Free Live Event

A WillNeeds a Way

How Do You Hold Bitcoin Properly for the Long Term?

For people already interested in including Bitcoin in their inheritance or long-term family wealth arrangements—and who want to understand direct control, recovery readiness and end-of-life access.

Hosted by Joe Turner, Founder of Arise Bitcoin.

Bitcoin-only self-custody operational guidance.

Who this is for

■People interested in including Bitcoin in an inheritance or long-term family wealth strategy who want to understand how to hold it properly.
■Existing Bitcoin holders who want stronger long-term ownership, direct control and recovery readiness.
■Families thinking about succession and how trusted people could recover Bitcoin after death or incapacity.
■People using an exchange, custodian or other third party who want to understand the custody trade-offs.
■People already using self-custody who want to make sure their recovery path is robust.
■People with, or considering, a Bitcoin SMSF who want to understand the operational self-custody layer.

The core question

01Can the right people identify the Bitcoin and the custody arrangement?
02Can they understand the recovery path without exposing secrets too early?
03Can the setup still work if the person who normally operates it cannot?
04Has the process been documented, understood and tested?

Important Notice

This webinar covers the operational Bitcoin self-custody layer only. It does not provide SMSF, legal, tax, investment, estate-planning, accounting, audit or compliance advice. Those matters belong with appropriately qualified or licensed professionals. We will never ask for your seed phrases, private keys, passphrases, wallet recovery secrets, or Bitcoin balances.

Secure Your Spot

Intention still needs execution

A will can say who. The custody path must still show how.

A will can document who should receive your Bitcoin. But if nobody can identify the wallet, understand the custody arrangement and complete the recovery process, the document alone does not create an operational path to the asset.

Properly prepared self-custodied Bitcoin has a unique strength at end of life: access and transfer do not depend on a bank, exchange or custodian deciding when the asset can be unlocked or released. That can matter when a family is under pressure and may urgently need liquidity.

It is not a guarantee. The benefit exists only when the keys, backups, documentation and recovery path have been prepared properly and are understood by the right people. Poor self-custody can fail just as badly through lost keys, unclear backups or inaccessible recovery information.

Prepared self-custody

When private-key control and the recovery path are properly prepared, access does not require a bank, exchange or custodian to approve the transfer.

Third-party custody

An exchange or custodian may introduce verification, delay, restriction or freeze risk at exactly the time a family needs clarity and access.

Unprepared self-custody

Lost keys, unknown passphrases, conflicting backups or instructions nobody understands can make Bitcoin inaccessible despite direct ownership.

What you will learn

The practical recovery layer behind the paperwork.

The session stays focused on how Bitcoin custody and recovery work in practice. Wills, structures, tax, accounting, audit, compliance and other professional matters remain with the lawyers, accountants, SMSF advisers and licensed professionals responsible for them.

Why a will alone does not create an operational Bitcoin recovery path.

How Bitcoin differs from traditional banked or custodial assets at end of life.

Why permissionless settlement and private-key control matter.

How third-party custody can introduce delay, restriction or freeze risk.

How self-custody can also fail when backups, keys and recovery information are poor.

How to document a recovery path without exposing seed phrases, private keys or passphrases.

Operational self-custody considerations for long-term holders, families, and people with or considering a Bitcoin SMSF.

What should be handled with lawyers, accountants, SMSF advisers and other licensed professionals.

Why Joe is hosting this

Preparation has to work when a family is under pressure.

Joe recently experienced the sudden death of his brother, who died intestate. In the immediate aftermath, there was no money set aside specifically for funeral costs.

The experience sharpened his thinking about how families can face urgent expenses at exactly the moment they are least equipped to deal with administrative delays. It is why this webinar focuses on practical access, recovery readiness and preparation—not just intentions recorded on paper.

A will remains important and legal and estate-planning matters should be handled with qualified professionals. This session addresses only whether the Bitcoin custody path can work in practice.

In practical terms

Build a process that can survive your absence.

1.Map the wallet, signing devices, backups and required recovery knowledge.
2.Separate general custody documentation from sensitive recovery information.
3.Identify anything that depends on one person’s memory, device or availability.
4.Prepare trusted people through staged education without prematurely exposing secrets.
5.Test the recovery procedure safely, record what failed and keep the documentation current.

About Arise

Bitcoin-only, operational guidance.

Arise Bitcoin provides Bitcoin-only self-custody operational guidance for individuals, families and SMSF trustees. Arise does not take custody of client keys and does not provide financial, legal, tax, SMSF, investment, estate-planning, accounting, audit or compliance advice.