PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR LIVE MATTERS
Crypto Probate and Bereavement Support for Professionals
When cryptocurrency or digital assets appear in an estate, the immediate questions can feel unfamiliar. What may exist? Where might information be found? What is safe to record? Who has authority to act?
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Plutus provides practical education and support to help professionals understand the issues and identify sensible next steps. We do not take control of assets, recover funds, give legal or tax advice, or ask for sensitive access information.
THE PRACTICAL ISSUE
In a live matter, three questions are easy to confuse
Digital assets may be held in several places, and technical access is not the same as ownership or authority. A practical, orderly approach helps professionals avoid acting too quickly or requesting information they should not hold.
What may exist?
Understand common places where a deceased person’s digital-asset activity may leave useful evidence.
Who may act?
Keep legal authority distinct from the technical ability to access an account, device or wallet.
What should be protected?
Handle sensitive information carefully and avoid collecting credentials through ordinary email or forms.
HOW PLUTUS CAN HELP
A practical way to understand the situation before deciding the next step
Clarify the facts that matter
Understand the basic terms, possible asset locations and the kinds of records or context that may be relevant.
Separate access, authority and evidence
Someone may have a device but no authority. Someone may have authority but no way to identify what exists.
Identify a safer next step
Depending on the matter, the next step may be further fact-finding or appropriate legal, tax, technical or cyber-security input.
PRACTICAL SUPPORT CAN COVER
The questions we can help you understand
- Digital-asset basics: wallets, exchanges and custody arrangements.
- Potential evidence sources: devices, records and communications.
- Access versus authority.
- Sensitive-information safeguards.
- Professional signposting and escalation points.
- Clearer questions for families and advisers.
Important limitations of Plutus support.
Plutus does not provide legal or tax advice, confirm ownership, obtain probate, take custody, access wallets or accounts, recover assets, bypass security, or guarantee that assets can be identified or recovered. Do not send private keys, seed phrases, passwords, recovery words or other information that could provide access to cryptocurrency or digital assets.
START SAFELY
Begin with a high-level professional outline
You do not need to explain every technical detail. A short, non-sensitive summary of the professional situation is enough for Plutus to understand whether practical support may be useful. Do not include names of private individuals, wallet addresses, account logins, seed phrases, private keys, passwords or recovery words.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Probate support questions
Can Plutus recover cryptocurrency from a wallet or exchange?
No. Plutus does not access wallets or accounts, take custody of assets, bypass security or guarantee recovery.
Can you tell us who legally owns the assets?
No. Ownership and authority are legal questions. Plutus can help professionals understand the practical digital-asset context, but does not provide legal advice.
What information should I send initially?
Send only a high-level professional outline. Do not send private keys, seed phrases, passwords, recovery words, account logins or any other information that could provide access to assets.
Can you advise an executor directly?
Plutus can discuss practical support with relevant professionals. Any engagement and its scope should be agreed carefully, and legal or tax questions should be directed to the appropriate adviser.
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