Trusted wills for digital assets using blockchain: a practical case

IF 5.6 3区计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Blockchain-Research and Applications Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100289

Jesus Hernando-Corrochano , Rafael Pastor-Vargas , Roberto Hernández-Berlinches

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Abstract

The scope of this work focuses on the digital assets of citizens and their personal and private inheritance. The aim is to protect such digital assets after your death, for example, personal email accounts, not those within the corporate domain, which are neither inheritable nor owned by the employee. It is based on blockchain technology due to the intrinsic need to govern hereditary information. These needs include a public and secure record of transactions that cannot be altered, confidence in the integrity of stored data, decentralization of information, the immutability of records, efficiency, and speed. These features empower users with greater control over their data and transactions. Users, as beneficiaries of their digital assets, will be able to establish specific, planned, and transparent conditions for their digital assets after death safely and transparently, ensuring that the records of these transactions are secure and auditable. By adopting these solutions and planning their digital estate in advance, users can ensure that it is managed securely and effectively for future generations.

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使用区块链的数字资产可信遗嘱：一个实际案例

这项工作的范围侧重于公民的数字资产及其个人和私人遗产。这样做的目的是在你死后保护这些数字资产，比如个人电子邮件账户，而不是那些属于公司领域的账户，这些账户既不能继承，也不属于员工所有。它是基于区块链技术，因为内在需要控制遗传信息。这些需求包括不可更改的公共和安全的交易记录、对存储数据完整性的信心、信息的分散、记录的不可变性、效率和速度。这些功能使用户能够更好地控制他们的数据和事务。用户作为其数字资产的受益人，将能够安全透明地为其死后的数字资产建立具体、有计划和透明的条件，确保这些交易记录的安全性和可审计性。通过采用这些解决方案并提前规划他们的数字资产，用户可以确保为子孙后代安全有效地管理数字资产。

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Blockchain-Research and Applications

CiteScore

11.30

自引率

3.60%

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期刊介绍： Blockchain: Research and Applications is an international, peer reviewed journal for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to present the latest advances and innovations in blockchain research. The journal publishes theoretical and applied papers in established and emerging areas of blockchain research to shape the future of blockchain technology.