Bitcoin’s self custody culture created an inheritance time bomb, and 2026 may be when it starts detonating

Bitcoin is turning into multi-generational wealth, and a large share of holders still run it with a single point of failure. One accident, illness, or a stretch of incapacity can be the difference between inheriting generational wealth and losing everything. That’s the inheritance crisis the market will have to face. A recent report from the Gannett Trust framed 2026 as the moment early adopters start “buttonin…