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Advantages of Sharing Estate Planning Details

Sharing your estate planning details with loved ones can offer several advantages, such as transparency and a smoother transition when you die or are unable to manage your own affairs. By discussing estate planning with your family, you can ensure that your loved ones know what to expect. You can explain your perspective and the…
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Sharing Estate Planning Details

When you decide to create a comprehensive estate plan, there are many things to consider. One is whether to tell your loved ones about your plan and how much information to share with them. Estate planning can be a complex and sensitive matter, so your choice may depend on your unique relationships with loved ones…
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Dead and Gone

Matthew Moody, a Bitcoin miner, passed away at the age of twenty-six. He had Bitcoin that he mined. However, no one knows how much he owned, where it was stored, or how to access it. This could be a nice sum of money for his loved ones; but because he did not share this information…
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Forgetting Your Password Can Be Expensive

Stefan Thomas was an early adopter of Bitcoin. In 2011 he was awarded 7,002 Bitcoins. To store his Bitcoins, Thomas used a USB hard drive known as an IronKey. Later that year, he lost the password to the IronKey. IronKey allows ten attempts to enter the password before it is encrypted forever. As of January…
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Crypto’s Volatility and Estate Administration

Matthew Mellon died in April 2018 with an estate worth approximately $200 million. Much of his wealth came from the cryptocurrency XRP, but his will did not mention his cryptocurrency His XRP needed to be liquidated to pay his outstanding debts and taxes. However, Mellon had entered into an agreement that limited the amount of…

