Trustless dead man's switch for crypto inheritance.
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You die. Your family gets $0.
Deadhand solves crypto inheritance without trusting a lawyer, a bank, or even us.
It uses Shamir's Secret Sharing to split your seed phrase into 3 "shards".
- Shard A: You keep.
- Shard B: You give to your beneficiary.
- Shard C: We hold (encrypted).
If you don't check in for 90 days, we send Shard C to your beneficiary. They combine B + C to recover your funds.
Until then, nobody, not even the FBI, can access your money.
| Feature | Deadhand | Traditional Wills | Exchange Custody |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustless | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Trust Lawyer) | ❌ No (Trust CEO) |
| Cost | $0 | $500 - $5,000 | 0% - 1% fees |
| Privacy | Client-Side | Public Probate | KYC / Gov ID |
| Setup Time | 2 Mins | Weeks | Days |
| Censorship | Impossible | Possible | Likely |
- 🛡️ Zero Knowledge Architecture: We never see your seed phrase. Encryption happens in your browser.
- ⏳ Automated Heartbeat: 30-day email check-ins. 90-day trigger.
- 🦀 Rust Core Power: High-performance Wasm crypto engine for maximum security and speed.
- 🧩 Shamir's Secret Sharing: Mathematically proven 2-of-3 threshold scheme.
- 🔊 Steganography Tools: Hide your shards inside audio files or images for plausible deniability.
Want to run the protocol yourself?
# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/pyoneerC/deadhand.git
# 2. Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# 3. Run the server
python -m uvicorn app.main:app --reloadNote: For production use, we strongly recommend using our hosted version at deadhandprotocol.com to ensure heartbeat reliability.
Full documentation is available at deadhandprotocol.com/docs.
"Un outil open source pour léguer vos cryptos en cas de décès (sans tiers de confiance)." — Korben.info
"Опенсорс-протокол для передачи крипто-наследства." — Habr.com
We love contributors!
- Fork the repo.
- Create a new branch.
- Make your changes (and add tests!).
- Submit a PR.
Current Priorities:
- Hardware wallet integration (Ledger/Trezor)
- Mobile app wrapper (React Native)
- More steganography formats (Video/PDF)
This project is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL).
- ✅ Free for personal use.
- ✅ Free to audit and research.
- ❌ Paid for commercial hosting.
On January 1, 2030, it becomes fully open source (AGPL v3).
Built for sovereignty.