Uphold Launches Industry-First XRP, BTC & HBAR Inheritance Solution for its Self-Custody Wallet
Uphold launches Vault Inheritance, allowing customers to designate beneficiaries for BTC, XRP, and HBAR while keeping assets protected until a verified claim.
Uphold has introduced a groundbreaking feature called Vault Inheritance in its self-custody wallet, enabling users to securely pass on their Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, and Hedera (HBAR) holdings to designated beneficiaries upon their demise. This marks the first industry-wide solution of its kind, addressing the challenge of ensuring digital assets reach intended heirs, especially for XRP holders who often face difficulties in recovering lost or inaccessible assets.
Available through Uphold Vault, a self-custody option within the Uphold App, Vault Inheritance allows users to appoint a beneficiary who will be notified of their designation and guided on setting up an Uphold account to inherit the assets. Upon the beneficiary's claim, Uphold's compliance team verifies the legal documentation, transferring asset control into the beneficiary's Uphold wallet. The assets remain protected until this process is completed.
To initiate the process, users can add a beneficiary directly from their Vault dashboard, with the option to change the beneficiary anytime before the user's passing. The feature is available to Uphold Vault customers at a monthly cost of $19.99, with current subscribers seeing the new pricing after December 31, 2026. U.S. users can enjoy a 30-day free trial of the subscription.
Uphold, a leading on-chain finance infrastructure provider, aims to make financial services accessible and trustworthy globally. Regulated in the U.S. and Europe, Uphold's Vault combines self-custody control with key replacement and instant trading access on the Uphold platform.
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