19 October 2023 Issue 5 Richard Marshall TEP

The crypto succession conundrum

Richard Marshall explores difficulties in providing succession-planning advice to clients holding crypto-assets and assesses the solutions available

Key points

What is the issue?

Locating, identifying and accessing crypto-assets on death can be difficult.

What does it mean for me?

An awareness of these issues and the potential solutions (and their respective limitations) is needed when drafting wills for testators who hold crypto-assets.

What can I take away? 

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