what is power of attorney?
a legal document that lets someone act for you while you are alive.
a will only works after death. some powers of attorney stop if you lose capacity; a version made to keep working through illness or incapacity has to be set up in advance, and its name and rules differ from place to place.
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- letter of instruction a plain manual that tells your family what to do with your crypto if something happens to you.
- dead man's switch service a service that releases keys or messages if you stop checking in.
- asset map a plain list of what crypto you hold and where, with no secrets on it.
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