Learn · free

Keep your family's bitcoin safe: the free guide, chapter by chapter

Eleven short chapters, in order, for couples where one of you holds the bitcoin and the other has never touched it. Each one is also a 4-minute video.

• 1The 3 Ways Families Lose Bitcoin (It's Not Hackers)Families don't lose bitcoin to hackers breaking the network. They lose it three ways: someone tricks them out of it (theft), nobody can…
• 2Where Is Your Bitcoin, Really? (It's Not in Your Phone)Your bitcoin never sits in your phone or your device. It lives on a public record kept by thousands of computers, and what you own is the…
• 3These 12 Words ARE Your Bitcoin (Treat Them That Way)When you set up a wallet, it shows you 12 or 24 words. Those words are the key from Chapter 2, written in a form a person can copy down.…
• 4What a Hardware Wallet Actually Does (It's Not Where Your Bitcoin Is)A hardware wallet is a small device that makes your key and keeps it locked inside. When you send bitcoin, your phone or computer asks the…
• 5How Bitcoin Actually Gets Stolen (They Just Ask)Thieves almost never break bitcoin. They ask for it. They pose as support, send official-looking emails, publish fake apps, sell tampered…
• 6Your Bitcoin Backup Won't Survive a House Fire (Here's the Fix)Your recovery words are the money, so the piece of paper they're written on is the most important object in your house. Paper burns and…
• 7If You Die Tomorrow, Can Your Family Get Your Bitcoin?If the person who handles the bitcoin dies tomorrow, everything they did to keep strangers out also keeps the family out. The fix is a…
• 8Which Bitcoin Setup Is Right for Your Family? (6 Questions)There are three ways to set up your bitcoin, from simplest to strongest: Beginner (one hardware wallet), Intermediate (add a passphrase)…
• 9What to Buy to Secure Your Family's Bitcoin (and Where to Buy It)Where you buy matters as much as what you buy. Buy hardware wallets only from the maker's own website, typed in yourself, or from a…
• 10The 2026 Bitcoin Chain Split, Explained for Families (Do This, Not That)On August 8, 2026, a small group of bitcoin users broke away and started a separate chain. It shares bitcoin's history up to that day, so…
• 11Bitcoin Jargon in Plain English: The Words Every Family Should KnowBitcoin has a lot of jargon, and much of it means the same few things. The most important example: "recovery words," "seed phrase,"…