Estate recovery
Recovering cryptocurrency from deceased estates across New Zealand.
When someone passes away holding cryptocurrency, accessing and valuing those assets requires specialist knowledge. We help executors, administrators, beneficiaries, and their solicitors locate, recover, and value digital assets - with no upfront cost and a 10% fee only on successful recovery.
Meet the team
Specialists in estate discovery, wallet recovery, and probate-ready reporting for deceased estates across New Zealand.
Lead Forensic Consultant
Forensics, legal support & wallet recovery
New Zealand
Managing Director
Personal consulting, wallets & security
New Zealand
Legal & Scam Specialist
Scam response, legal & crisis support
harry.scott@cryptoconsulting.nz
New Zealand
Investigations Lead
On-chain tracing, asset discovery & OSINT
New Zealand
Services
Cryptocurrency locked in a deceased estate is not necessarily lost. With the right expertise and the right tools, most digital assets can be identified, accessed, and valued - even when seed phrases and passwords were never documented. We charge nothing unless we succeed.
We work directly with families, executors, administrators, beneficiaries, and their solicitors - providing discreet, thorough support from initial asset discovery to recovery, through to probate-ready reporting and final distribution.
Comprehensive investigation to identify all cryptocurrency holdings belonging to the deceased - including assets not documented in the will.
Specialist recovery of locked hardware wallets, software wallets, and exchange accounts when seed phrases or passwords are unavailable.
Formal asset reports prepared to the standards required for New Zealand probate proceedings and estate administration.
Accurate market valuations of all digital assets at the date of death for legally compliant estate accounting.
Expert support for beneficiaries, executors, and legal teams navigating inheritance disputes involving cryptocurrency.
On-chain tracing to identify wallet addresses, track asset movements, and locate cryptocurrency held across multiple platforms.
Process
Step 1
Contact us directly or have your solicitor reach out. Tell us what you know - we'll respond within 24 hours. Everything is strictly confidential from the first conversation.
Step 2
We speak with you or your solicitor to understand the estate, assess what assets may exist, and give you an honest view of recovery prospects. No obligation and no upfront cost.
Step 3
We agree scope and sign a simple engagement agreement. No upfront fees - our 10% recovery fee applies only on successful recovery.
Step 4
We conduct the asset discovery, wallet recovery, and blockchain forensics - keeping you informed throughout and providing interim updates as assets are identified.
Step 5
We deliver a comprehensive asset report and date-of-death valuations - formatted for probate proceedings and estate administration.
New Zealand law
Crypto as estate property
Cryptocurrency is a personal property asset under New Zealand law and must be included in a deceased estate. Executors have a legal duty to identify, preserve, and account for all digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs, and DeFi holdings.
The access problem
Unlike bank accounts, cryptocurrency requires a private key or seed phrase to access. Without this, assets can be permanently locked. We specialise in recovering access through hardware analysis, partial credential reconstruction, and exchange account procedures.
Probate and estate administration
We provide formal valuation and asset discovery reports that meet the requirements of New Zealand probate courts, solicitors, and accountants - supporting smooth estate administration and minimising legal delays.
Our 10% recovery fee model
We charge no upfront fees. Our fee is 10% of the total value of cryptocurrency successfully recovered. If we cannot recover the assets, you pay nothing. This aligns our incentives with yours.
No will - intestacy
If there is no will, the estate is distributed under New Zealand intestacy rules. The appointed administrator has the same obligations as an executor to locate and account for all assets including cryptocurrency. We work alongside administrators and their legal advisers in all cases.
Asset types
Testimonials
Trusted by executors, beneficiaries, and legal professionals across New Zealand. Every Google review, a perfect five stars.
New Zealand
“I highly recommend enlisting the services of Nic Turnbull. Nic has helped me over three sessions to re-learn some crypto admin skills. His knowledge and understanding of Crypto is immense, his patience is boundless and his demeanor is absolutely wonderful.”
New Zealand
“I can highly recommend Nic who helped me sell some bitcoin I had bought years ago and didn't know how to sell. He was sooo patient and explained things in language I could understand. He gave helpful instructions and went at my speed (slow).”
New Zealand
“Nic helped me retrieve a large bag of crypto in a professional and easy to deal with manor. I cant recommend Crypto Consulting enough. Fantastic and very knowledgeable. Thank you very much. AAA+++”
Contact
Dealing with cryptocurrency in a deceased estate? Send us a message and we'll call you back within 24 hours - discreet, confidential, and no upfront cost. Please do not send private keys, seed phrases, or passwords via this form.
Prefer email? contact@cryptoconsulting.nz
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