Kresus pioneers crypto inheritance and legacy planning for wealth across generations
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, July 9th, 2026, Chainwire
With millions of bitcoin already lost forever, Kresus’ new subscription service lets self-custody users securely pass on digital assets after death.
Kresus, the self-custody wallet designed to simplify digital asset ownership, today announced Kresus Inheritance. This new service lets users create a secure succession plan for their cryptocurrency holdings. It requires no private key sharing and no complex recovery procedures.
Self-custody gives individuals full control over their digital assets. But little of the supporting infrastructure that traditional wealth management offers has kept pace. Beneficiary designations, estate transfer mechanisms, recovery pathways, and long-term planning are largely missing. Every alternative requires a vulnerability. Seed phrases written down can be found. Keys shared early can be misused. And traditional estate planning can be costly and complex.
“Too much digital wealth has already been lost because there was no plan for what happens next,” said Trevor Traina, Founder and CEO of Kresus. “Self-custody shouldn’t mean your assets disappear if something happens to you. With Kresus Inheritance, we’re giving users a secure and affordable way to protect their legacy and ensure the wealth they’ve built can be passed on to the next generation.”
Inheritance costs $99.99 per year and is built directly into the Kresus wallet. The service lets Kresus users designate a beneficiary to access the portfolio only after a defined inactivity period has elapsed. Private keys are never shared during the transfer process. Users retain full control of their assets while active. Kresus does not take custody of user assets. The wallet owner remains in control unless the defined inactivity period lapses and the succession process is triggered.
An estimated 55 million U.S. adults, or 21% of the population, now own cryptocurrency, according to a Harris Poll study. Yet a Cremation Institute study found that 89% of crypto investors worry about what happens to their assets after death. Kresus Inheritance is designed to close that gap, giving users a built-in way to plan for their digital assets before the need ever arises. A user holding $50,000 in bitcoin can now seamlessly designate a spouse or adult child as beneficiary, with zero access until a verified succession event occurs.
Inheritance builds on Kresus’s existing wallet and infrastructure business, which already serves millions of self-custodial wallet users through the Kresus Wallet, mini-app experiences, and enterprise solutions. It reflects Kresus’s broader focus on expanding the wallet’s role into a complete platform for wealth management, anchored by tools like Inheritance that bring legacy planning directly into the self-custody experience.
About Kresus
Kresus is a U.S.-based wallet and blockchain infrastructure company that creates digital asset tools for consumers and institutions. Its products include the Kresus Wallet, mini-app experiences for users, and enterprise solutions for digital wallets, tokenized assets, and on-chain financial workflows. Founded in San Francisco, Kresus aims to deliver secure, scalable blockchain infrastructure designed for actual applications.