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13 March 2021

Introducing Vault Recovery Utility to ensure owners always have an approach to unlock their assets offline.

16 Feb 2021

Introducing SecureMyCrypto a universal educational resource about crypto security

22 Oct 2020

Introducing Digital Inheritance to easily and directly transfer digital assets to future generations.

03 July 2020

Direct text input of seed phrases

21 Apr 2020

Vault12 app with VGT and ETH peer to peer payments available for download.

30 Oct 2019

Vault12 launches at San Francisco Blockchain Week, download from iOS and Android App Store

24 Aug 2019

Vault12 Trial Edition available in iOS and Android app stores.

08 Jul 2019

Vault12 Universal Beta available for both iOS and Android.

19 Jun 2019

Community Rewards program introduced.

12 Jun 2019

Transaction Split Proposal Approved by Blockchain Community Vote

31 Mar 2019

Vault12 Beta released

14 Nov 2018

VGT Token Generation completed.

14 Nov 2018

Smart Contract Security Audit Report completed by PepperSec.

31 Oct 2018

Alpha release of Vault12 app.

12 Sep 2018

Public Security Token Offering goes live

15 May 2018

Vault12 Private STO commences

12 Mar 2018

Vault12 releases white paper outlining project, distributed security network, token economics and live demo of Vault12 app.

18 Jan 2016

Alpha build of Vault12 mobile app for IOS goes live on Vault12 Secure Relay Network.

05 Nov 2015

First version of Vault12 Secure Relay released for community review.

05 Jan 2015

Vault12 begins work on the problem of distributed, secure crypto-assets storage

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You will lose your Bitcoin and other crypto when you die...

You will lose your Bitcoin and other crypto when you die...

...unless you set up Crypto Inheritance Management today.

It's simple — if you don't worry about crypto inheritance, nobody else will — not your software or hardware wallet vendors, not your exchanges, and not your wealth managers. So it's up to you to think about how to protect the generational wealth you have created, and reduce the risks around passing that wealth on to your family and heirs. What are the challenges with crypto inheritance?

  • Crypto Wallets are difficult to use and do not offer crypto inheritance management. In fact, most of them tell you to write down your seed phrase on a piece of paper, which is practically useless.
  • Some people back up their wallet seed phrases or private keys on paper, local devices like hardware wallets or USBs, or in the cloud. All of these options have severe drawbacks that range from hacking to accidental loss to disrupted cloud services.
  • Software wallets operate onspecific blockchains, yet your crypto assets span multiple blockchains. For inheritance to work, you must be able to manage inheritance across every blockchain — now and forever.
Vault12 is the pioneer in crypto inheritance management. Watch our explainer video above, or our inheritance demo today.
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Crypto Inheritance Management: Get ready today

Vault12 is the pioneer in Crypto Inheritance Management, and offers an easy-to-use and secure method for assigning a legacy contact to your crypto wallets. Vault12 Guard enables you to pass on your wallet seed phrases and private keys for any cryptos including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) to future generations. It's designed for everyday people, yet strong enough for Crypto OGs.

This innovative, decentralized system uses a hybrid approach of software fused with the Secure Element of phone devices (the Secure Enclave for iOS devices, and Strongbox for Google devices).

Vault12 Guard enables users to appoint one or more people or mobile devices as Guardians. The designated Guardians are entrusted to collectively protect the user's comprehensive collection of wallet seed phrases and private keys, which are safely stored within a decentralized digital Vault. Nothing is stored on cloud servers or Vault12 servers, and no assets are stored on local devices, making them less of a target.

The decentralized approach reduces points of failure and removes the necessity for regularly revising wallet inventories or modifying instructions for your lawyers (which could lead to privacy breaches). Simply put, Vault12 Guard is the best way to preserve crypto generational wealth.

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Take the first step and back up your crypto wallets.

Designed to be used alongside traditional hardware and software crypto wallets, Vault12 Guard helps cryptocurrency owners back up their wallet seed phrases and private keys (assets) without storing anything in the cloud or any single location. This increases protection and decreases the risks of loss. Making sure you have an up to date back up is the first step in crypto inheritance management.

The Vault12 Guard app enables secure decentralized backups and provides inheritance for all your seed phrases and private keys across any blockchain, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, ERC-20, and other crypto wallets.

Note: For anyone unfamiliar with cryptocurrencies, Vault12 refers to wallet seed phrases and private keys as assets, crypto assets, and digital assets. The Vault12 Guard app includes a software wallet that works alongside your digital Vault. The primary purpose of this is to guard your Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) wallet seed phrases, private keys, and other essential data, now and for future generations.