Your Bitcoin Deserves a Proper Will (for free)
Instantly generate a clean, Bitcoin aware will draft your lawyer can work from, without ever putting seeds, keys, or recovery instructions into probate facing documents.
When the moment comes, families move fast. Clear, counsel-reviewed wishes beat silence your loved ones must interpret under stress.
No data leaves your device · Seeds & keys never belong in a will · Review with your own counsel
Educational template only. Not legal advice. Always have a qualified attorney review and customize before signing.
Most Bitcoin wills fail for the wrong reason
A will is a legal document that says who gets what. It is not the same as a practical plan for how your family actually accesses and inherits your Bitcoin.
- Bitcoin is bearer property: whoever controls the keys controls the coins.
- Probate documents become public record. Never put seeds, keys, or recovery steps in them.
- Legal authority is useless without a safe, private way for your executor to act.
This free tool gives you the legal foundation. The operational layer (how to actually recover and transfer without exposing secrets) is what we deliver to clients through the Estate Plan Protocol.
What happens after the will
Your will states legal intent. Bitcoin in self custody also needs a private layer for how executors and heirs prove authority and actually act without publishing secrets.
That operational continuity includes governance, authority paths, family communication, and rehearsal. It lives in the Estate Plan Protocol, which we deliver only to clients who work with us.
Build your draft
This is a jurisdiction aware starting structure, not local legal finality. Your lawyer adapts clauses to your facts.
- Choose the jurisdiction closest to your legal residence.
- Complete people, beneficiaries, and executor fields; the preview updates as you type.
- Copy the full generated text from the preview (or use the copy button below).
- Take the draft to qualified counsel for review and execution.
- Never put seeds, keys, or recovery steps in documents likely to be filed in probate.
United States uses one generic “most states” digital asset article (RUFADAA style themes), not fifty separate editions.
- Digital assets (here): Bitcoin and similar, what share goes to whom.
- Primary / contingent: first choice beneficiary; backup if the first cannot inherit.
- Residuary: “everything else” not given in specific gifts, who gets the remainder.
- Executor: person who carries out your will; alternate if they cannot serve.
- Children: enter how many, then optionally one line per child (name, birthday), or leave the detail box blank / “none” if that fits you.
Other jurisdiction
This option is the most generic: have a lawyer admitted where you live review every clause before you rely on it. Book a call · Estate planning & inheritance
Count only. Your lawyer may ask for more detail later.
If you have children, a simple line each (name and birthday) saves your lawyer a round of questions. No children or prefer not to list? Leave blank or write “none.”
What share of digital assets (or “all”) this template should refer to in the digital asset gift article.
Who receives the digital assets gift if they are alive when you pass (name as your lawyer prefers).
Backup if the primary beneficiary cannot take the gift (predeceases you or cannot inherit).
Who receives what is left after specific gifts: the residuary estate.
Backup if the primary residuary beneficiary cannot take the remainder.
The person who carries out your will (probate / estate administration). Often a trusted family member or professional.
Helps identify the executor in the document, not a mailing address requirement.
Steps in if the primary executor cannot serve or declines.
Guardianship & signature date (optional)
Who you would trust to raise your children if you could not. Your lawyer will confirm wording and backups.
First choice if your primary guardian cannot serve.
Live will preview
What your attorney needs
Discussion points, a starter trust clause, and limits for your lawyer to adapt; nothing here is filing advice.
Discussion checklist
Print or hand this list with your draft. Confirm no secret material will be added to probated filings.
- Governing law, residency, and whether a revocable trust or codicil helps.
- Digital asset definitions under local law and any fiduciary access framework (U.S.: generic most states draft; state nuance may apply).
- Explicit agreement not to put seeds, keys, or recovery steps in the probated will.
- How executors prove authority to exchanges, custodians, and multisig cosigners without publishing secrets.
- Tax and reporting, separate from this template (informational only here).
Starter clause: revocable trust assignment of interest
Language your counsel may adapt for a revocable trust instrument.
I assign to the Trustee of the [Trust name] revocable trust dated [date], any right, title, and interest I may have in digital assets, cryptocurrencies, or virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, to be administered according to the trust instrument. This assignment is intended to coordinate beneficial ownership with the trust while not placing private keys, seed phrases, or recovery instructions in any public filing.
Beyond any will
A will expresses intent for probate. It does not replace documented operational continuity for self custody Bitcoin, multisig governance, or heir rehearsal. Clients who work with The Bitcoin Adviser may receive a personalised Estate Plan Protocol, a confidential operational workbook, alongside collaborative security design. That is not part of this free page.
What this free page does, and does not
Does
- Gives a credible Bitcoin aware legal starting point you can take to counsel.
- Keeps processing in your browser, no account, no email gate.
- Uses jurisdiction-shaped structure so the conversation with your lawyer starts at the right altitude.
Does not
- Replace local legal advice or guarantee enforceability anywhere.
- Provide an operational inheritance system for multisig or self custody (that is what the Estate Plan Protocol and engagements address).
- Store your answers, refresh and they are gone unless you save them yourself.
How this compares
| Option | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Generic DIY will kits | Paper forms, limited digital asset nuance, often single jurisdiction. | Very simple estates; rarely optimised for self custody Bitcoin. |
| Paid single-country kits | Packaged templates for one region; variable digital asset coverage. | Users who will still need local counsel to validate. |
| This free page | Structured, Bitcoin aware will draft with jurisdiction options; runs in your browser; no email gate. | Self custody holders who need a serious starting point for counsel. |
| The Bitcoin Adviser (client engagement) | Estate Plan Protocol, collaborative multisig, documented continuity, adviser-led governance. | Meaningful balances, families, and complex custody stacks. |
Questions
Why is this free?
So self custody holders can brief qualified counsel with a serious starting structure. Estate Plan Protocol, collaborative multisig design, and ongoing governance are paid engagements, not reproduced here.
Is this legal advice? Will my lawyer accept it?
No. This is educational, not advice. There is no universal approval across jurisdictions. The draft is attorney facing, but your lawyer must adapt and execute it locally.
Why must seeds and keys stay out of the will?
Probate filings can become public or widely copied. Legal instruments describe property and beneficiaries; operational detail belongs in separate, secured processes.
What is the Estate Plan Protocol, and how is it different from this will?
Your will expresses legal intent for probate. The Estate Plan Protocol is operational continuity for self custody, governance and rehearsal so executors know how authority works without publishing secrets. It does not replace probate documents. Existing clients should follow materials from their adviser.
Need operational continuity, not just a will?
A will cannot replace multisig governance, heir rehearsal, or documented authority paths. Book a call to see whether Estate Plan Protocol and collaborative security fit your situation.