Index
Digital inheritance, explained
Eight guides covering what Indian law settles about digital assets, why inheriting cryptocurrency differs from inheriting a bank account, and the mechanism Legatus uses to release a vault. Every statute and judgment cited is linked to its source.
Indian law
What Indian succession law does and does not settle about digital assets, with every statute and judgment linked to its source so you can check it.
Does a nominee inherit your digital assets in India?Section 14 of the DPDP Act lets a nominee exercise your data rights. It does not make them your heir.Read →Crypto inheritance in India: what the law actually saysIndia has no statutory nominee system for cryptocurrency. What the Madras High Court ruling changed, and what it did not.Read →Digital will in India: what a will can and cannot doA will decides who inherits your digital assets. It cannot open them — and credentials written into one become a public record at probate.Read →What happens to your social media accounts when you die?Google, Facebook and Apple each let you name someone in advance. None of them hands over your password.Read →
Crypto
The practical problem of passing on assets that only a key can open, and the methods that avoid handing that key over too early.
What happens to your crypto when you die?A blockchain has no concept of a death certificate. It waits for a signature that never comes.Read →How to pass on a seed phrase without putting it in your willA will can become a public record during probate. Four methods that avoid putting a seed phrase in one.Read →
How Legatus works
The mechanism, the vocabulary, and the parts that do not work.
How Legatus works: verified transition, explainedBrowser-side encryption, nominee key exchange, and the three gates of a verified transition.Read →What Legatus does not protect againstCoercion, colluding nominees, and the absence of a third-party audit. The threat model Legatus does not cover.Read →Legatus FAQ — including the uncomfortable questionsTen questions, including what happens if Legatus shuts down and whether a court could force a vault open.Read →Digital inheritance glossary — LegatusTwelve defined terms, from succession certificate to verified transition.Read →Password manager inheritance: where each one stopsBitwarden, LastPass and 1Password compared on inheritance — including where they beat Legatus.Read →Colophon — how Legatus is builtThe stack, the typefaces, and what is deliberately absent.Read →