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Title: Do bitcoin wallets work? It's safe? Post by: Bad10 on November 20, 2017, 03:13:10 PM In my opinion the wallets have incredible security potential, but I'm apprehensive when I make a transaction, because hackers are at full steam just wanting what is earned with work. So the portfolios work, since those who are operating do not expose them too much.
Title: Re: Do bitcoin wallets work? It's safe? Post by: ParveZ219 on November 20, 2017, 08:32:39 PM Bitcoins are safe.. no need to worry about that..but are you safe?
Is your phone safe? Bitcoins cant be hacked but your phone can be hacked and the hacker can get access to your wallet.. Title: Re: Do bitcoin wallets work? It's safe? Post by: bitart on November 20, 2017, 08:43:56 PM Bitcoins are safe.. no need to worry about that..but are you safe? If you don't want to invest just $10 or $20 but more, you should get a hardware wallet (or a paper wallet, if you only want to accumulate and don't want to spend). Problem with paper wallet is that you have to have a virus and malware free PC when you want to move your coins in the future, which is not impossible, but a hassle. If you choose hardware wallet, it costs money but you can use it 100% safe on a PC full of viruses and malware...Is your phone safe? Bitcoins cant be hacked but your phone can be hacked and the hacker can get access to your wallet.. Title: Re: Do bitcoin wallets work? It's safe? Post by: Potato Chips on November 21, 2017, 02:12:51 AM Imo A 100% safe wallet doesn't exist. Because even if you run a full node or bought a hardware wallet, if you're careless problems will definitely arise.
Yes you can increase your safety depending on which type of wallet you use but most of the time you're the one who will keep your wallet safe so be sure to read a lot as your wallet won't protect your bitcoins if you're installing tons of unknown applications (Just an example) I've found a tl;dr of wallet types: --Snip-- That being said, my own view on the topic: Safest:
Medium:
Unsafe-ish:
Unsafe:
Title: Re: Do bitcoin wallets work? It's safe? Post by: endlasuresh on November 21, 2017, 03:06:08 AM They are safe just like other purses, but you need to use specific PC or cellular for doing dealings or for obtaining larger resources. Online hackers plan so many things such as they focus on to you on Social press sites by providing rewards or similar type activities.
I would suggest you that use a mobile device for just doing transactions and secure that mobile ID for every login attempt. Title: Re: Do bitcoin wallets work? It's safe? Post by: 2double0 on November 21, 2017, 03:08:48 AM Having a wallet installed on a PC or smartphone doesn't matter, what matters are those adverts that pop-up and ask you to "install" their softwares that promise you to protect/safeguard your PC/phone from threats, but they are threats themselves to your machine/cell. It's better to keep one safe thing just for the purpose of Bitcoins' storage (you can buy a cheap smartphone and use it for the purpose of storing Bitcoins only - a cold storage). If you do not surf internet on it and won't download anything except your wallet, you are fine. If your PC is not safe when you visit some websites which have the potential to suck the computational power out of your PC without your consent to mine any coin, do you think wallets are that safe?
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