Part of the CustodyStress archive of observed Bitcoin custody incidents
CS-00187
Documentation absent — software wallet 2015
SurvivesCase description
A 2015 estate case involved a man who had created paper wallets for each of his three children as gifts but had kept no record of which child was to receive which wallet. All three wallets were found in the same envelope. The estate could not determine the intended allocation and the distribution became a point of family dispute.
Custody context
| Stress condition | Documentation absent |
| Custody system | Mobile or software wallet |
| Outcome | Survives |
| Documentation | Unknown |
| Year observed | 2015 |
| Country | Unknown |
Structural dependencies observed
Outcome interpretation
Access remained possible under the reported conditions.
Source
Publicly Reported
Evidence type
Forum post
Related cases involving documentation absent
193 cases involve documentation absent
572 cases involve mobile or software wallet
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Framework references
Where Bitcoin Custody Intersects Legal and Fiduciary Authority
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Professional Scope Boundary Matrix
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The Independent Assessment Layer in Bitcoin Custody
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