The third device had been destroyed in a vehicle fire months before the holder's death.

A 2025 estate case involved a 2-of-3 multisig where the deceased had held all three keys personally—a configuration that negated the quorum safety benefits because death eliminated access to all keys simultaneously. The estate had letters testamentary and legal authority, but faced the technical problem that no individual key could be located. A forensic specialist identified that the three hardware devices had been stored in different locations across two states, all documented in a letter left with the deceased's attorney. Two devices were recovered and their PINs were documented. The third device had been destroyed in a vehicle fire months before the holder's death. Two keys were sufficient to meet quorum.