How do I add or remove a beneficiary?

1. From the Bitkey app Home screen, tap the settings icon
2. Tap Inheritance
3. On the Beneficiaries tab, tap + Add
4. Review the information screens
5. Enter your beneficiary’s name and tap Continue
6. Enable critical alerts if you haven’t already
   👉 See What are critical alerts and how do I update how I’m notified about them?
7. Review and accept the inheritance terms and conditions
8. Tap Save beneficiary, then approve the action using your unlocked Bitkey hardware device
   • Hold your unlocked Bitkey device to your phone. 
   • If prompted to confirm on your hardware, follow the instructions on your Bitkey screen, then hold it to your phone again to complete verification.
9. Tap Share invite, then send the invitation to your beneficiary

• Your beneficiary will need to follow the steps in How do I become an Inheritance beneficiary? to accept
• You’ll see You're all set when the invitation is created
• When your beneficiary accepts, you’ll receive a notification
• Open the Bitkey app to check your beneficiary’s status. This also completes activation
   👉 See How do I see the status of my beneficiary?
• If you need to send the invitation again, see:
   👉 How do I resend a beneficiary invitation?

When you see You’re all set, tap Got it — you’ve completed your part of the process. Your beneficiary still needs to accept the invitation.

The process is complete when you and your beneficiary both see each other listed in your apps with a status of Active.
 

1. From the Home screen, tap the settings icon
2. Tap Inheritance
3. On the Beneficiaries tab, tap Manage next to their name
   • If no name is listed, there is no current beneficiary relationship
     👉 See Why did the name of my beneficiary / benefactor disappear?  
   • Then, follow the steps based on the beneficiary’s status:
     • Pending: Tap Cancel invite, then confirm using your unlocked Bitkey device
     • Active: Tap Remove beneficiary, then confirm using your unlocked Bitkey device
     • Claim pending: Tap Decline inheritance claim to cancel the claim, or Remove beneficiary to cancel the claim and remove the relationship. Then confirm using your unlocked Bitkey device

     • Claim approved: See below for guidance

       🔎 Note: When confirming with your unlocked Bitkey device:   Hold your unlocked Bitkey device to your phone. If prompted to confirm on your hardware, follow the instructions on your Bitkey screen, then hold it to your phone again to complete verification.

       If the claim is approved and: Your Bitkey wallet has a balance Your beneficiary hasn’t completed the transfer yet. 👉 See The inheritance claim has been approved. How do I retain control of my funds   Your Bitkey wallet has no balance Your beneficiary has already completed the transfer. Since your encrypted App Key has been shared, your wallet is considered compromised. We strongly recommend creating a new wallet with a new key set: 👉 See How do I set up a new Bitkey wallet if I already have an existing one?

• The beneficiary’s name will disappear from your Beneficiaries tab
• They will no longer see your name listed as a benefactor