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Digital Estate

DEFINITION

The legal and financial component of the digital afterlife. A „Digital Estate“ includes all digital assets and liabilities that can be inherited, such as cryptocurrencies, online bank accounts, domain names, software licenses, and contractual rights to user accounts. In many jurisdictions (like Germany via BGH rulings), the digital estate is treated similarly to physical inheritance.

German Equivalent: Digitaler Nachlass (Rechtliche Vermögenswerte)
Related Pillar: Pillar 1 (The Legal)

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