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- Bitcoin After Life - Bitcoin After Life - Bitcoin After Life - BAL Protocol — decentralized Bitcoin inheritance -
- -# Bitcoin After Life {: translate="no" } - -**Bitcoin After Life (BAL)** is an open-source plugin for [Electrum](https://electrum.org) that makes **decentralized Bitcoin inheritance** possible: no notary, no lawyer, no custodian. - -You set your heirs and a delivery date. The plugin builds a time-locked transaction, Electrum signs it with your key, and a network of independent **Will-Executor** servers holds it and broadcasts it to the Bitcoin network on that date. - -!!! info "This manual covers" - Plugin **v{{ bal.plugin_version }}** on **Electrum {{ bal.electrum_latest }}**. Both the plugin and the protocol are under active development — check the [releases page](https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife/bal-electrum-plugin/releases) for the version you are running. - -## Core ideas in one minute - -- **Your keys never leave your device.** The plugin never signs on your behalf: it asks, you decide — password or hardware wallet. -- **The transaction is pre-signed and time-locked.** Bitcoin nodes reject it until the delivery date arrives, so nobody can execute it early. -- **Will-Executors cannot steal or alter anything.** They only store the signed transaction and broadcast it at the right time. -- **Redundancy is the guarantee.** The plugin creates one transaction per selected Will-Executor. Only one of them has to still be alive on the delivery date. -- **The incentive is on-chain.** Each transaction carries a fee for its Will-Executor, paid only when that server successfully broadcasts and the transaction confirms. - -## Where to start - -
- -- :material-rocket-launch:{ .card-ico } **New here?** → [Installation](getting-started/installation.md), then [create your first will](getting-started/quick-start.md). -- :material-book-open-variant:{ .card-ico } **Want the details?** → [Heirs and shares](user-guide/heirs.md), [Delivery time](user-guide/delivery-time.md), [The WILL tab](user-guide/will-tab.md). -- :material-server-network:{ .card-ico } **Curious about the servers?** → [What Will-Executors are](will-executors/what-they-are.md). -- :material-server:{ .card-ico } **Want to run one?** → [Running a Will-Executor](will-executors/running-a-server.md). -- :material-help-circle:{ .card-ico } **Just have a question?** → [**FAQ**](faq.md) — costs, hardware wallets, what happens if a server disappears, and more. - -
- -[Read the FAQ](faq.md){ .md-button .md-button--primary } - -!!! warning "Test before you trust it with real funds" - BAL builds **real** Bitcoin inheritance transactions with time-locks. Try it on **testnet**, or with a small-amount wallet, before setting up an inheritance that matters. You can always review the generated transactions before broadcasting. - -## Project links - -| Resource | Link | -|---|---| -| Website | [bitcoin-after.life](https://bitcoin-after.life) | -| Plugin source & releases | [bal-electrum-plugin](https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife/bal-electrum-plugin) | -| Will-Executor server source | [bal-server](https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife/bal-server) | -| Public Will-Executor directory | [WeList](https://welist.bitcoin-after.life/) | -| All repositories | [Gitea](https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife) | -| Contact | [info@bitcoin-after.life](mailto:info@bitcoin-after.life) | +
+ Bitcoin After Life + Bitcoin After Life + Bitcoin After Life + BAL Protocol — decentralized Bitcoin inheritance +
+ +# Bitcoin After Life {: translate="no" } + +**Bitcoin After Life (BAL)** is an open-source plugin for [Electrum](https://electrum.org) that makes **decentralized Bitcoin inheritance** possible: no notary, no lawyer, no custodian. + +You set your heirs and a delivery date. The plugin builds a time-locked transaction, Electrum signs it with your key, and a network of independent **Will-Executor** servers holds it and broadcasts it to the Bitcoin network on that date. + +!!! info "This manual covers" + Plugin **v{{ bal.plugin_version }}** on **Electrum {{ bal.electrum_latest }}**. Both the plugin and the protocol are under active development — check the [releases page](https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife/bal-electrum-plugin/releases) for the version you are running. + +## Core ideas in one minute + +- **Your keys never leave your device.** The plugin never signs on your behalf: it asks, you decide — password or hardware wallet. +- **The transaction is pre-signed and time-locked.** Bitcoin nodes reject it until the delivery date arrives, so nobody can execute it early. +- **Will-Executors cannot steal or alter anything.** They only store the signed transaction and broadcast it at the right time. +- **Redundancy is the guarantee.** The plugin creates one transaction per selected Will-Executor. Only one of them has to still be alive on the delivery date. +- **The incentive is on-chain.** Each transaction carries a fee for its Will-Executor, paid only when that server successfully broadcasts and the transaction confirms. + +## Where to start + +
+ +- :material-rocket-launch:{ .card-ico } **New here?** → [Installation](getting-started/installation.md), then [create your first will](getting-started/quick-start.md). +- :material-book-open-variant:{ .card-ico } **Want the details?** → [Heirs and shares](user-guide/heirs.md), [Delivery time](user-guide/delivery-time.md), [The WILL tab](user-guide/will-tab.md). +- :material-server-network:{ .card-ico } **Curious about the servers?** → [What Will-Executors are](will-executors/what-they-are.md). +- :material-server:{ .card-ico } **Want to run one?** → [Running a Will-Executor](will-executors/running-a-server.md). +- :material-help-circle:{ .card-ico } **Just have a question?** → [**FAQ**](faq.md) — costs, hardware wallets, what happens if a server disappears, and more. + +
+ +[Read the FAQ](faq.md){ .md-button .md-button--primary } + +!!! warning "Test before you trust it with real funds" + BAL builds **real** Bitcoin inheritance transactions with time-locks. Try it on **testnet**, or with a small-amount wallet, before setting up an inheritance that matters. You can always review the generated transactions before broadcasting. + +## Project links + +| Resource | Link | +|---|---| +| Website | [bitcoin-after.life](https://bitcoin-after.life) | +| Plugin source & releases | [bal-electrum-plugin](https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife/bal-electrum-plugin) | +| Will-Executor server source | [bal-server](https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife/bal-server) | +| Public Will-Executor directory | [WeList](https://welist.bitcoin-after.life/) | +| All repositories | [Gitea](https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife) | +| GitHub backup | [Bitcoin-after-life](https://github.com/Bitcoin-after-life/) | +| Contact | [info@bitcoin-after.life](mailto:info@bitcoin-after.life) |