What happens to your crypto after you die? Beyond the existential question of the permanence of the blockchain, the answers here aren’t straightforward. For estate planners, what to do with digital assets like Bitcoin and NFTs present a new challenge to inheritance law.  There’s more and more money pouring into these assets, and people are starting to think about their digital legacies. But how do you pass on something that’s built on principles of anonymity and individuality, and that requires both passwords and tech savvy to access? In this episode, Bloomberg reporter Jill Shah explores these questions.

What happens to your crypto after you die? Beyond the existential question of the permanence of the blockchain, the answers here aren&rsquo;t straightforward. For estate planners, what to do with digital assets like Bitcoin and NFTs present a new challenge to inheritance law.&nbsp; There&rsquo;s more and more money pouring into these assets, and people are starting to think about their digital legacies. But how do you pass on something that&rsquo;s built on principles of anonymity and individuality, and that requires both passwords and tech savvy to access? In this episode, Bloomberg reporter Jill Shah explores these questions.

In this daily podcast, Bloomberg’s reporting team teases out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation. Led by crypto editor stacy-marie ishmael, the show draws on reporters and editors around the world and credible voices from across the industry. Episodes cover everything from regulation to NFTs to DeFi to the environmental considerations surrounding an asset class shaping the future of finance.

In this daily podcast, Bloomberg’s reporting team teases out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation. Led by crypto editor stacy-marie ishmael, the show draws on reporters and editors around the world and credible voices from across the industry. Episodes cover everything from regulation to NFTs to DeFi to the environmental considerations surrounding an asset class shaping the future of finance.

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Digital tokens like Bitcoin and NFTs have moved from niche products to showing up in Super Bowl commercials and song lyrics. Advocates of these new asset classes promise they will democratize the finance industry, and they hail the blockchain technology that backs it all as the future of computing. Skeptics say it's another financial house of cards. Bloomberg journalists will help cut through all the noise and provide clarity, context and authority.

In this daily podcast, Bloomberg’s reporting team teases out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation. Led by crypto editor stacy-marie ishmael, the show draws on reporters and editors around the world and credible voices from across the industry. Episodes cover everything from regulation to NFTs to DeFi to the environmental considerations surrounding an asset class shaping the future of finance.

Digital tokens like Bitcoin and NFTs have moved from niche products to showing up in Super Bowl commercials and song lyrics. Advocates of these new asset classes promise they will democratize the finance industry, and they hail the blockchain technology that backs it all as the future of computing. Skeptics say it's another financial house of cards. Bloomberg journalists will help cut through all the noise and provide clarity, context and authority. In this daily podcast, Bloomberg’s reporting team teases out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation. Led by crypto editor stacy-marie ishmael, the show draws on reporters and editors around the world and credible voices from across the industry. Episodes cover everything from regulation to NFTs to DeFi to the environmental considerations surrounding an asset class shaping the future of finance.

What’s The Afterlife of a Bitcoin?

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