2026-09-26T10:17:28Z https://nostr.now Bitcoinafterlife https://nostr.now/npub1n0lp09j9ymm8hr3uepyu2va2dn4wks8xu5jqgzn72y9ech7una5q75efj2 https://blossom.primal.net/b8fd1147efdb1dfb5c724b7e7302b7dfac105b7c39ca55467836d5f5afb71468.png https://blossom.primal.net/b8fd1147efdb1dfb5c724b7e7302b7dfac105b7c39ca55467836d5f5afb71468.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyqt6m6a7c0rnxhctck8xyqfjusdw0hkkgj6ua6vj4gfg2qpastngzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks394gqm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqppllpgzphzu62qg3hqhjjk7pcjkl0xu96pt695ztcjxce7lhdg7usfya'>nevent1q…sfya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/blog.html">https://bitcoin-after.life/blog.html</a> 2026-10-18T15:06:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrqppllpgzphzu62qg3hqhjjk7pcjkl0xu96pt695ztcjxce7lhdgzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksm79v4e What happens to your bitcoin when you’re gone? 🤔<br/>BAL PROTOCOL in 50 seconds: pre-signed copies, will-executors, and why one is enough. <br/><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/1a7dc72693062ba475cff6e39dd282b11fcee1ab1adbf54aa76924a5dbbc6bd4.mp4"></video> 2026-10-18T15:06:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst66wtxkgm32jshp53xgj0m6xe4jtj4jdt9vta34nnrgv67dpvhlszyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksfq485z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrh80zlp3sr439swfc4q45gvl9xkd3dcul0zf22ml8e7mus34j9tgegudla'>nevent1q…udla</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The full piece, including what recurring payments could look like: <a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/bal-is-a-protocol-not-a-plugin.html">https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/bal-is-a-protocol-not-a-plugin.html</a> 2026-10-14T08:47:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrh80zlp3sr439swfc4q45gvl9xkd3dcul0zf22ml8e7mus34j9tgzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks8ch68d A fixed amount of sats, every month, with no one holding your funds.<br/><br/>Sign twelve transactions today, each valid in a different month. Hand them to independent servers.<br/><br/>Each month one becomes valid and is broadcast. Your coins never left your wallet. <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/c99a3f412bc1beae68654f7e103b3b0ce66f440ab3a7eeee1168eb597cbc8d58.png"> 2026-10-14T08:47:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspg8m5drl7gac6xl6cdlz557ed039l4v9ja5fh0upwm7m94mpxz8czyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksdgr362 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyyk7k6juxv8zqw48kcllkw9ez7pfyc2hjnvm5cy0qel8y0sj3l3c5qqzhf'>nevent1q…qzhf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The full piece, including what recurring payments could look like: <a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/bal-is-a-protocol-not-a-plugin.html">https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/bal-is-a-protocol-not-a-plugin.html</a> 2026-10-11T14:35:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyyk7k6juxv8zqw48kcllkw9ez7pfyc2hjnvm5cy0qel8y0sj3l3czyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksat72rw Most people think of Bitcoin After Life as “the Electrum plugin”.<br/><br/>It isn’t. The plugin is the first door.<br/><br/>Behind it is a protocol, and a network of servers that hold signed transactions and broadcast them on time.<br/><br/>What else can that carry? <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/9650ff9ef931bff5828dc792e83db3987cfcb10c35fe38ffd38cb596a112a509.png"> 2026-10-11T14:34:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs00zptxxt9dtxgdhvua3scz7d7mrmn5xz6gq3l7z7suwmlquqpj7qzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0kse8mk7v Your family doesn&#39;t need your seed, your balance or your passwords.<br/><br/>They need one sentence:<br/><br/>&#34;If something happens to me, there is bitcoin that will reach you on its own.&#34;<br/><br/>That&#39;s the whole conversation. 2026-10-07T06:51:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxejndqhmaal6k69rtu2n0cactpl8el04z2th5k8htxnlxuvp3rlgzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksmg44h2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxgc2jkm9yhl6asqkt30xjztn0y5k4gqwfk6r9g9dkkgnn3x36u4cve27ct'>nevent1q…27ct</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How it works, and the open-source Electrum plugin: <br/><a href="https://bitcoin-after.life">https://bitcoin-after.life</a> 2026-10-06T11:01:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxgc2jkm9yhl6asqkt30xjztn0y5k4gqwfk6r9g9dkkgnn3x36u4czyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks26azpt What happens to your bitcoin when you&#39;re gone?<br/><br/>Self-custody protects your coins from everyone. Including the people you love.<br/><br/>30 seconds on how a time-locked transaction, signed only by you, reaches your heirs on the date you chose.<br/><br/>No lawyer. No custodian. <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/508c6fce98d61bfb41237e3376a709bc3e6a9dc696bd4a0fa23036150704bc6e.mp4"></video> 2026-10-06T10:55:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyxy3r36jks048yw4x7afpkme7xmsmmpt2h5z4386gxrmjzwmrlxqzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks4v3wkd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lxpe0aktjtnhl5mf75z656uwth93gtmvyl6d46edvaefwu70ruqrspckf'>nevent1q…pckf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The full piece, including what to say tonight: <a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/should-you-tell-your-family-about-your-bitcoin.html">https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/should-you-tell-your-family-about-your-bitcoin.html</a> 2026-10-05T11:30:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0lxpe0aktjtnhl5mf75z656uwth93gtmvyl6d46edvaefwu70ruqzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksdsny5m Should you tell your family about your bitcoin?<br/><br/>Most holders say nothing. Not because they don&#39;t care, but because telling feels like exposing.<br/><br/>It doesn&#39;t have to. There&#39;s a list of what they need to know, and a list of what stays yours.<br/><br/>The two don&#39;t overlap. <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/09c49a4d69ed961c5cd25b386707aeadca7d0d7f1cf1909b32d50e0c11730997.png"> 2026-10-05T11:29:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy39pm24nfyucg3ens96fpcn7shr9qyczgshrw7j4erfxyqdq0vcczyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks4ae4y9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5z7523dv62xpclxty44j4c2jruq7ntdjpumxjjvrgl8gr27w2hg4jv0ss'>nevent1q…v0ss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Check Alive uses that asymmetry.<br/><br/>Set a window before delivery, e.g. 6 months. Close Electrum inside it and the plugin asks you to Invalidate and push the date out.<br/><br/>No account, no server watching you. Just your keys.<br/><br/><a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/proof-of-life.html">https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/proof-of-life.html</a> <br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/be2c2805673de3fd01883ef07aebf106ff559c2e1aa247f1ef8cb1bd1d8cd594.png"> 2026-09-26T09:56:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv5z7523dv62xpclxty44j4c2jruq7ntdjpumxjjvrgl8gr27w2hgzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks6pwenl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyakag8k2eytahy8vsv7gfya9rw269tugplnc3kn8jzuxa2ca580gajaez8'>nevent1q…aez8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A signed will can&#39;t be taken back. It can only be beaten.<br/><br/>Bring the date closer: the plugin signs a new version dated one day earlier. Free, nothing on-chain.<br/><br/>Push it later: Invalidate the old one with a real transaction. That costs a miner fee.<br/><br/>🧵👇<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/677de3c1d03181cfdc839b11463ff6b9bd4c7dfe4a69c591c11811761215d961.png"> 2026-09-26T09:56:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyakag8k2eytahy8vsv7gfya9rw269tugplnc3kn8jzuxa2ca580gzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksf2wguu How does a Bitcoin inheritance protocol know you&#39;re gone?<br/><br/>It shouldn&#39;t try. No death certificate, no check-in dashboard, no account.<br/><br/>BAL flips the question: it waits for your wallet to say &#34;not yet&#34;.<br/><br/>Stop saying it, and your heirs receive on the date you signed.<br/><br/>🧵👇 <br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/d089a66b5b60d59f548d814050629221e712aa9011d20ff771891d9f08465a0c.png"> 2026-09-26T09:55:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0a4gy0a78cvqaqm0dj4v2ufycjr5yrn4x3uplagrs9aaajylcuqszyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksx7nj7t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdwcj46vxtlktny4h45hahpqcug3cy4raz0509elphrsuwl6fysgq3wcma'>nevent1q…wcma</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Check Alive uses that asymmetry.<br/><br/>Set a window before delivery, e.g. 6 months. Close Electrum inside it and the plugin asks you to Invalidate and push the date out.<br/><br/>No account, no server watching you. Just your keys.<br/><br/><a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/proof-of-life.html">https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/proof-of-life.html</a><br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/be2c2805673de3fd01883ef07aebf106ff559c2e1aa247f1ef8cb1bd1d8cd594.png"> 2026-09-26T09:53:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstdwcj46vxtlktny4h45hahpqcug3cy4raz0509elphrsuwl6fysgzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks9a0ptg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2l7dsh38020ucl5tu7djmlkdzwh05xx3u2mnpykx4ywvpwx4c7qsu5ftw'>nevent1q…5ftw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A signed will can&#39;t be taken back. It can only be beaten.<br/><br/>Bring the date closer: the plugin signs a new version dated one day earlier. Free, nothing on-chain.<br/><br/>Push it later: Invalidate the old one with a real transaction. That costs a miner fee. <br/>🧵👇<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/677de3c1d03181cfdc839b11463ff6b9bd4c7dfe4a69c591c11811761215d961.png"> 2026-09-26T09:51:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfgshjgsp6q0zlsvtv3d4lx8q5u70h455ws9me95dwmgh4aghdh3gzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0kss3qf28 The days after a Bitcoin inheritance arrives are the most dangerous in its lifetime. Not because of the tech. Because attackers know exactly what a fresh, unprepared heir looks like.<br/><br/>Rules for your heir, written in advance:<br/>• Don&#39;t be in a hurry<br/>• Never share the seed<br/>• Verify on a block explorer<br/>• Trust no one who contacts you first<br/><br/><a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/the-quietest-day.html">https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/the-quietest-day.html</a> 2026-09-24T09:56:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyhg0dhhm8we9rdxgkjf7g7fue82wjdhz6ltm2hgx6v502uw7he7czyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksymnfqc A Bitcoin address without the private key is a tomb.<br/><br/>The BAL protocol delivers coins on time, to the address you chose, with cryptographic certainty.<br/><br/>It cannot guarantee your heir holds the seed that controls it.<br/><br/>That part is on you — and it&#39;s the only part that matters. 2026-09-22T04:59:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst57yk0zjekmw59rez5p46dnetkdw3sllpkma2zjlqzerrvd0ptrgzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks2jz9h5 The best day of a Bitcoin inheritance is the most boring one.<br/><br/>A block is mined.<br/><br/>A time-locked transaction confirms.<br/><br/>Your heir&#39;s wallet shows a new balance.<br/><br/>No lawyer. No court. No safe to open.<br/><br/>The hard work of inheritance happens years earlier — at a desk, in silence. <br/><br/>👇 <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/eebea071d3092a330af1497b2267e1401213c561e2ca44d372ad572af2f5478f.png"> 2026-09-20T11:48:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgq7aedlxqkuy5k9kssn9d258ehdeycl7nlzzt2dzg8xhwkgwzeyczyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksdqhlwm If any part of an inheritance plan says <br/>&#34;trust our server / custodian / federation&#34; — that&#39;s where it eventually fails. <br/><br/>Replace it with something a consensus rule enforces instead. <br/><br/>What the Liquid hack confirmed, and why BAL only builds on bedrock: <br/><br/><a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/liquid-network-and-why-we-trust-only-bedrock.html">https://bitcoin-after.life/blog/liquid-network-and-why-we-trust-only-bedrock.html</a> 2026-09-18T17:30:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8fefzpnhtv8ycfrnv9q296adkzj4uestwekd2gtzr23zhn9k3mhqzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksrllxj0 On 6 Sept 2026, ~4,000 BTC ($320M) walked out of Liquid Network in a few hours — a bug let attackers mint L-BTC that was never backed by real Bitcoin. <br/><br/>Blockstream is one of the best teams in the space. <br/>The lesson isn&#39;t about them — it&#39;s about every layer built on top of Bitcoin. <br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/867784ba741cf4f61a8c8b050bc7399c58ca701109b5eaf40545dc35f43ae411.jpg"> 2026-09-13T15:29:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspj0cx4js2dwkqjq6el28dh7rwapg3f4y02we9996xm9wdks58ksqzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks3wnrt0 &#34;But can&#39;t the executor abuse what it sees?&#34; <br/><br/>It sees addresses, amounts, a date — and can do NOTHING with it: the transaction is already signed (can&#39;t be altered), <br/>time-locked (can&#39;t execute early), and pays its fee only if it executes exactly as written. <br/><br/><a href="https://bitcoin-after.life/docs/">https://bitcoin-after.life/docs/</a> 2026-09-12T07:52:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9x72jnwxgpq67xy03g078e3v4g70k566tpymzqyqkkzr2qwllfszyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ksf6wv3s Traditional inheritance:<br/>a folder in a lawyer&#39;s cabinet with your name, your family&#39;s names, and everything you own — often public after probate. <br/><br/>Bitcoin After Life: <br/>a pseudonymous transaction on a server that never asked who you are. <br/>You can&#39;t leak what you never collected. 2026-09-09T12:50:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxf9pfa7atvn3e2zft8wvev6fwml84suwqq3pg64d7vnn23sta6gqzyzdlu9ukg5n0v7uw8nyyn3fn4fkw466qumjjgpq20egsh8zlmj0ks2jqa3l <br/>The usual &#34;solutions&#34; to Bitcoin inheritance all quietly break the thing they&#39;re trying to protect. 🧵<br/><br/> Give your seed to a family member → you didn&#39;t create a backup, you created a co-owner. They can move your coins today, not after you&#39;re gone. <br/><br/>Hand the coins to a custodian → valid choice, but no longer self-custody. You&#39;re trusting an institution to still exist and still be willing when it matters.<br/><br/>Write it into a will → executors are great with houses and bank accounts. Most have never restored a wallet from a seed phrase.<br/><br/>There&#39;s a fourth way. Bitcoin already contains it.<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/2f85b9f267e3c189ad3ceeec4fd32ee2caedd46a99f0be1147386e47ecfe7a9b.jpg"> 2026-08-19T19:57:16Z