90% of investors are concerned about the safety of bitcoins in case of their death

10.07.2020 / Payment system news

89% of digital tool holders are concerned about what will happen to their virtual accumulations after death. Such data are presented in a study by the US Cremation Institute, which involved 1,150 residents.

It is worth noting that 41% of respondents have already developed a clear action plan for their heirs to receive funds. It is noted that coin holders in the age group of 41-55 years, and 95% – 56-76 years, are most concerned about the issue of their transfer to relatives. It is also noted that some of the respondents (about 65%) have already told their loved ones where they store cryptocurrency in the house, while about 17% created a special step-by-step instruction by writing it to a flash card, and only 7% mentioned digital assets in testament.

We add, according to recent statistics of Chinalysis, at the moment there are 3.7 million bitcoins that have not been in motion for at least five years.