Your Bitcoin Should Not Depend on Us Being Around
What happens if your adviser disappears, your wallet provider shuts down, or your family has to act without you?
Our custody and documentation are designed so your Bitcoin remains recoverable and movable over long time horizons—without depending on any single person, firm, vendor, or jurisdiction.
You are never trapped with us.
Clients retain a key at all times, and The Bitcoin Adviser cannot move funds unilaterally. If we ever disappear, you can still migrate safely without our involvement.
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- Non-reliance: your Bitcoin does not depend on us being operational.
- Vendor independence: you are not locked into a single app or platform.
- Inheritance-ready: executors get a documented path, not guesswork.
A Survivable Design (Even If One Party Disappears)
- Client key: held by you (or your family)
- Technology partner key: platform key for recovery/migration
- TBA key: co-signing under your authorization
Recovery path: Client + technology partner can migrate if one party is unavailable.
Continuity means your Bitcoin remains movable and recoverable even if one party is unavailable. The Bitcoin Adviser cannot move funds unilaterally, and clients are not locked into our firm or any single vendor.
You Are Not Dependent on a Single Adviser or Our Firm
Clients work with individual advisers, but continuity exists at the firm and system level—not the individual level.
- Continuity of support: if an adviser becomes unavailable, clients can transition to another adviser.
- Escalation paths: senior oversight exists to maintain continuity of service and decision-making.
- No unilateral internal authority: operational continuity is designed to withstand personnel changes without compromising client security.
Different advisers suit different people, but the relationship is not architecturally tied to any one individual.
You Are Not Locked Into a Single Vendor or App
Wallet software and custody platforms are interfaces—not gatekeepers. Vendor change is anticipated, not feared.
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 migrate funds to a new location without our involvement.
Wallet configuration files are 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.
Your Heirs Have a Documented Path (Not a Technical Puzzle)
As part of onboarding, clients are issued an Estate Plan Protocol (EPP) designed to make recovery deliberate and low-stress for executors.
- It includes the client’s wallet configuration files and the custody structure context.
- It is completed by the client and stored alongside the Last Will and Testament.
- The Bitcoin Adviser does not retain a copy of the completed EPP.
Funds can be recovered without the EPP; its purpose is to turn “keys” into an actionable process when families are under stress.
Honest Limits, Better Survivability
There is no perfect custody structure. Every model has trade-offs.
Our focus is survivability: reducing single points of failure and designing for recovery across time, people, and vendors.
Design a Custody Structure Built to Last
If you want continuity by design—no unilateral control, vendor independence, and a documented inheritance path—start with collaborative security and governance-led documentation.