Would you trust your family to recover your Bitcoin after your death?

[Out of mind]

Although this question is very complex, what happens to the Bitcoin assets you leave behind in your absence?
We know that humans are mortal, every living being has to die, so this question has arisen in my mind. When you store your Bitcoins, should you trust them to your family or keep them completely secret?

We know that Bitcoin ownership is completely under your control, no bank, government, or third party can freeze your funds if they want to. When a person owns a few Bitcoins, if none of their family members know about these assets, if they suddenly die, these assets will be lost forever.
When such an event occurs, the family does not know where the Bitcoin is kept, what the passphrase is, or how to retrieve the assets. Then the entire money will be wasted. No one will be able to enjoy the assets of a person's life. It will be forever and his family will not get anything. In that case, there are many who trust their family, while there are many who are most vigilant about their privacy.
Those who do not trust their family to protect their privacy, then their money is lost forever, while there are many who trust their family and teach someone about Bitcoin. When that person dies, if a family member is educated in Bitcoin education, he will definitely be able to retrieve the assets left behind and enjoy them.

Considering all aspects, should those who invest in Bitcoin and become Bitcoin owners train their family members? Or should they keep it completely secret?

[Futurexxx]

should you trust them to your family or keep them completely secret?

Can the dead speak? No.
Have you ever seen someone that died that took his belongings and asset to the grave? No, so why are you asking such a ridiculous question if you can trust your family members with your Bitcoin investment, as if you have a say when death comes.

Everyone in this world will die someday. That's a fact that not everyone will want to hear of, but as a Bitcoin investor, the best you can do is to reveal all your assets including your Bitcoin investment to your lawyer, and keep it as a Will just in case of anything, aside that it's very risky to real it to your close family members because they might even plan your end, just to have access to your asset.

[Majestic-milf]

 The question is will you be able to trust them with your seed phrase and passwords? Every family differs and if it's the kind of family that is united, why not? What's the point of having that amount of money and your family can't benefit from it? If they can't recover it, who then will I trust to do it?  Some people will feel that entrusting such an information will seem as if they will misuse and then undermine the effort of the man or person who worked for it but the thing is, once you're late, the money won't mean anything to you.

[Antidote47k]

Well, this is a conundrum, but with careful planning I think there is a way to achieve a balance of making your coins accessible to your family after death while still maintaining privacy while you are alive.
The most important question is how much do you trust your family? Most people know about bitcoin now so it’s the technical part that they would probably struggle with. If you trust them enough, you can involve them in your inheritance plan and teach them how recovery works, but giving someone your seed phrase means giving them control over your funds, so this approach depends heavily on trust.

The second method which i think most people should lean towards is to set up a recovery plan while keeping your seed phrases hidden. I would leave clear instructions about the existence of the bitcoin, where the recovery information is stored, the steps to follow to recover them and probably who to contact for technical help if needed.
This way the instructions alone are not enough for someone to steal your coins while you’re still alive.
For larger amounts I would seriously recommend setup a multisignature wallet for additional security. For instance a 2 of 3 multisig. One key held by you, another key held by a trsuted family member and last key stored separately by a trusted third party or stored securely (lawyer, safety deposit box etc). This is more efficient, after death, relevant  parties can cooperate and recover the coins.

Lastly, maybe teach atleast one family member enough bitcoin basics and self custody just to get the hand of it.
Don’t make your family discover Bitcoin after you are gone, but at the same time, don’t make your Bitcoin easy to steal while you are alive.

[Bitcoin-Forever]

Bitcoin is not as complicated as many may have thought it, we have the right and the privilege to put things in place before anything could happen anytime now or in future, you should also device a means for our inheritance, so that other people that may not be able to have access to our assets will not take charge to control what goes around the situation, everything has to do with planning and what we want to see be in place later in life.