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Death and incapacity are among many people’s least favorite topics of discussion. Still, it’s important to think about the inevitable end of your life and the possibility that you may at some point become incapacitated. Incapacity can happen in many different ways. Mental impairments and diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia often eventually erode a person’s ability to care for themselves. In other cases, physical injuries from accidents and other causes may leave a person legally incapacitated. The good news is that there are a number of legal tools available to help you make decisions now  about what will happen in […]

Think you have cryptocurrency fever? Customers at a Canadian exchange can’t get their hands on $190 million bitcoin and other forms electronic cash. That’s because the company’s head honcho died unexpectedly without sharing his password. Gerald Cotten, CEO of crypto exchange QuadrigaCX died in December during a trip to India. The 30-year-old passed away due to complications related to Crohn’s disease, according to the company. He was reportedly the only person who knew the password to “cold wallets” where some exchange customers’ cryptocurrency was stored. QuadrigaCX informed clients in early February that it had filed for liquidity protection “to allow […]