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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Upon the death of a bitcoin user.
by
ChiBitCTy
on 11/04/2024, 20:55:01 UTC
I have come to stay in this community and thought of one thing which has been bothering me.
Relating from our traditional banks where a bank customer dies and all his assets remains unclaimed by his relatives. I was once told that there was a bank manager who withdrew funds from there customer dormant accounts hopefully that the owners are dead as those account has been dormant for years without any form of activity on the account, it happens when no relative knows about the account for them to lay claims.
Similarly to bitcoin what happens in the event of my dismissal since no relative knows about my investment. It doesn't really make sense if my family can't enjoy my wealth. Will it be lost or is it good to entrust someone incase I'm no longer there?

No bank manager in any legitimate country or company will simply withdraw the funds  because someone passes away and they aren't claimed. There are procedures for this, and they will tend to simply be put in some sort of escrow account that will for a long while.  The lesson here is everyone should have a will established with clear and proper instruction dictating where all assets are to go and how to access them.