Chapter 8 – Costs: Balancing Security and Your Bottom Line

CryptoLegacy offers decentralized inheritance and recovery with clear pricing - eliminating hidden costs, legal risks, and third-party fees.

Alice knew that safeguarding her crypto inheritance wasn’t just about the initial setup — it was about minimizing hidden costs and preventing unexpected losses. She compared each option carefully, realizing that certain “free” methods could become extremely expensive if they went wrong.

Shared Mnemonics

Splitting a seed phrase among friends looked free at first. But Alice realized there was a massive hidden cost: a single lost or compromised shard could lock up her assets forever, leading to total loss. That sort of risk far outweighed any initial savings.

Multisig Wallets

In a multisig setup, Alice only faced minor gas fees for each transaction requiring multiple signatures. This sounded manageable — until she factored in how many future transactions she might need and how complex coordinating signers could be. Over time, the sum of these fees, plus the potential delays, could become significant.

Traditional Legal Approach

At first, a will or trust seemed like a standard solution. However, legal fees, notaries, and court proceedings rapidly inflated her total costs. Because crypto inheritance law is still evolving, Alice saw the risk of additional expenses — international lawyer consultations, document translations, and possible taxes — turning a seemingly “safe” solution into a long and expensive ordeal.

CryptoLegacy: Transparent and Predictable Pricing

When Alice discovered CryptoLegacy, she found a way to pay only for what she actually needed:

• Contract Creation Fee: A straightforward one-time payment to deploy her personal CryptoLegacy contract.

• Regular Update Fees (every six months): A DAO fee and small gas fee for “check-ins” that confirm her ongoing activity. This ensures her contract remains active without involving expensive attorneys or elaborate procedures.

• Lifetime NFT Option: For ultimate convenience, Alice could instead purchase a single NFT pass that covered contract creation and updates for life — no recurring fees, no surprises.

With CryptoLegacy, there were no hidden legal expenses, no third-party markups, and no potential for drawn-out court battles. Alice could confidently plan her inheritance knowing exactly what she would pay — either periodic check-in fees or a one-time NFT pass. Equally important, the built-in recovery feature meant she would never face the enormous hidden cost of lost assets due to a misplaced key or complicated legal oversight.

By comparing these options, Alice realized that transparent, predictable costs mattered just as much as strong security. With CryptoLegacy, she avoided the “free” setups that risked catastrophic mistakes and the ballooning legal fees of traditional methods. Instead, she paid only for the reliable, on-chain inheritance platform she genuinely needed.

Your keys. Your crypto. Your legacy.