Your Bitcoin is only as secure as your backup. A seed phrase on paper can degrade, burn, or fade. This session covers what a backup strategy built to last actually looks like, and what decisions you need to make before you build one.

This one-hour introductory session covers the principles behind durable, distributed cold storage: from the physical materials that protect your seed phrase, to the geographic strategy that protects against localized disasters, to the inheritance planning that ensures the right people can access your wealth when you are no longer around to help them. It is designed for people who want to understand the approach before implementing it, and to know what to look for when they do.

Why you should participate

You will leave with a clear understanding of what a robust cold storage strategy looks like, what the key decisions are, and what the implementation path looks like if you decide to take it further. This is an introduction to Gart's Digital Security Remote Training, a one-on-one service that walks you through the full setup at your own pace.

This is a live session with a Q&A at the end: bring your questions and your specific situation.

About your host

For digital privacy we partner with the advisory team of SMS, led by Max Hillebrand, Bitcoin and Privacy Technology Advisor.

Max is a praxeologist and open-source advocate dedicated to building freedom tech that empowers individuals through economic and technological sovereignty. He is a globally respected expert in Bitcoin privacy and self-custody, known for building secure, reliable systems that help individuals and businesses take full control of their Bitcoin, safely, privately, and without reliance on third parties.

What you will learn

• Why paper backups are not a long-term strategy, and what durable physical alternatives look like
• What geographic distribution means in practice, and how to think about balancing accessibility against security
• How digital backups complement physical ones, and what the tradeoffs are
• What inheritance planning requires from a security setup, and why accessibility after your death and security during your lifetime are not opposites
• What the full implementation path looks like, and what decisions you will need to make along the way

Format and capacity

• Duration: 1 hour, including a live Q&A at the end
• Platform: Our private Jisti server. You will receive the link after registering.
• Language: English
• Seats: limited to 30