# Digital Inheritance

> Legally structured, cryptographically enforced inheritance of digital assets, accounts, and intellectual property.

## What It Solves

Self-custodied digital assets typically die with their owner. Custodial inheritance depends on a custodian's continued existence and willingness to act. Lokblok provides a third path: inheritance that is enforced cryptographically by the same protocol that holds the asset, with legal structure layered on top.

## How It Works

The owner defines beneficiaries and the attestation conditions under which they may inherit (death certificate, court order, trustee attestation, multi-party family quorum). Until those conditions are cryptographically satisfied, beneficiaries cannot reconstruct the controlling keys. Once satisfied, transfer is atomic and the original owner's reconstruction capability is permanently revoked.

## Use Cases

- Personal estate planning for digital asset holders
- Family-office and trust structures
- Continuity for businesses dependent on a single signer
- Sovereign inheritance frameworks

## Related

- Transfer on Death feature: /api/md/features/transfer-on-death
- Phantom Secrets™: /api/md/products/phantom-secrets