Get Your Bitcoin Will Done – The Simple, Affordable Way

The Bitcoin Will Starter Kit costs $250 USD as a one‑time payment, payable in bitcoin. There are no subscriptions or ongoing fees for the kit itself.

No. This kit is not legal advice and I am not acting as your lawyer. The Bitcoin Will Starter Kit is an educational, self‑guided resource to help you think through and document how your bitcoin and other digital assets can be inherited. It provides templates, explanations and checklists so you’re not starting from a blank page, but it does not take into account your specific circumstances, local laws or tax position. Nothing in the kit, on this website, or in any emails or messages from me creates a solicitor‑client / attorney‑client relationship or a formal engagement for legal services. You are responsible for checking your own local laws and, where needed, getting advice from a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction to make sure your final will and any supporting documents comply with the law and suit your personal situation. Bitcoin self-custody embodies personal responsibility, and when it comes to setting up your own will, it's no different.

You don’t have to use a lawyer from day one, but it is usually wise to involve one at some point. The Bitcoin Will Starter Kit is designed as a self‑guided starting point so you can get organised, document your wishes and create a Bitcoin‑aware will without immediately paying for full legal drafting. However, it’s generally a good idea to have a legal professional in your jurisdiction review your completed will to sense‑check validity and fit with local law. In many cases, this should be no more than an hour or two of their time, because you’ve already done the heavy lifting. No template or kit can account for every personal situation. The more complex your circumstances – for example:

• multiple countries or jurisdictions,

• family trusts or company structures,

• offshore assets, business interests or blended families – the more you should consider getting specialist legal advice.

Ultimately, it’s your decision. You know your personal circumstances better than anyone else, and you remain responsible for choosing if and when to engage a lawyer and how often to update your will as your life, assets and family situation change.

The core requirements for a valid will are surprisingly similar in many countries. In most places, you generally need to:

• Have legal capacity (usually meaning you’re over the age of majority).

• Be of sound mind and understand what a will is and what it does.

• Make the will voluntarily, without pressure or undue influence.

• Put the will in writing and sign it properly.

• Have it witnessed and signed by people who aren’t benefiting under the will (often two independent witnesses).
  

This kit has been drafted to be broadly compatible across multiple jurisdictions, using more stringent standards where requirements differ. For example, if some countries require one witness and others require two, the template assumes two witnesses and uses wording intended to cover more situations. That said, laws do vary between countries (and sometimes even between states or provinces). The kit is designed as a strong starting point, not a guarantee of validity everywhere. You should always check your local laws and, if in doubt, have a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction review your completed will and any supporting documents.

It depends mostly on how organised you already are. If you’re clear about what you want to happen to your bitcoin and other assets, and you’ve already documented your wallets, exchanges, devices and important logins, the actual process of completing the kit is quite quick—often no more than a few hours. The part that usually takes longer is:

• Deciding who gets what; and

• Gathering all the details needed for your digital asset recovery sheet (so your family or executors can actually access what you’ve left them).

The kit is designed to guide you through those decisions step by step, so even if you’re starting from a messy situation, you can make steady progress rather than feeling stuck.

You should never store your seed phrase or private keys in digital form. That means no screenshots, no cloud notes, no email, no password manager, no photos on your phone. If you choose to record a seed phrase or private key, it should be written or engraved by hand and stored securely offline. The Bitcoin Will Starter Kit is designed so that:

• Your will itself does not contain any sensitive information about your bitcoin (no seed phrases, no private keys, no detailed wallet structures).

• A separate Digital Asset Recovery Sheet is used to outline the information needed to recover your bitcoin and other digital assets. This document should be kept separately from the will and stored somewhere very secure (for example, a safe deposit box, or with a trusted professional such as a lawyer or accountant).

Whether you choose to include seed phrases on your Digital Asset Recovery Sheet is entirely your decision. Some people prefer to keep that sheet more “treasure‑map” style — enough clues and structure so trusted people can recover funds, but no single document that would let a thief steal everything if it fell into the wrong hands. Others are comfortable keeping a fully detailed recovery document (including seed phrases, derivation paths, master fingerprints, etc.) in a highly secure location with a trusted custodian. There is no one‑size‑fits‑all security setup. The right approach depends on your:

• knowledge and experience with Bitcoin,

• wallet setup (hot wallets, cold storage, multisig, etc.), and

• the size and sensitivity of your holdings.

As a rule of thumb: the more complex and valuable your setup, the more carefully you should think through how much detail to include in any single recovery document. Nothing in this will kit is security advice. The kit does not tell you how to structure your self‑custody or which specific security model you should use. You remain responsible for making decisions that are in your own best interests, based on your circumstances. If you’d like help reviewing your security setup separately from the will itself, I can assist with that through my work at Bitcoin Mentor, where we can look at your self‑custody approach in more detail.

Yes. The kit is a once‑off purchase and you’ll receive editable documents you can update whenever your situation changes — new wallets, different exchanges, multisig changes, or new beneficiaries. You stay in control and can revise things as often as you need to.

If you already have a will you’re happy with, you don’t have to buy this kit. However, most traditional wills don’t properly address Bitcoin self‑custody. If you want your current setup reviewed from a Bitcoin perspective, you can book a discovery call with me via Bitcoin Mentor, and we can look at whether your inheritance plan actually matches your technical reality.

That’s very common, and the kit is designed with that in mind. As long as you properly complete the Digital Asset Recovery Sheet, your family or executors don’t need to be Bitcoin experts. The idea is to give them a clear, step‑by‑step way to start the recovery process, and to know who to contact or what to follow, rather than leaving them with jargon and guesswork.

The kit is optimised for self‑custody (hardware wallets, multisig, etc.), because that’s where traditional wills and templates usually fail. It can also cover assets held on exchanges, but keeping significant Bitcoin on an exchange is not recommended from a security and counterparty‑risk perspective. If you do hold coins on an exchange, the kit helps you document what’s there and how it can be accessed or moved as part of your overall plan.

If you change your mind about who should receive your assets or in what proportions, you need to update your will. The kit makes it easier to revisit your decisions and adjust them over time, but any change to your wishes should be reflected in a properly updated and signed will, and, where relevant, in your Digital Asset Recovery Sheet.

If you die without a valid will, or with an incomplete or unclear plan, then the laws of your country and/or state or province will generally determine what happens to your assets. That can mean:

• your Bitcoin and other assets don’t go where you intended,

• delays, legal costs and stress for your family, and

• a higher risk that your Bitcoin is never recovered at all.

That’s why it’s critical to have a will in place and to complete as much of the kit as you reasonably can. Even an imperfect but clear plan is usually far better than leaving everything to default intestacy rules.

Your beneficiaries living in another country doesn’t usually affect whether your will is valid, but it can affect:

• tax,

• the practicalities of accessing assets, and

• how long the process takes.

These cross‑border issues are very fact‑specific, so you should discuss them with a lawyer or tax professional in your jurisdiction if they apply to you.

I’m Bitcoin‑only in terms of focus and philosophy, but the product is designed to accommodate other digital assets and online accounts. You can use the kit to organise information about things like:

• other cryptocurrencies,

• NFTs,

• important online accounts (email, social media, domains, etc.).

The same principles apply: clear instructions for trusted people, without exposing sensitive credentials in the will itself.