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Hello all!
I have just heard about microchip in a hand which you can use for Bitcoin payments.
Have you heard about it? Do you know where to order?
I have heard that it is classic microchip for dogs/cats but you have to modify it, but how?

I saw a post on Reddit back in the day about this, unfortunately the YouTube video has been deleted.
"This guy has a BTC wallet implanted in his hand": https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/6k4s6c/this_guy_has_a_btc_wallet_implanted_in_his_hand/

I don't think it's something you just can simply order online; but instead something specifically made for you, though I'm not 100% sure. It's probably something you request a surgeon to implant it for you, though I guess it's going to need some requirements(probably needs to be approved by a doctorate authority to make sure it's safe).

This video from Vice talk about the same guy https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mg7jg8/this-guy-implanted-his-bitcoin-wallet-and-made-a-payment-with-his-hand

His name is Martijn Wismeijer (https://twitter.com/twiet?lang=en)

I would pass that implant wallet! I don't want to implant anything in my body!

I have heard about this RFID microchips even before but I have never heard of application to bitcoin.

There's a company that implements microchips to their employees somewhere on Switzerland.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/thousands-of-people-in-sweden-are-embedding-microchips-under-their-skin-to-replace-id-cards

But that's not bitcoin.

As cool as it sounds, I don't want to implant such thing on my body. Using hardware wallet is safe enough for me, and I wonder why we should use something like that. Won't we have more risk of being kidnapped/hacked when we use that chip?

I don't know, is that good for us in the future? I think it feels uncomfortable to plant something in our body. Like there is something else, which is not part of us

Very old and pretty stupid idea,if you ask me.
Bitcoin isn't accepted anywhere,when it comes to retail purchases,and implanting a microchip in your hand is pointless.There are better ways to store your bitcoins. ;D

I see review with someone who has implant in his arm and he said that he doesn´t know about it, he doesn´t feel it.
For me it seems very comfortable, no card, no mobile.

A microchip for a bitcoin wallet being implanted into your body being "good" is hugely subjective. But stuff being implanted onto your body are really nothing new; people do it all the time, like when they add some metals on your body you critically break your back/ankle/leg or something, to fix your leg or whatever. Same with breast/butt implants. I'm pretty sure you're aware of this. :P

I had kinda watched it somewhere in the internet when i was new to bitcoin. Something like a small conference in germany and the person just made a Bitcoin ATM transaction and he just place his hand on an RFID scanner (looks like it) and the transaction got signed.

Well if you don't know, somewhere in family planning, there's an implant method and it's quite effective. Maybe it depends if what you'll implant in your body will help you a lot. Maybe let's try to ask those who has pacemakers if they feel uncomfortable that there is something in them.

This is the first time i've heard it. I don't think it's a bad idea because you don't have to bring anything when going outside. I wouldn't do it to myself though i'm happy with the current wallet I have. For now it's mainly for holding purposes since there's only a few ways to spend your Bitcoin irl. The risk with using an implant is that someone could program a scanner that sends everything to a certain address not sure if there's such thing but someone could do it.

I had met a project several months ago and was even offered to receive a kit in exchange for a little promotion. The kit contained the chip and a syringe; I just needed to take the kit to the doctor to get the chip installed. I refused since, not sure if it's good for your health in the long run..

I'm sure I have heard about it somewhere as well, but personally I would never implant something into my body. I believe that we as humans need to remain as pure as possible both physically and mentally. That's my belief so no offense. Get a bracelet instead. ;)

Although many people are afraid of it, this is what the future will look like. If you have a chip implanted under your skin it will be easy to find you if you get lost or kidnapped, you will have all your documents like ID, driver's license, with you at all times. The chip will allow you to be identified even if you die in a fire or something. A great thing if you ask me.

What the heck ? Do you want something implanted in your body ? There must be some side effects because of that.
Using wallet in my smartphone is enough for me, because my phone just like the second of me. I think some peoples feels like that too.
Anyway, using implanted cryptocurrency wallet in human body won't be good for health.

Having a bitcoin wallet implanted my be a good idea but it would be best for nobody to ever know about it.  I would prefer my own method of steal engraved private-key.

This kind of things sounds me like science fiction. I wouldn't let something which is a micro-chip or not to be injected to my body. Also, it doesn't make more secure my cryptocurrencies.

Will probably be heading to this in the future, safer for us as it's implanted to our body.
As we go to the digital world, this is just going to be a norm going forward because technology will change everything for the better.
Imagine, you can just walk in a grocery, get all your needs and go out and then get scan, transaction done, easy for the businesses this way, and this is just one of the good example as its also applicable with services.

But this is going to happen, we have to adopt with the changes if majority will do.
It will only not secure if you will bring everything, it's just like bringing a wallet but attached to your body, refill when you needed to.

I have heard this before but i was never seen through my eyes that people do transactions with implant wallet but this is could be good inovations for the future that people will not necessary anymore bringing wallet or smartphone when they do transactions but it should be further examined to see the short-term effects and long term effect

This can be possible and in this era, this can surely happen in my opinion and I really think this is already in progress and on the testing phase for now, Convenient and very tempting as it may sound for me it is pretty scary and if there are people in this forum that are reading the bible there is a conspiracy about this that is indicated through the bible about the mark of the beast that a secret plan that will implant us a GPS tracking device that will monitor us with implanted chips, This can be a contactless payment for us but a sinister plot that can be utilises in the impending end of times,

Well, it is just my opinion when you are reading the bible and the conspiracy theory that can happen in the future. 

Oh really?, I thought it was a security chip to identify all the people living in that country to solve crimes. This will allow the government to monitor individuals locations and records it in a system where the government could access so that it will be use as a reference if there is any crime happening to which it relate to that person. Anyway, This is not ideal planting a chip for bitcoin wallet in our body. There are better ways storing bitcoin than this.

Yeah that is a foreign object and even our bodies will not allow for this. Our body will interact to this and this could cause health problems to our body. Sad, but see those people who implanted foreign objects on their boobs and butts now that they are having problem with it from infections and other serious related diseases.

That may seem to dangerous if its implanted inside our body and im not going to to try it even if majority of the people will do  because im not a kind of guy that will risk my life just to try a new techy stuff .  


Ive heard this idea before and it seems real because it has already been tested ( if im not mistaken ) .  its not a science fiction bro and its more secure than a usual wallet because no one can steal it if the wallet is installed inside you .

Why would you want to implant a Bitcoin wallet into your body, if a implant that size can be hidden in everyday items you wear every day, like Rings / Physical wallet / glasses / somewhere on your clothing etc.  ::)

Projects like this makes no sense, if those minute chips can fit into every day items you use daily. You also carry your mobile phone with you everywhere, so why do you need a Bitcoin wallet in your body, if you can have it on your mobile phone?

Oh! I passed through this news later this morning about people who implanted microchips in their hands. I dont know if its about credit card or crypto wallets but i know its for purchasing purposes. How could i put some foreign objects in my own body which is not helpful on my body per se? Its kinda wierd but its innovative. Hope it doesnt have negative effects on the body.

It does sound like a science lab testing.  But don't you think its going to be easy for robbers to rob you instead? Phone is much safer than that. The more we get into technology the more it gets easier for it to be compromised by a lowlife robbers who somehow knew the basics of sending and receiving BTC.

As far as I know some companies work on something similar but here it's like have visa/mastercard and other paywave cards alltogether like you do NFC payments on your phone. For example take Fitbit Versa, you can pay with it (NFC), you'll have similar thing for payment in microchip. On bitcoin I have no idea how will someone do that, possibly you have to implement XAPO's or similar provider's chip, that sounds silly for me. Like the way I always pay.

I do not heard any news about to the person who implant microchip for bitcoin wallet. If you want to order the microchip you should go to their country and tell to them that you want to have implant too. You can also search it in internet. But, for me I think I will never do this thing.

This idea doesn't sounds too good for me. I think i will pass to using implant wallet in my body.
If you interested about it, maybe you can search for it in the dark web or somewhere underground world.

Dark web or underground world? no, there's no need to go there just for this fact.

It's already on the mainstream and some companies and countries are already trying to implement this but not with bitcoin balance but with their own currency.

This has been quite a talk in reddit some years ago, and I don't think this has come to fruition in any way. The talks about microchip implants has been around for decades, and the first use people suggested it for is for medical use and social identification (kinda like a national ID sort of thing) but it can also be used as a bitcoin wallet if one wishes. This solves the rather normal cases of misplacing wallets, forgetting passwords, thefts etc. that is still a huge problem for people even up to this day. If you are highly paranoid then yes, this might be the solution in keeping your wallets safe and sound, but is it worth implanting chips inside your body just to keep it 'safe'?

That's for you to decide.

I think this is a bit too much. Microchip Bitcoin wallet is very invasive for my tastes. And unnecessary too, you can have a mobile wallet with a key phrase and this is all the amount of security you need.

Conspiracy theorists will start to talk about it being the mark of the beast. They could be right in that it can start a new economy and we will have a new world order. I won't put it in my hand, but good to know it is possible

This does not sound very good in terms of religion. There, they have long warned that in the future, people will put a sign on the devil on their hand and without such a sign it will be impossible to buy or sell anything. Therefore, even from this point of view, I would not want to get involved with such microchips, however convenient they may seem at first glance.

The sign could also be something as simple as a Tatoo <QR code> or a permanent armband or ring or something glued to your fingernail. We are entering a era where Nano technology are making things possible, that has not been possible before. Saying Bitcoin on a chip inside your body has something to do with that is plausible, but definitely not the only option out there.

I am personally against anything foreign being implanted into my body, so I am not doing it for religious reasons. You still have much better alternative options to store your coins and to use as a wallet, so why should you go to these extremes?   

I would rather to buy hardware wallet or create a online wallet than to implant a microchip to have bitcoin wallet. There are many ways to have or to create bitcoin wallet why you need to this thing so for me I will also not implant any microchip in my body.

I've never heard of it, it looks like it's also not a good thing, a microchip implanted in the body, can you imagine the radiation effect later? in my opinion this will later also complicate ourselves. What if the microchip malfunctions due to wetness

I do not know. It seems to me that you should not get involved in the implantation of various microchips and other foreign bodies into our body. When I hear about it, I remember the predictions of old people thirty years ago, that the time will come when everyone will put a mark on their hands, without which it will be impossible to either buy or sell anything. Moreover, such tags were called tags of the devil. So I do not think this is a good idea.

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I think that various implants may become quite popular in the future ...

On the one hand, it may seem that it is pure science fiction but the development of nanotechnology and many other fields of science will inevitably lead to their use in our own body - today we have chips to improve hearing loss, heart pacemakers, epilepsy limiting chips ... and this only some massively used ...
when compared to them, a small device containing a cryptocurrency wallet is (or rather it would be) really nothing ...

Exactly also my point. This can be a big reason for bad guys to get into you and even kill you just to get the wallet implanted within your body. personally, in the face of the burgeoning invasion of privacy, we don't want our very own body invaded by anything like this no matter how exciting the concept can be. We should always say no to anything that can possibly harm us in the future and we don't know much the safety of this kind of technology. Better err on the side of caution than regret later for non-sense ground.

This discussions have been going on for years and I don't know if someone has successfully implemented it. I'm not sure about it though, you can call me conservative by I'm not willing to have my body implanted with microchip.

I'm sure there could be a more convenient alternatives to this, perhaps a simple wallet in your phone is enough to make transactions.

I think it is a result of modern technological advancements but we need to consider twice whether we really need to implant a chip into our natural body in order to make payments and do we really need to go that far because payments through bitcoin wallets are not that difficult and we already have effective devices with better portability so implanting a chip can be very convenient but it can be achieve buy using existing devices with less risk involvement

I wold obviously avoid any implant wallet, I am kinds old school, my nano is a great wallet for me :)

It may sound cool but I'm not going to let myself have it.

I'm fine to have my wallet on my phone or hardware wallet. It's more convenient to have it implanted but I have my own reason not to do this, wallet app is already enough for me.

Wow. I've never heard this before. Anyway, the idea of implanting microchip is quite unique and amazing but i will never ever try and do it. Seems that you were really interested buying one of it and i quickly browse my google if there is really available.  And i discovered it already been available since 2014!
Here is the link (https://coinidol.com/implanting-bitcoin-microchips-under-your-skin-in-czech-republic/)

Oh man, it was really amazing! No reports of any body complications and still can be used as a payment by just waving a hand since that microchip from the link i was provided was implanted between index and thumb finger.

You said we already have a effective device with better portability so why we still need this micro chips ?  just because they are more smaller ?  Yes they maybe but like everyone said , installing it inside our body do always have a side effect and it will not occur on early stages but you will feel it soon   but this chips are not created for portability or for being convinient but these chips are invented because they want crypto users to be more safe  . you will not risk you wallet in loosing or being stole but you are now going to be risking your health  

that doesn't make sense to do because this technology is currently very new so obviously it needs to first be perfected over time so the the "bugs" like side effects of implanting it inside your body (under you skin) is removed and then people to start doing it. but it will happen eventually. for the time being using other things is best unless you are one of those people who always seek out the latest technologies and wants to get on board.

Can't wait for someone to call it the mark of the Beast. I'd probably give this a pass.

I'd be more concerned with the security though, is it easy to hack? Is it actually a hardware wallet or it's just for ease of transaction, like scanning a barcode?

I did this three years ago. I have the Dangerous Things chip with 886 bytes of user read/write memory. I implanted it myself, using sensible precautions and had no infection or migration problems. I could, I guess, have a private key on it, but that would involve putting my key on my phone - maybe you could air gap an arduino with NFC...A recent earlobe piercing caused way more problems, and I think hurt a lot more.

I did it as soon as I heard it was a thing and bought a kit on the internet - at the time the dangerous things one was about more (shipping was crazy outside the USA) and I paid $99. A surgeon friend has looked at it since, and said its very much like the under skin contraceptive implant - and could easily be removed. I've had a CT and an xray on that hand as a result of a completely unrelated accident and no problems. It sits on just under the skin on the fat pad between the thumb and index finger. I've used it to unlock my phone, direct people to my website, and now its got my bitcoin address on it. Its more of a novelty than anything but its pretty cool imho. I was at a class where having a chip in your hand in the future came up and I was able to show off, lol.
I'd love to be able to pay for small items just by scanning my hand.

This is the same thing https://store.dangerousthings.com/product/xnt/

So for now if you scan my hand with an NFC phone you can send me bitcoin...

I have never heard this kind, but I do heard about key cards implanting, lately  there are thousands of people from Sweden who engage on putting microchips to their wrist. It bugs me though, if people wants to steal on you or want to trespass into your house, they will need to cut your arms if you don't go with what they want, scary right? It would be worst if it is money that we are talking about, if someone bad knew you are carrying lots of Bitcoin in your body, where would that end? If the case is you can send bitcoin to other wallet just scanning their QR code, a lot scarier.

that is the problem with technologies such as this one, you are facing adoption issues and in this particular case you are facing two different adoption issues. first you have to wait for bitcoin adoption to grow, so far although it has grown at a good rate but still you can't find that many physical shops in real world that accept bitcoin. then you have to wait for these shops to install devices that can read that chip so you can actually use that!

yes sure, but that is the problem of any early adopter, right?

I like this innovation, I no majority will not like this technology but this will give us variety of options to choose when thinking of a safe and easiest way of storing our bitcoin.