Trusted wills for digital assets using blockchain: a practical case

The scope of this work focuses on the digital assets of citizens and their personal and private inheritance. The aim is to protect such digital assets after your death, for example, personal email accounts, not those within the corporate domain, which are neither inheritable nor owned by the employee. It is based on blockchain technology due to the intrinsic need to govern hereditary information. These needs include a public and secure record of transactions that cannot be altered, confidence in the integrity of stored data, decentralization of information, the immutability of records, efficiency, and speed. These features empower users with greater control over their data and transactions. Users, as beneficiaries of their digital assets, will be able to establish specific, planned, and transparent conditions for their digital assets after death safely and transparently, ensuring that the records of these transactions are secure and auditable. By adopting these solutions and planning their digital estate in advance, users can ensure that it is managed securely and effectively for future generations.

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Blockchain Research and Applications
Published
2025-04-16
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100289
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1
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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
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3.25

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Trusted wills for digital assets using blockchain: a practical case

Rafael Vargas, Jesús Hernando-Corrochano, Roberto Hernández-Berlinches
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Trusted wills for digital assets using blockchain: a practical case

Rafael Vargas, Jesús Hernando-Corrochano, Roberto Hernández-Berlinches
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Abstract

The scope of this work focuses on the digital assets of citizens and their personal and private inheritance. The aim is to protect such digital assets after your death, for example, personal email accounts, not those within the corporate domain, which are neither inheritable nor owned by the employee. It is based on blockchain technology due to the intrinsic need to govern hereditary information. These needs include a public and secure record of transactions that cannot be altered, confidence in the integrity of stored data, decentralization of information, the immutability of records, efficiency, and speed. These features empower users with greater control over their data and transactions. Users, as beneficiaries of their digital assets, will be able to establish specific, planned, and transparent conditions for their digital assets after death safely and transparently, ensuring that the records of these transactions are secure and auditable. By adopting these solutions and planning their digital estate in advance, users can ensure that it is managed securely and effectively for future generations.

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