In recent years discussions centered around digital inheritance have increased among social media users and across blockchain ecosystems. As a result digital assets such as social media content cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens have become increasingly valuable and widespread, leading to the need for clear and secure mechanisms for transferring these assets upon the testators death or incapacitation. This study proposes a framework for digital inheritance using soulbound tokens and the social recovery pallet as a use case in the Polkadot and Kusama blockchain networks. The findings discussed within this study suggest that while soulbound tokens and the social recovery pallet offer a promising solution for creating a digital inheritance plan the findings also raise important considerations for testators digital executors and developers. While further research is needed to fully understand the potential impacts and risks of other technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing this study provides a primer for users to begin planning a digital inheritance strategy and for developers to develop a more intuitive solution.

翻译：近年来，围绕数字继承的讨论在社交媒体用户及区块链生态系统中日益增多。随之而来的是，社交媒体内容、加密货币及非同质化代币等数字资产的价值与普及度持续攀升，这要求在被继承人死亡或丧失行为能力时，具备明确且安全的资产转移机制。本研究提出一种基于灵魂绑定代币及社交恢复模块的数字继承框架，并以Polkadot与Kusama区块链网络为应用场景加以验证。研究结果表明，尽管灵魂绑定代币与社交恢复模块为制定数字继承方案提供了可行路径，但同时也为被继承人、数字执行人及开发者带来重要考量因素。尽管仍需进一步研究以全面理解人工智能、量子计算等其他技术的潜在影响与风险，本研究为普通用户规划数字继承策略提供了入门指引，也为开发者开发更直观的解决方案奠定了初步基础。