Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers on Recovery, Guardians, Beneficiaries, privacy, security, fees, NFTs, flexibility, and more -CryptoLegacy FAQ.
Are there any options for recovery?
Yes. CryptoLegacy supports secure, hidden recovery addresses stored only as hashes — completely unlinked to your contract, with zero funds stored. Even if compromised, they’re untraceable. Privacy guaranteed, recovery ensured. You enable this by adding a recovery plugin after contract setup, allowing instant emergency access without compromising your assets or identity.
Who are the Beneficiaries?
Beneficiaries are your loved ones, who can get access to your digital assets in case of unforeseen circumstances. You set them up when creating a contract and can change them at any time. They don't see the contract address in the UI or your assets until they need to access them.
Who are the Guardians?
Guardians are trusted individuals (family, friends, or advisors) you select in advance to privately trigger asset transfers if something unexpected happens. Guardians never directly control or access your crypto — they simply initiate secure transfers, protecting your privacy and assets at all times.
My Beneficiaries aren't familiar with web3, crypto, and blockchain. Is this a requirement?
No. It helps if they understand basic concepts like wallets or backups, but it’s not necessary. CryptoLegacy provides easy, step-by-step tutorials and dedicated support — so even beneficiaries with zero crypto experience can securely receive their assets.
What do Normal, Challenge, and Distribution periods mean?
They represent your CryptoLegacy contract’s statuses:
Normal: Contract is active, holds no assets, requires a transaction every 6 months to confirm you’re OK.
Challenge: Triggered if you miss the 6-month check-in. Lasts 3 months, can be canceled by you.
Distribution: Beneficiaries decrypt asset info, transfer assets securely into the contract, and gradually claim their shares according to your predefined schedule.
What are the advantages of CryptoLegacy over multi-sig wallets for inheritance?
Multisig wallets risk permanent asset loss if keys are misplaced and expose your balances upfront, compromising privacy. Beneficiaries holding signatures can lead to disputes and conflicts due to unclear distribution rules.
CryptoLegacy solves this with:
No upfront exposure: Nobody sees your full asset balances before transfers.
Automated, predefined transfers: Assets distribute clearly according to your rules.
No locked funds: Assets remain safely under your control until distributed — no risk of permanent lock-outs.
Maximum Privacy, Instant Security, Conflict-Free Inheritance.
How is CryptoLegacy different from mnemonic sharing?
No risk of compromise: Unlike shared mnemonics or Shamir’s Secret Sharing, CryptoLegacy never exposes sensitive secrets or private keys.
No technical barriers: No specialized tools or deep technical knowledge required.
Automated distribution: Transfers occur automatically based on your predefined rules, eliminating disputes or confusion among Beneficiaries.
No Mnemonic Hassle. Maximum Security. Family Harmony Preserved.
How does CryptoLegacy compare to legal inheritance?
Traditional legal inheritance is slow, costly, vulnerable to corruption, and depends heavily on intermediaries like lawyers or courts — especially problematic abroad.
CryptoLegacy fixes this:
Instant and automated: Transfers occur immediately according to your predefined conditions — no courts or lawyers needed.
No intermediaries: Completely removes third-party control or risk of corruption.
Privacy and security: Assets remain private, protected, and clearly allocated, eliminating family conflicts and ensuring Beneficiaries’ peace of mind.
Lawyer-Free, Court-Free, Delay-Free.
How does CryptoLegacy ensure the smart contract security?
CryptoLegacy uses personal contracts that initially hold no funds, greatly reducing risk. The minimalist design, security audits, and transparent, battle-tested code ensure protection from theft or mismanagement. Assets remain safely in your wallet until securely transferred under predefined conditions — always under your control.
Maximum security, minimal risk.
How does CryptoLegacy ensure the security of UI?
CryptoLegacy secures its interface with Cloudflare and strong defenses against DNS spoofing, cache poisoning, and MitM attacks. For maximum security, you can also run CryptoLegacy self-hosted.
Full protection, zero compromises.
What happens if I don’t send the required transaction every six months?
If you miss the 6-month check-in, Beneficiaries can start a 3-month Challenge period, giving you a chance to cancel. If you don’t cancel, assets transfer securely into your CryptoLegacy contract, and Beneficiaries can begin claiming shares according to your preset rules.
Clear rules, total protection.
Can I host the CryptoLegacy frontend myself?
Yes — and we encourage it. CryptoLegacy is built for trustless, self-hosted deployment. Clone the repository from GitHub and deploy it via IPFS or on your VPS in just a few commands. The included script automatically installs Docker, spins up an IPFS node in a container, and pins your self-hosted frontend.
No domains. No DNS risks. No hidden logic. Just code you control.
How does CryptoLegacy protect the privacy of Beneficiaries and assets?
CryptoLegacy ensures maximum privacy by:
Using a new, unlinked address for your contract, preventing direct connections.
Storing Beneficiary addresses as secure hashes, making them untraceable.
Encrypting asset data using each beneficiary’s public key — only decryptable when the Distribution period begins.
Never storing actual assets within the contract; only token approvals are used, keeping your assets hidden and protected.
Complete privacy, zero exposure.
Can Beneficiaries or Guardians access their encrypted data early using DevTools or by inspecting the code?
No. The CryptoLegacy interface is fully obfuscated and stripped of all console.log and debug traces. All Beneficiary and asset data is encrypted and remains inaccessible until the distribution conditions are met - such as a timeout or guardian confirmation. Even if someone clones the GitHub repo, self-hosts the frontend, and inspects it using DevTools, there’s no way to decrypt the data without the correct private key and the required on-chain trigger.
The interface knows nothing — the smart contracts handle everything.
But anyway, there are approvals and encrypted data is stored on the chain, so it's technically available?
Technically, yes. With significant resources, advanced skills, and considerable time, someone could potentially decrypt this data. However, since your Beneficiaries and Guardians are typically your most trusted contacts, it’s highly unlikely they would go to extreme lengths — such as building custom indexers or reverse-engineering protocols — to access this data prematurely.
Can CryptoLegacy support NFTs and other protocols?
Yes. CryptoLegacy has a secure plugin system based on the Diamond Standard (EIP-2535), allowing you to integrate NFTs, Uniswap positions, or other protocols. Owners enable curated plugins during the Normal period; Beneficiaries can enable them after distribution begins. Plugins never affect your distribution rules.
Flexibility without compromising security.
What happens if a private key is compromised?
If compromised during the Normal period, you can quickly change the contract owner or update Beneficiary addresses to protect your assets. During the Distribution period, no changes can be made by the owner — eliminating the risk of a compromised key. Beneficiaries can securely update their addresses at any time.
Built-in security, zero compromise.
What can I do if my keys are potentially compromised and I don't have access to my devices or backups?
CryptoLegacy has you covered:
Immediately activate trusted Guardians to securely transfer your assets into your CryptoLegacy contract, neutralizing any compromised keys.
Use your secret, hidden Recovery addresses to instantly regain control at any time if needed.
Instant protection, maximum security.
Can I pause or unpause the contract?
Yes. You can pause the CryptoLegacy contract at any time, instantly preventing withdrawals or operations. You can also resume it whenever you want, though you may need to refresh the timeout if expired. Additionally, you can remove token approvals anytime.
Total control, maximum flexibility.
Can I customize Beneficiary distribution schedules?
Absolutely. CryptoLegacy lets you assign specific percentages and customized vesting schedules for each beneficiary:
Delay: The waiting period before a Beneficiary can start claiming assets.
Distribution Period: How long it takes for assets to gradually become fully available — unlocking incrementally over time.
You have full control, total flexibility, and complete privacy.
CryptoLegacy keeps it simple and transparent:
0.05 ETH to create your personal contract.
0.05 ETH every 6 months to maintain it (via timeout update).
Or go unlimited: Purchase a Lifetime NFT Pass — a one-time fee of 1 ETH for unlimited contract creation and updates across all supported chains.
Clear fees. Lifetime protection. No surprises.
What is the referral program, and how does it work?
CryptoLegacy’s referral program is simple:
Users get a 5% discount by using a referral code.
Referrers earn a 10% commission from all referred user payments.
Referrers can update their payout address anytime.
Rewarding referrals, clear benefits.
What happens if the core team is unable to support the product?
Nothing changes. CryptoLegacy requires no central infrastructure, operates autonomously with IPFS mirrors, and can run self-hosted. Eventually, the code will be fully open-sourced, enabling anyone to continue supporting it independently.
Permanent availability, zero downtime.
Why is the contract code open, but under copyright and not released under an open-source license?
We strongly support open-source but prioritize user protection. Currently, the contract code is open but copyrighted to prevent malicious reuse or scams. Once we’re confident in complete security, we’ll fully open-source the code.
Transparency, responsibly managed.
Why is the UI code closed and obfuscated?
To protect users from phishing, spoofed frontends, and potential exploits. CryptoLegacy prioritizes security and privacy over premature transparency.
All Beneficiary and asset data is encrypted locally — the UI never stores or exposes private data, even if self-hosted or inspected via DevTools. Obfuscation prevents attackers from reverse-engineering sensitive logic or tricking users into signing malicious transactions.
Once it’s completely safe to open-source, the UI code will be fully released.
Protecting users first, transparency second.
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