If a perfect brain upload had every one of your memories, should it inherit your bitcoin seed backups? Suppose both biological you and the upload can independently sign: which one is the rightful owner—continuity of memory, continuity of the body, or simply whoever controls the keys first? And if we say ‘not your keys, not your coins,’ have we quietly decided that cryptographic control matters more than personal identity?
If a perfect brain upload had every one of your memories, should it inherit your bitcoin seed backups? Suppose both biological you and the upload can independently sign: which one is the rightful owner—continuity of memory, continuity of the body, or simply whoever controls the keys first? And if we say ‘not your keys, not your coins,’ have we quietly decided that cryptographic control matters more than personal identity?