Designed to Outlast Any Individual — Including Us
Bitcoin does not tolerate fragile systems.
People change. Firms change. Technology providers change. Jurisdictions change. Over long time horizons, continuity is not a "nice to have" — it is a core security requirement.
This page explains how The Bitcoin Adviser is deliberately designed not to be a single point of failure in your Bitcoin custody, recovery, or inheritance plan.
The Risk Most Firms Don't Address
Many Bitcoin arrangements quietly assume permanence:
- a specific adviser,
- a specific company,
- a specific wallet provider,
- or a specific jurisdiction.
Those assumptions break down over time.
Continuity means your Bitcoin remains secure and recoverable even if individuals, organisations, or vendors are no longer involved.
Client Sovereignty Comes First
At all times, clients retain a key to their Bitcoin.
Critically, clients are not dependent on The Bitcoin Adviser to access or move their funds.
If required, a client can use:
- their own key, and
- the technology partner's key,
to move their Bitcoin to a new location without our involvement.
This is fundamental. It ensures that:
- no adviser,
- no firm,
- and no external event
can trap a client's Bitcoin.
This design alone solves for the most extreme continuity scenarios.
Adviser Continuity Without Adviser Dependency
Clients work with individual advisers, but continuity exists at the firm and system level, not the individual level.
If an adviser becomes unavailable:
- the client can work with another adviser, and
- senior oversight and escalation exist to ensure continuity of support.
Different advisers suit different people — across personalities, time zones, and languages — but no client relationship is architecturally tied to a single person.
Internal Resilience by Design
The Bitcoin Adviser does not operate with individual unilateral authority.
There is:
- a single Bitcoin Adviser signing key,
- multiple secure backups,
- geographic separation, and
- key-person redundancy planning.
No single individual can act alone, and internal continuity is designed to withstand personnel changes without compromising client security.
Documentation That Stands on Its Own
As part of onboarding, clients are issued an Estate Plan Protocol (EPP).
The EPP:
- includes the client's wallet configuration files,
- is completed by the client, and
- is stored alongside their Last Will and Testament.
Importantly:
- The Bitcoin Adviser does not retain a copy of the completed EPP.
- Funds can be recovered without the EPP.
- The EPP exists to make recovery clear, deliberate, and low-stress for executors.
If The Bitcoin Adviser were no longer operating, the EPP enables an executor to understand the custody structure and action recovery without reliance on us.
Technology Partner Independence
Wallet software and custody platforms are interfaces — not gatekeepers.
Wallet configuration files are retained by The Bitcoin Adviser and embedded in client documentation to ensure that:
- no single technology partner can lock a client out, and
- funds remain recoverable using widely available tools if a provider disappears.
Because Bitcoin lives on the blockchain, not inside any application, custody can always be reconstructed using the client's key and The Bitcoin Adviser's key to move funds to a new location if required.
Vendor change is anticipated, not feared.
Jurisdiction Is Not a Constraint
Bitcoin does not exist in a place.
Client Bitcoin:
- is not tied to a country,
- is not constrained by relocation, and
- is not dependent on local infrastructure.
While legal and tax considerations vary by jurisdiction, the underlying custody and continuity model remains globally resilient by design.
No Guarantees — Only Better Trade-Offs
There are no perfect solutions in Bitcoin custody.
Every model involves trade-offs.
The role of The Bitcoin Adviser is to design a system that:
- minimises unrecoverable risk,
- eliminates single points of failure, and
- maximises resilience across time, people, technology, and circumstance.
This is not about certainty. It is about survivability.
Continuity Is Part of Security
Security is not just about preventing loss today. It is about ensuring recovery tomorrow — under stress, under change, and over generations.
Continuity is not a separate feature. It is built into the system from the beginning.