Hey CT I like your items; they are unique in many ways and as you know have bought a few. That said I also like/liked 1HODLClub’s items but it is worrisome that he He pulled a Nakamoto on us and just disappeared off the face of the Earth abandoning his website domain and not posting anything for a while. I messaged him before he left the forum and he complained of haters which seems to be a common theme amongst makers for whatever reason. As a relatively newer collector, I can say there are names or ‘brands’ that I gravitate towards because of their history and lack of security breeches. I think the security is what scares people more than anything because you never REALLY know if the maker has your keys. My question for you is how do you as a maker differentiate yourself from the others in terms of security and what if any assurances can you provide regarding your process and product integrity?
There are some really cool, knowledgeable, and creative people here. It would be awesome if the hobby could take off with greater security enhancements, audits, etc before it’s too late and too expensive to get into for the average Joe.
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The only reason I know about this post is because someone pointed it out to me. This makes me wonder how many more questions are out there not being answered on the forum by me. If you ever have a question, message me directly, because I don't read every post. I focus mainly on my own post and updating them.
The beauty of a perfect physical bitcoin, if done right, is it doesn't matter if the creator disappears or even dies. Whoever holds the physical coin, holds all the info you need to answer all of your questions and make a successful trade down the road. I build mine for trading, I don't want people to contact me to find the addresses or COA. If you hold it, you own it. A physical bitcoin should have all details to verify everything by yourself. If you relay on a COA or 2fa info on another piece, good luck down the line. People will lose it over time.
Haters use to bother me, but they are just fuel now to do and be better.
I've been making physical bitcoins since 2014 and have never had security breeches. I'm not here to harm people, I'm here to help them find better money and alternative ways to trade with each other. Help protect them from government overreach of power, which may come in the not to distant future when they may require permission to transact. Governments can control exchanges but they can not control physical bitcoins. I can trade my coins a million times in my community and nothing is recorded on chain. Only until you peel and send it back online will it be recorded. People are underestimating the importance of having physical bitcoins to ensure your families privacy and the future need to avoid absolute control.
Over time, I've done R&D to better the product, not only for customers, but for myself as well. I intend for my pieces to last 100s of years. I will be switching soon from TerraSlate to Titanium metal keys. These will resist any normal house fire and still be able to be placed on monetary metals (gold and silver) and still recover keys from the fire. Top of the line quality physical bitcoin at the best price period.
If you ever find a manufacturing issue on any pieces, send me an email and it can be altered or improved on the next batch. I offer 100% money back and or replacement if any issues are found due to manufacturing.
I don't display the public key addresses like a lot of people because 1. you can alter or dust peoples accounts and 2. its just not everyone's damn business. I do keep a spreadsheet of public addresses though and mintage statistics/notes for a Caribbean Treasures Encyclopedia Orange Book. It will be kinda like the Numismatic USA Official Red Book. Most pieces display the public address directly on them in a qr code form.
One thing that I can say I do to help protect future owners is by using a 3rd party to scan the chain for all bitcoin that is acquired. This is done to verify the addresses have no links to known crime addresses (Posted By FBI). I don't receive freshly minted bitcoin, so I need to make sure its not from ill gotten resources. I'm sure blood money bitcoins would be highly collectable, but its a poor business choice which could lead to issues down the road that can be avoided now with a simple search.
Soon, I'm offering 100,000 low denomination
custom physical bitcoins to wealthier individuals, families, 401k holders, communities, businesses and anyone else that wants to hold monetary metals (copper, silver & gold) with blockchain access to ensure trade isn't interrupted or even benefit them during a wealth transfer. These deals will be large and I will probably only be able to serve 2 clients a year.
If you have any other questions please reach out directly.
