Beginner
One hardware wallet
Move off the exchange, onto a device you control, with metal backups kept in more than one place.
Coming this winter
Keep your family's bitcoin safe, and make sure it reaches them.
A plain-English, step-by-step guide for couples where one of you holds the bitcoin and the other has never touched it. Set it up together, back it up properly, and leave a plan your family can actually follow.
No spam. One email when it launches, plus the free first chapter. Unsubscribe anytime.
Three levels
Pick the one that fits your family.
Every level ends with fire-resistant metal backups and an inheritance plan.
Intermediate
Add a passphrase
An extra secret so that finding your recovery words alone isn't enough, plus how to back it up without creating a new weak spot.
Advanced
2-of-3 multisig
Three keys in three places. Lose one, or have one stolen, and your bitcoin is still safe.
What's inside
A guide to read, and a checklist that walks you through it.
Read it together, then tick off each step on a private checklist site that remembers where you left off.
The basics, without the jargonWhat you actually own, and why the recovery words matter more than the device.
Step-by-step setupEvery click, for each level, tested on real hardware.
Backups that surviveFire, flood, and the "where did we put it?" problem.
The inheritance planWhat your spouse and kids need to know, and what they shouldn't hold until they need it.
Scam-proofingThe tricks thieves use on families, and how to spot them.
A yearly check-upA 20-minute routine to make sure everything still works.
Rule #1, starting today
No real person or company will ever ask for your recovery words. Not support, not your exchange, not us. Anyone who asks is trying to steal from you.