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If you've ever designed a distributed system, you already know how to do digital estate planning. The vocabulary is the same — single point of failure, failover, RTO, audit log — and the question is the same: what happens to a critical node when it goes down? You just haven't applied the framework to yourself yet.

Your code outlives you. Your accounts don't. Your npm packages keep being downloaded a million times a week with nobody at the wheel. A look at what actually happens to a developer's open source footprint after death — and why the bus factor of half the internet is one.

Your Bitcoin has an inheritance problem. Your NFTs, DeFi positions, and Web3 identities have a worse one. Here's what actually lives on-chain, what dies with the wallet, and how to build an inheritance plan that works for all of it.

Your divorce decree updates the big stuff. But hundreds of digital accounts still list your ex as beneficiary, trusted contact, or admin. Here's what to change, in what order, and how to make sure nothing gets missed.

If you died tomorrow, could your family unlock the front door, stop the robot vacuum, or turn off the camera pointed at the living room? The connected home has quietly become one of the most overlooked parts of digital estate planning.

The average Steam user has a library worth $1,500+. Serious gamers pass $10,000. Add consoles, subscriptions, in-game currencies, and Twitch subs, and gaming becomes a five-figure digital asset — one almost no estate plan addresses.

Lose access to one bank account and you can call the bank. Lose access to your email and you lose the ability to recover anything else. Why email is the single most critical account in your digital estate — and how to plan for it.

HIPAA doesn't end when you die — but the rules change in confusing ways. Here's what your family can and can't access, how long protections last, and how to ensure critical medical information reaches the right people.

Your digital life is worth far more than you realize. Domain names, loyalty points, digital media libraries, online businesses, and photo archives represent thousands of dollars in hidden value — and most of it vanishes when you die.

73% of adults over 65 use the internet daily, but most haven't shared a single login with family. Here's how to help your aging parents organize their digital lives — with compassion and practical steps.