When someone passes away, their family often faces an impossible situation: locked out of emails, photos, and online accounts they should legally inherit. The problem? Estate law and tech privacy rules are completely at odds with each other. Traditional inheritance frameworks don't account for digital-first assets and account restrictions. It's a growing pain point that forces families into legal battles just to access what should be theirs—a conflict that mirrors challenges we're seeing in crypto asset management and digital inheritance.
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GasFeeGazer
· 6h ago
The contradiction between these laws and privacy rules is truly astonishing; the assets of the deceased have instead become cold wallets.
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CrossChainMessenger
· 9h ago
This legal loophole is really incredible; with people gone, the accounts have become a deadlock.
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ParanoiaKing
· 9h ago
This pain point is really incredible—without a person, the account becomes an inheritance pit.
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HodlVeteran
· 9h ago
Bro, I have a lot of say in this matter. Back then, I had a bunch of coins stored on exchanges, and I truly didn't know if I would survive or not. Now I can't even imagine my family having to take over, just thinking about it gives me a headache...
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NFT_Therapy_Group
· 9h ago
This issue should have been resolved long ago. It's really outrageous that inheritance laws haven't kept up with the digital age.
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zkProofGremlin
· 10h ago
Our zkProof community should have discussed this issue long ago. Dealing with inheritance inheritance combined with smart contracts is the real headache.
When someone passes away, their family often faces an impossible situation: locked out of emails, photos, and online accounts they should legally inherit. The problem? Estate law and tech privacy rules are completely at odds with each other. Traditional inheritance frameworks don't account for digital-first assets and account restrictions. It's a growing pain point that forces families into legal battles just to access what should be theirs—a conflict that mirrors challenges we're seeing in crypto asset management and digital inheritance.