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101 sats \ 0 replies \ @031ef7d322 27 Mar
Huh, I recognize the headline is using the same terminology as the post:
Strange to overload that term (Casa the company has its own investors) instead of saying the feature is available to all paid members/clients/users. Despite the needlessly confusing language, it’s cool they’re offering inheritance more widely now.
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72 sats \ 4 replies \ @OT 27 Mar
So Casa have 2/3 keys?
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1659 sats \ 3 replies \ @lopp 27 Mar freebie
Of course not, that would make it custodial.
The mobile keys are only held by the client and their designated recipient.
For the ultra paranoid, we offer the option to use a second hardware key in lieu of a mobile key.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @sn 27 Mar
welcome to SN, sir!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DrStacker 28 Mar
What happens if you sign for the the paid plan to use the multi-sig inheritance, but then stop paying one year. How do you export or recover the custody?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 27 Mar
will Casa post more on this platform?
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @thebitcoinbugle 27 Mar
Does the inheritance product involve a closed source Casa mobile phone wallet?
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25 sats \ 0 replies \ @48f396bf65 27 Mar freebie
This is a very good point.
Mr @lopp, as a potential customer (I like the product), is it really necessary for me to sign up to draconian Google or Apple T&Cs / accounts to download your app?
Why no repo, or at least an APK download?
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @hugomofn 8 Apr freebie
Yes, it is one of the biggest weaknesses in Casa's design: too much trust is required for the Casa app, particularly the mobile key generated by the Casa app.
What's ironic is that they've somehow turned this weakness into a feature: leveraging the mobile key for an "easy-to-use" inheritance protocol. An aspect that used to require trust, now would require even more trust. What Casa should have done, is to address the weakness of the mobile key head-on, instead of building more features on top of it.
IMO the design is not safe for long-term savings.
I wrote a full review of Casa's inheritance protocol here: https://nunchuk.io/blog/casa
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @DudeJLebowski 28 Mar
There are other inheritance solutions from people who don't embrace Efereum for the fiat profits.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @kevin 27 Mar
*with a $250/year plan, so only paid investors.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @hugomofn 8 Apr
Casa's inheritance protocol has many similarities with Nunchuk's, with some key differences.
I wrote a review / comparison here, for anyone who's interested: https://nunchuk.io/blog/casa
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Max_Maxi 29 Mar
I think the fundamental use case, and who the users of this type of product would be, is largely missed in this discussion thread, so far.
These third-party, collaborative, multi-sig solutions, that feature Inheritance plans (like Casa, Nunchuk, Unchained, etc), are primarily for less technically-savvy Bitcoin HODLers (unlike those on Stacker News who largely understand Bitcoin).
While the primary HODLer themselves may be able to intelligently protect and access their Bitcoin, their heirs may be clueless. So instead of risking loss, these third-parties offer a way to pass on the Bitcoin via solutions that are very easy to execute by the less tech-savvy heirs.
And, they are 2-of-3 so the custody partner never relinquishes control to the third party.
While nothing is perfect, it seems these companies understand their customers want to mitigate counter-party risk, while also giving their heirs an easy way to access their Bitcoin upon their demise.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @hafifuyku 27 Mar
These announcements always have to explain what happens when the company goes out of business imho.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 27 Mar
In general, I'm excited to see more inheritance options. The problem comes up a lot on here.
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0 sats \ 13 replies \ @Coinsreporter 27 Mar
The idea is good but I won't do it for security issues. You can affirm, reaffirm but sharing private keys through a third party app isn't trustworthy. Supposing I die and have done Casa already, my inheritance would be delivered to my heir through CaSa is the medium. Fine what would you be asking them to bring? The death certificate? Suppose someone forges it before I die, you wouldn't grant access.
I have a diary and and everything's written in it. If I die my dear ones will have what I have.
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748 sats \ 2 replies \ @lopp 27 Mar
It sounds like you haven't read about how it works. The system doesn't require the heir to verify their identity - you have already shared an encrypted form of your key with them, they just have to trigger the unlock timer to access the key they already have along with a signature from Casa's recovery key. It's basically just a timeout system that unlocks access to the key material that has already been distributed.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 27 Mar
I have read. My concern is 'why third party?'
I have a simpler solution. Write up everything in a diary, keep it up in a safe place, write your will and enjoy.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 27 Mar
My brain finished your sentence before I finished reading it. It had replaced enjoy with die. Not sure what this says about me~~
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10 sats \ 9 replies \ @k00b 27 Mar freebie
There's a six-month stay on the heir getting access to the key according to the article and over the course of six months they try to contact you in case you aren't dead. And - both you and the heir provide ID to set this up.
So the attacker would need to fake your heir's id, have your mobile key, a fake death certificate, wait six months, and you would have to be unreachable for six months.
(I'm not defending the solution ... not my place ... I just thought I would clarify based on the article.)
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11 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 27 Mar
This is only for "Casa Private Clients." My bad. Otherwise I think I got it right.
Tiers, tiers everywhere.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter 27 Mar freebie
Yes, now you see it!
0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Coinsreporter 27 Mar freebie
Thanks for clarifying. I still have doubts. There's no clarity over the methods, they would contact me. Suppose for some reasons, I lose contact, may be I'm hospitalized with comma, or may be I am in the jail. Will they verify physically? Or else, Will they verify the tomb, if a person dies?
And if someone really fakes up everything and they allow that person to take the inheritance keys, he becomes the owner. Noe the person that was faked returns, will they compensate in such a theft case?