The BitCare Continuity Framework
A structured, repeatable method that takes Bitcoin self-custody from a private habit to a resilient, inheritable system — in five steps, at your pace, with your keys never leaving your hands.
What BitCare provides
The Continuity Framework itself, the software that helps you implement it on your own setup, and optional professional guidance if you want an expert alongside you.What BitCare deliberately does not do
We do not review or certify custody setups, approve hardware wallets, provide investment advice, or custody Bitcoin. The framework guides — you decide, and you stay in control.Continuity is not a product you buy once
It is a discipline — like backups, like estate planning, like security itself. Disciplines need structure. The framework gives you an order to work in, a way to measure progress, and confidence that nothing important was skipped.
Each step builds on the last
The five steps are not independent modules. Step 5 inherits from step 4, which inherits from step 3 — and so on. The framework is a single accumulating structure, not a checklist you can rearrange.
Assess → Improve → Strategize → Recover → Legacy
Assess
The custody health assessment asks plain-language questions about how you hold, back up, and maintain your Bitcoin. No addresses, no amounts — only how your setup behaves under stress.
Included in EssentialWhat you get
- A custody health score you can track over time
- Your risk band and the reasons behind it
- The specific weak points in your setup
- Monthly check-ins so drift never goes unnoticed
Improve
Your assessment becomes an action plan. Each action explains what to do, why it matters, and how to verify it is done — prioritised so the biggest risks fall first.
Included in SovereignWhat you get
- A prioritised improvement plan tailored to your answers
- Step-by-step actions with clear verification
- Progress tracking across web and mobile
- A measurably healthier setup, one action at a time
Strategize
"My Setup" turns the knowledge in your head into documentation that survives you forgetting, moving house, or simply not looking at it for three years.
Included in SovereignWhat you get
- Structured documentation of your custody setup
- Maintain — an ongoing operational checklist
- A setup a trusted person could understand — without your keys
- The foundation your recovery plan builds on
Recover
The recovery plan answers one question exhaustively: if access is lost — device, memory, location, or all three — what exactly brings it back? People, locations, devices, and steps, written down and tested.
Included in SovereignWhat you get
- A structured recovery plan: people, locations, devices, steps
- Guided review so gaps surface before they matter
- A tested path back from device failure or loss
- Confidence that recovery is a plan, not a hope
Legacy
The final step extends continuity beyond you. Inheritance instructions your family can actually follow, and a trusted guardian who is activated automatically if you go silent — with safeguards at every stage.
Included in LegacyWhat you get
- Legacy planning and clear inheritance instructions
- Automated guardian activation with built-in safeguards
- Family continuity access when it is truly needed
- PDF exports of every plan you have built
The rules the framework never breaks
Your keys stay yours
Every step works without BitCare ever seeing a seed phrase, a private key, or a balance. If a step seems to need one, that step is wrong — and we don't have it.
One journey, any device
Progress made on your phone is on the web when you sit down at your desk, and the other way around. The framework is one journey — the screen is incidental.
Guidance, not judgement
The framework explains trade-offs and lets you decide. It never certifies, never approves, never pressures. Your setup is your responsibility — we make that responsibility manageable.
Begin with step one — it's free
The assessment is included in the free Essential plan. Know where you stand before deciding anything else.