Hi
It's a bit strange topic and situation so a friend of mine passed away in a traffic accident and I'm sure he have big amount of saved bitcoins in his wallet or wallets.
His parents a bit old school and they know nothing about technology or Bitcoin
So I want to tell his parents about it as probably his private keys is saved in his personal PC or email or his phone or some paper
And no I cannot go to meet them as I'm in another country now but I have his father's phone and another friend of mine living close to them
So do you guys think it's a good idea to tell his parents about it ? To search of they find some twelve words it's a key to some hisen coins ? Or what do you guys think?
Fact : Most wallets now allow the Bitcoins to be passed on to someone else.
Therefore if you are able to unlock his mobile you will be able to talk with the wallet companies and such about it , surely there will be someone who did knew about his password and therefore it would be easy for someone to do it .
I do think you should not tell about it to anyone except his parents.
DO NOT TRUST ANYONEBut then again you cannot go there on your own and so I would suggest you to just wait it out when you can travel or if he has a brother or sister let them do it .
It is a very critical matter and I assure you the wallet company will understand too .
So I do think there are only the following things that can be done:
•Physically meet his parents and check his mobile then encash and transfer it into their parents wallets
•Ask help from his siblings
•Talk with the wallet company , you should know that much at least.
I do hope everything goes well , his parents went through a lot at this time , they lost a lot , this would at least help them financially , plus I would like to send my regards to you and his family.
He is in a good place don't worry.
Thank you for helping him out even when he is not here .