Blockchain for Private Client & Estates
A practical course for private client and probate lawyers on cryptoassets in wills, probate, trusts and tax. Covers deliberate will drafting, the single biggest access risk in this area, HMRC's current compliance activity, and advising trustees and clients before it is too late. General awareness training, not legal advice, as at September 2026. Four units, about forty five minutes.
- Easy-to-follow course
- 4 quizzes at 80% in every course
- Narration and captions on every screen
- Written and fact-checked in 2026
Watch the introduction, then see the interactions your learners will use.
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
What your team will learn
Upon course completion, employees will gain a full and clear understanding of:
- Why a will must deal with cryptoassets deliberately, and why access details never belong inside it
- Why a self-custodied cryptoasset can become permanently unreachable, and what that means in practice
- How to value and report a deceased client's cryptoassets correctly, and HMRC's current compliance activity
- How to advise a trustee holding cryptoassets on custody, valuation and access
- The right questions to ask clients to uncover cryptoasset holdings before it is too late
- How to talk to clients and colleagues about digital assets with confidence and realism
Who it is for
Written for legal. No technical background is needed, and nothing in it assumes a previous course.
This course from Blocknorth gives private client and probate lawyers a clear, practical grounding in advising on cryptoassets, covering wills, probate, valuation, tax and trustee duties. It builds directly on the foundation course and focuses entirely on what a private client lawyer actually needs to know before a client's digital assets become unreachable.
Course contents
4 units. Each ends with a 10-question quiz; 8 correct unlocks the next unit.
Digital Assets in Wills and Probate
- Why a will needs to deal with digital assets deliberately, not by accident
- Why a grant of probate makes a will a public document, and why a private key or seed phrase must never be written into it
- What a secure, separate letter of wishes should contain, and how to keep it current
- A practical clause structure for the will itself
The Access Problem
- Why a self-custodied cryptoasset has no institution to write to for a reset
- The single most important fact in this course: the private key or seed phrase is the asset itself
- A concrete example of an executor who cannot reach an asset they know exists
- Common causes of lost access, and what good practice looks like
Valuation, Tax and HMRC
- Why HMRC treats cryptoassets as property, including for Inheritance Tax under the Inheritance Tax Act 1984
- The practical problem of valuing a volatile asset at a fixed date
- HMRC's current one to many letters to advisers, and what a prompt correction achieves
- The lost key position for Capital Gains Tax, and the negligible value claim
Trusts, Advising Clients and When Nobody Can Open the Wallet
- Custody and valuation for a trust holding cryptoassets
- Why the access problem applies to a trustee just as much as an individual
- The short, direct conversation every private client lawyer should have with clients
- What limited options exist when nobody can open the wallet
Details
| Length | About 45 minutes, self-paced, resumes where the learner left off |
|---|---|
| Format | SCORM 1.2 package. Runs in any conformant LMS (Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors, TalentLMS and others) |
| Assessment | 4 unit quizzes, 10 questions each, 80% to pass. Score and completion reported to your LMS |
| Accessibility | Optional narration and captions on every screen, keyboard navigation, responsive on PC and tablet |
| Language | UK English |
| Publisher | Blocknorth |
| Written and fact-checked | In 2026, reviewed each quarter |
What a licence includes
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
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Will it run in our LMS?
Yes, if your LMS supports SCORM 1.2, which almost every LMS does. You upload one zip file, assign it, and completions and scores report back automatically. We confirm compatibility for your platform before you buy, and the free sample package lets you test it in place.
Can we try it before we buy?
Yes. Ask for the free sample package and you will have Unit 1 of a foundation course as a real SCORM 1.2 file, so you can check it runs in your own LMS. Request it with the form below and you will have it within 1 working day.
What do we receive?
The SCORM package, a one-page quick-start for your LMS administrator, the course listing sheet for your catalogue, and preview images. Updates to the course during your licence are supplied at no charge.
How does a licence work?
You licence the course for the learners you buy for, for 12 months, on your own LMS, and you receive one SCORM package. Pricing is per learner with volume discounts as your numbers grow, and we licence from ten learners upwards.
Where teams go next
Request a quote or the sample package
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