Digital asset estate planning in Australia — managing cryptocurrency, social media, and online accounts after death

What Happens to Your Digital Life When You Die? A Practical Guide to Digital Asset Estate Planning

Digital Assets, Wills, Wills and Estate Planning
Digital asset estate planning in Australia — managing cryptocurrency, social media, and online accounts after death

When most people think about estate planning, they think about property, bank accounts, superannuation, and personal possessions. Few think about their email inbox, their cryptocurrency wallet, their Netflix subscription, or the thirty thousand photographs stored on a cloud service. Yet for many Australians in 2026, the digital estate is substantial — and it is almost entirely unplanned for.

preparing for your digital afterlife

Preparing For Your Digital Afterlife

Digital Assets
preparing for your digital afterlife

When was the last time you posted a letter, printed out a photo, rang up your share broker, or visited a bank branch? Chances are, not that recently.

This is because more and more of our lives are spent online, and hanging off digital cloud services.

But what would happen if you lost mental capacity or died? While your physical life may be well provided for, chances are your digital life is seriously at risk.