Bitcoin Custody & Inheritance Guidance

Trusted Custody Guidance for Serious Bitcoin Holders

Stan Reeves — Professor Emeritus, Auburn University — provides expert bitcoin self-custody and inheritance guidance for individuals, institutions, estate attorneys, and financial advisors.

Professor Emeritus · PhD, PE · Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering · Auburn University
Stan Reeves
Stan Reeves
PhD, PE · Professor Emeritus
Auburn University
Who I Work With

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Individuals
Individuals & HNW Holders

Expert custody architecture and inheritance planning for individuals and families with meaningful bitcoin holdings.

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Attorneys
Estate Attorneys & CLE

A credentialed referral partner for your bitcoin-holding clients — and a CLE program for your firm or bar association.

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Advisors
Financial Advisors

Bitcoin literacy and custody expertise you can bring in for clients — without becoming the expert yourself.

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Institutions
Institutions & Churches

Custody structures designed for organizational governance — multi-signatory, succession-ready, policy-documented.

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Why It Matters

Bitcoin custody mistakes are permanent.

Unlike a lost bank account, lost bitcoin cannot be recovered. No institution holds your keys. No court order restores access.

~20%
of all bitcoin is estimated lost
Primarily due to poor custody decisions and absent inheritance plans
$0
recovered in documented cases where seed phrases were lost
No institution, no court order, no recovery path exists
1BTC
the threshold for formal custody architecture
At which a custody architecture and inheritance plan becomes essential, not optional
Stan Reeves

Academic rigor. Real-world custody expertise.

Stan Reeves is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Auburn University, where he spent decades applying rigorous analytical discipline to complex systems problems.

Since 2021, he has applied that same discipline to bitcoin self-custody and inheritance planning — an area where the consequences of getting it wrong are irreversible.

"Bitcoin's value lies in sovereign ownership — but sovereignty without planning is fragility. My work is to help serious bitcoin holders build custody architectures that are secure, recoverable, and designed to outlast them."

Stan Reeves
Professor Emeritus, PhD, PEDept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Auburn University
Bitcoin Custody SpecialistSelf-custody architecture, multisig design, and inheritance planning since 2021
CLE PresenterBitcoin Custody & Inheritance Planning — available for bar associations and law firms nationwide
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Services

What I do

Custody Architecture

Assessment of your current setup and a clear recommendation — from single-key hardware wallets to multisig vaults — matched to your holdings and risk profile.

Inheritance Planning

Documented procedures, coordination with your estate attorney, and heir education so your bitcoin reaches the people you intend — not the void.

Professional Education

CLE programs for estate attorneys, advisory sessions for financial professionals, and literacy engagements for teams navigating bitcoin for the first time.

Institutional Governance

Multi-signatory custody design, leadership transition protocols, and bitcoin holding policies for churches, nonprofits, and foundations.

Resources

From the desk of Stan Reeves

For Attorneys April 2026
What Estate Attorneys Need to Know About Bitcoin Inheritance: A Practical Guide

Custody mechanics, multisig, seed phrases, and how to structure estate documents for clients who hold bitcoin — in plain language, no technical background required.

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For Individuals April 2026
The Five Most Common Bitcoin Custody Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them

The errors that lead to permanent loss are remarkably consistent. If you self-custody bitcoin, you need to know whether you're making any of them.

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For Churches April 2026
Bitcoin Self-Custody for Churches: A Practical Guide

The monetary properties that make bitcoin worth holding for a church exist only in self-custody. A practical guide to multisig architecture, key distribution, documentation, and succession planning.

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New resources published regularly

Articles on custody, inheritance planning, and bitcoin for attorneys, advisors, and serious holders. No marketing — just substance.

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