Hi
It's a bit strange topic and situation so a friend of mine passed away in a traffic accident and I'm sure he have big amount of saved bitcoins in his wallet or wallets.
His parents a bit old school and they know nothing about technology or Bitcoin
So I want to tell his parents about it as probably his private keys is saved in his personal PC or email or his phone or some paper
And no I cannot go to meet them as I'm in another country now but I have his father's phone and another friend of mine living close to them
So do you guys think it's a good idea to tell his parents about it ? To search of they find some twelve words it's a key to some hisen coins ? Or what do you guys think?
My deep condolences and I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. Earlier, I had a
thread of mine about inheriting Bitcoin to my family and loved ones in case something happens to me whether by accident, health deterioration or any circumstance.
I would make sure that my family would have access to my assets by saving it on my notebook and keep it inside a box (in case there's a fire or so in order not to burn down my notes). I can also save it on a USB or external hard drive with all keystore files, passwords, private keys, seed phrases and other stuff.
My family is already aware that I do Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies for more than 2 years. I would think of putting the notebook in a fireproof box with a message saying
"Open this box when I die anytime. This is my inheritance to the entire family.", and also the USB with all the details in case they do not want to write the password or private key manually. I will also leave a fingerprint of mine in a cropped plastic cover because some Bitcoin apps of mine has 2FA and needs access to my phone with fingerprint, or I can leave a passcode as well.
You can tell your friend's parents about it like if he has his own room, they would look for some piece of paper, notebook or so with his private keys, seed phrases, etc.