What happens to your NFTs when you die?

cointelegraph.com:

Once a nonfungible token (NFT) trader dies, their digital collectibles may be forever lost in the blockchain if they do not have a handover plan set up. Because of this, lawyers believe that it’s best to craft a way to pass on their assets in case of death. 

From a legal standpoint, creating an estate plan, which is simply arranging the management and disposal of properties in preparation for future incapacity or death, seems like a great choice. Jaime Herren, a wealth services lawyer, told Cointelegraph that this may be the best step that NFT owners can take to make sure their NFTs are passed on to their loved ones after death. Herren explained that:

The attorney also explained that if the right plans are already in place, beneficiaries will not need to take any more affirmative actions. All they need to have is a wallet that will receive and hold the tokens. Herren explained that if the NFT owner dies while a comprehensive plan is in place the executor or trustee will be the one to ensure that their NFTs will be transferred to the beneficiaries. However, this also requires NFT collectors to give these executors and trustees instructions to access your wallets. 

“Obviously, from the estate planning perspective, the worst thing you can do is hold your blockchain assets in a cold wallet with only a brain key. That is the dreaded situation validating tales of lost permanently lost crypto-fortunes,” Herren added.

According to recent data by blockchain analytics firm Glassnode, there are about 2.7 million Bitcoin (BTC), worth around $76 billion, that have not been touched in a decade. Crypto influencer Anthony Pompliano believes that it’s possible that these assets are either being held by disciplined investors or are already