By Yasmine EDDAM
24 June 2025
Wealth transfer is constantly adapting to new forms of wealth. Today, digital assets, whether crypto-currencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) or other blockchain-based instruments, make up a growing proportion of wealth. Their management and transmission free of charge, by gift or bequest, raise unprecedented legal and tax issues that require careful planning. Far from being a mere formality, passing on these intangible assets requires in-depth analysis and specific precautions to secure the transaction and control its consequences. This article is part of our feature on digital assets: legal challenges and practical solutions, and is intended to give holders a clearer picture of gift and succession strategies. Anticipating these issues is a fundamental aspect of wealth management, an area where the assistance of a lawyer skilled in commercial and business law is often decisive. Gifts of digital assets...
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