What Is a Digital Asset Schedule? Bitcoin Inheritance Document Explained

A Digital Asset Schedule is a structured document that lists your Bitcoin (and other crypto) holdings, where each is stored, and how your executor can access them. It's the core output of Evoke Inheritance and is designed to sit alongside your will in your estate documents.

Why a Digital Asset Schedule is essential

When someone dies with Bitcoin holdings, the biggest challenge isn't legal ownership — it's practical access. Private keys, seed phrases, and multisig setups are incomprehensible to most executors. A Digital Asset Schedule translates this technical information into a clear, step-by-step document that professionals can follow.

What's included in your Digital Asset Schedule

• Wallet inventory. A complete list of every wallet you hold — hardware wallets, software wallets, exchange accounts, and multisig vaults — with locations and access details.
• Key locations. Where each private key or seed phrase backup is physically stored, without revealing the actual secrets. For example: "Seed phrase 1 is in the home safe; the combination is held by my solicitor."
• Heir assignments. Who inherits what, with clear instructions for each beneficiary. See our guide to adding heirs.
• Technical contacts. People your family should contact for technical assistance during recovery — whether that's Evoke, a trusted advisor, or a knowledgeable friend.
• Step-by-step recovery instructions. Plain-English instructions tailored to your specific setup, designed for people with no Bitcoin knowledge.

How to use your Digital Asset Schedule

Download your Digital Asset Schedule and store it alongside your will and estate documents. Share it with your solicitor and let your executor know it exists. We recommend reviewing and updating it annually, or whenever your wallet setup changes. Our optional Annual Verification service handles this review for you.

Is it safe to share my Digital Asset Schedule?

Yes. The schedule is specifically designed to be shareable with solicitors and trusted contacts without creating security risks. It does not contain any private keys, seed phrases, or wallet passwords — only information about where those secrets are stored and how to recover access through legitimate channels.

For solicitors: The Digital Asset Schedule is designed to complement a standard will. It does not replace legal documents but provides the technical recovery information that a will cannot adequately capture. See our dedicated solicitor guide.