E339 Why Sharing Your Seed Phrase is a Bad Bitcoin Inheritance Plan

<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="3gmv9" data-offset-key="e51fr-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="e51fr-0-0"><span class= "hardreadability"><span data-offset-key="coap4-0-0">In this episode, we will talk about self-custodied bitcoiners (not those who have their coin on an exchange or with a third party)</span></span><span data-offset-key="coap4-1-0">. Some bitcoiners share their seed phrase with their spouse or adult children. Or</span> <span class="qualifier"><span data-offset-key= "coap4-2-0">perhaps</span></span> <span data-offset-key= "coap4-3-0">they share their cloned wallet with those trusted individuals.</span></div> </div> <div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="3gmv9" data-offset-key="410b4-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="410b4-0-0"><span data-offset-key= "410b4-0-0"> </span></div> </div> <div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="3gmv9" data-offset-key="eg45k-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="eg45k-0-0"><span data-offset-key= "eg45k-0-0">It’s</span> <span class="adverb"><span data-offset-key= "eg45k-1-0">temptingly</span></span> <span data-offset-key= "eg45k-2-0">easy,</span> <span class= "adverb"><span data-offset-key="eg45k-3-0">essentially</span></span> <span data-offset-key="eg45k-4-0"><a href= "https://anthonyspark.com/e332-your-bitcoin-inheritance-plan-must-be-frictionless/"> frictionless to share your seed phrase</a>.</span> <span class= "veryhardreadability"><span data-offset-key="eg45k-6-0">But, as we’ll discuss, it can be insecure for reasons you may not think of</span></span><span data-offset-key="eg45k-7-0">.</span> <span class="veryhardreadability"><span data-offset-key= "eg45k-8-0">Sharing your seed phrase can be</span></span> <span class="adverb"><span data-offset-key= "eg45k-9-0">dangerously</span></span> <span class= "veryhardreadability"><span data-offset-key="eg45k-10-0"><a href