2025-12-05 17:37:42

The clock's ticking for titans like Musk and Bezos. Mortality hits everyone—even billionaires. So how do they ensure their fortunes outlast them?

Here's a wild thought: look backwards. Britain's old-money aristocrats ruled for centuries, weathering everything from medieval plagues to world wars. Their playbook? Land, diversification, and ironclad trusts.

These families didn't just stack cash. They built systems. Maybe crypto fits somewhere in that modern mix—decentralized, borderless, immune to single-nation collapse. Or maybe the lesson is simpler: think in generations, not quarterly earnings.

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DAOdreamer

· 5h ago

Wait, isn’t there a flaw in this logic... Can Bitcoin really last for hundreds of years like real estate? Land won’t go to zero, but what about coins?

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SerumSqueezer

· 5h ago

Seriously, even the big shots can't escape death... But that aside, is crypto really suitable for this kind of century-long inheritance model? I think it still needs to be combined with off-chain assets.

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MainnetDelayedAgain

· 5h ago

According to database records, Musk and Bezos's deferred wealth succession plans are already in the works... But it will still take several more quarters before they're truly implemented. --- The way of the old British aristocrats really has lasted for centuries, but in crypto, lasting even a few years is uncertain, isn't it? Let's wait and see what unfolds. --- Want to preserve wealth across generations? I suggest first tackling the philosophical issue of "after me, the deluge"... Money is just a number, after all. --- Diversifying assets, establishing trust systems... Sounds good, but have you considered that power itself is in decline? In the end, quarterly and generational systems will reach some sort of balance. --- The visions painted by project teams always sound great, but when it comes down to execution, delays begin— isn't this just the modern version of a "steel-blooded trust"?

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Layer2Observer

· 5h ago

This perspective is interesting, but one thing needs to be clarified—the core reason British nobility has lasted for centuries is the stability of land ownership and the legal framework, not how ingenious any system design was. Should crypto really be compared to this logic? Sure, features like decentralization and censorship resistance sound great, but in actual practice, it depends on whether protocol-level governance can last for several generations. That still needs to be further verified.

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SatoshiNotNakamoto

· 5h ago

To be honest, when it comes to wealth inheritance, what can crypto really solve... It still depends on systems and time.

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SundayDegen

· 5h ago

To be honest, no matter how rich people like Musk and Bezos are, they still can't escape death, haha.

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