sparrow, keep it with your estate documents, and walk your heir through it with a test amount. The guide, Inheritance planning, explains each step. This is a paper form: print it and fill it in by hand.

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Self Custody LabsBitcoin inheritance instructions

Never write seed phrases, PINs or the passphrase in this letter. It tells your heirs where the keys are and how to use them, not what they are.

What you are inheriting

A ____ of ____ multisig bitcoin wallet. Any ____ of its ____ keys can move the funds.

What you need

  1. Two of the hardware wallets, or their seed phrases.
  2. The wallet descriptor, kept at: ______________________________
  3. Sparrow Wallet, from sparrowwallet.com.

How to reach the funds

  1. Download Sparrow Wallet and check its signature.
  2. Choose File, Import Wallet, and load the wallet descriptor.
  3. Connect the first hardware wallet and check Sparrow recognises it.
  4. Connect the second hardware wallet.
  5. You can now see the balance and send transactions.

Contacts

Lawyer: name and phone
Technical helper: name and phone
Where key 3 is

If something goes wrong

  • Never give seed phrases to a "recovery service": they are scams.
  • Contact the technical helper above before doing anything.
  • Bitcoin cannot be "hacked": if the seeds are safe, the funds are safe.

Where everything is

ItemWhereWho knows
Key 1 device
Key 1 seed
Key 2 device
Key 2 seed
Key 3 device
Key 3 seed
Wallet descriptor
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Instructions: selfcustodylabs.com/docs/advanced/inheritance-planning/selfcustodylabs.com/worksheets/inheritance-letter/