NAMED PRIMARY AND AUTHORITATIVE MATERIAL
Source library
These are the main public materials used to check BTCHEIR’s technical, custody, legal-example, and security claims. Listing a source does not imply its author or publisher endorses BTCHEIR.
protocol
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
- Author / publisher
- Satoshi Nakamoto · Bitcoin.org
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- Bitcoin ownership, signatures, and the absence of an account administrator in the protocol.
- Important limit
- A protocol paper, not inheritance, legal, or wallet-operation guidance.
protocol
BIP 32: Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets
- Author / publisher
- Pieter Wuille · Bitcoin BIPs repository
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- How wallet keys can be derived from a root and why extended keys require special care.
- Important limit
- A technical standard, not a recommendation for any particular custody design.
protocol
BIP 39: Mnemonic Code for Generating Deterministic Keys
- Author / publisher
- Marek Palatinus, Pavol Rusnak, Aaron Voisine, Sean Bowe · Bitcoin BIPs repository
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- The relationship between mnemonic words, wallet seeds, and an optional passphrase.
- Important limit
- Not every wallet uses BIP 39; always verify the actual wallet and its current documentation.
protocol
BIP 380: Output Script Descriptors General Operation
- Author / publisher
- Pieter Wuille, Ava Chow · Bitcoin BIPs repository
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- Why keys alone may be insufficient to reconstruct script type, derivation paths, or a multisig wallet.
- Important limit
- Descriptors may expose public-key and transaction-history information and should be treated as privacy-sensitive.
wallet
Support for Output Descriptors in Bitcoin Core
- Author / publisher
- Bitcoin Core contributors · Bitcoin Core
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- Practical descriptor terminology and how multisig scripts and derivation paths are represented.
- Important limit
- Software documentation changes; verify the version and wallet implementation you actually use.
wallet
What is a passphrase?
- Author / publisher
- Trezor documentation team · Trezor Knowledge Base / SatoshiLabs
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- The operational consequences of an optional passphrase, including the creation of a different wallet for every entry.
- Important limit
- Product documentation; details may not apply to other hardware or software wallets.
custody
Accessing a deceased family member’s Coinbase account
- Author / publisher
- Coinbase · Coinbase Help Center
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- An example of a custodian’s document-based estate transfer process.
- Important limit
- Applies only to Coinbase’s current process; other custodians and regions differ.
legal
Making a will
- Author / publisher
- UK Government · GOV.UK
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- A concrete example of formal validity, executors, safe storage, and periodic review in one jurisdiction.
- Important limit
- Jurisdiction-specific. It is not legal guidance for people outside the relevant parts of the United Kingdom.
security
Secure Our World: Phishing Tip Sheet
- Author / publisher
- CISA · Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- How BTCHEIR uses it
- General warning signs for urgent, unsolicited messages and suspicious links.
- Important limit
- General cybersecurity guidance, not Bitcoin recovery instructions.