The safest wallet?

[wazzap]

For me the safiest wallet is coin base because coinbase have vault and have also password. If the hacker open my coinbase didn't opebn my bitcoin vault. Coinbase have also 2fa you can notify when someone trying open my / your account.

All online wallet have vault and password i think?

even your account has 2fa there's still no guarantee that your account is safety since a lot hacker now has unique methods to hack anything they want.

[puddlejumperzz]

seems like Trezor is the most popular hardware wallet. $100 bucks. I gues its worth it if you are storing a significant amount of bitcoins. $120 on amazon with free shipping.

[cpfreeplz]

For me the safiest wallet is coin base because coinbase have vault and have also password. If the hacker open my coinbase didn't opebn my bitcoin vault. Coinbase have also 2fa you can notify when someone trying open my / your account.

Omg I can't believe these people still use web wallets. Just stop. Your funds will be stolen it's just a matter of when. Why bother risking it? They really aren't any more convenient than other wallets.

[vasrasus]

So I mostly use paper wallets for storage which is a risk since if I lose the paper then thats it, game over. I been looking for alternatives and a friend told me he simply runs electrum portable from a USB flashdrive only when he needs to send money, then unplugs it meaning that the wallet and the .dat are both offline

Now while is a bit easier to use than a paper wallet the biggest advantage IMHO is that he got a seed so even if he loses the flashdrive he can get his wallet back.

Should I switch to that method? what are the possible vulnerabilities of it?

And before someone mentions "hardware wallet" I live in a country with some heavy import restrictions (on top of fiscal ones) so I rather not order something that could get me questioned by custom officials.

Print paper wallet and make it as a tatto, you will never forgot it. For me i used blockchain.info to store my coin

Haha laughs . I also use blockchain and coins.ph too. Coins.ph for transaction purposes and its easy to use too. Though i really not put all in one wallet i tried to invest it as much as possible than to stock it on my wallet.

[bitkilo]

So I mostly use paper wallets for storage which is a risk since if I lose the paper then thats it, game over. I been looking for alternatives and a friend told me he simply runs electrum portable from a USB flashdrive only when he needs to send money, then unplugs it meaning that the wallet and the .dat are both offline

Now while is a bit easier to use than a paper wallet the biggest advantage IMHO is that he got a seed so even if he loses the flashdrive he can get his wallet back.

Should I switch to that method? what are the possible vulnerabilities of it?

And before someone mentions "hardware wallet" I live in a country with some heavy import restrictions (on top of fiscal ones) so I rather not order something that could get me questioned by custom officials.

safest wallet for bitcoin is blockchain..
and its official wallet rom bitcoin its 100%safe and easy to use

Why do so many people constantly get this wrong and think blockchain.info is the "official" bitcoin wallet, there is no official bitcoin wallet.

I would not go telling people that is 100% safe either, that is a misleading statement, bitcoin wallets are only as safe as the computer they were created on and the person that created the wallet.

[cpfreeplz]

So I mostly use paper wallets for storage which is a risk since if I lose the paper then thats it, game over. I been looking for alternatives and a friend told me he simply runs electrum portable from a USB flashdrive only when he needs to send money, then unplugs it meaning that the wallet and the .dat are both offline

Now while is a bit easier to use than a paper wallet the biggest advantage IMHO is that he got a seed so even if he loses the flashdrive he can get his wallet back.

Should I switch to that method? what are the possible vulnerabilities of it?

And before someone mentions "hardware wallet" I live in a country with some heavy import restrictions (on top of fiscal ones) so I rather not order something that could get me questioned by custom officials.

safest wallet for bitcoin is blockchain..
and its official wallet rom bitcoin its 100%safe and easy to use

Why do so many people constantly get this wrong and think blockchain.info is the "official" bitcoin wallet, there is no official bitcoin wallet.

I would not go telling people that is 100% safe either, that is a misleading statement, bitcoin wallets are only as safe as the computer they were created on and the person that created the wallet.

Exactly. Holy shit Blockchain.info is terrible. Look at their past rep. And no they aren't official. Good for them for tricking the newbies of the bitcoin community into thinking they are (mainly because of their name). That was a good business decision on their part. They have sooOoooooOOOOoooo many losses it's ridiculous.

The best wallet is a wallet created on a very secure computer or a fresh OS like Linux. If your private key never touched the internet then you can't really get hacked (although then your key is only as safe as your store it).

[Mark02]

So I mostly use paper wallets for storage which is a risk since if I lose the paper then thats it, game over. I been looking for alternatives and a friend told me he simply runs electrum portable from a USB flashdrive only when he needs to send money, then unplugs it meaning that the wallet and the .dat are both offline

Now while is a bit easier to use than a paper wallet the biggest advantage IMHO is that he got a seed so even if he loses the flashdrive he can get his wallet back.

Should I switch to that method? what are the possible vulnerabilities of it?

And before someone mentions "hardware wallet" I live in a country with some heavy import restrictions (on top of fiscal ones) so I rather not order something that could get me questioned by custom officials.

safest wallet for bitcoin is blockchain..
and its official wallet rom bitcoin its 100%safe and easy to use

Why do so many people constantly get this wrong and think blockchain.info is the "official" bitcoin wallet, there is no official bitcoin wallet.

I would not go telling people that is 100% safe either, that is a misleading statement, bitcoin wallets are only as safe as the computer they were created on and the person that created the wallet.

Yeah the safest wallet is the desktop wallet or in a hard drive. Yes, Blockchain.info os not the official bitcoin wallet and there os no official wallet. Maybe they are safer than other wallet but O don't thinl they are very safe. Well as long as bitcoin has high demand. I think we will not face any problems in terms of online wallets.

[mindrust]

So I mostly use paper wallets for storage which is a risk since if I lose the paper then thats it, game over. I been looking for alternatives and a friend told me he simply runs electrum portable from a USB flashdrive only when he needs to send money, then unplugs it meaning that the wallet and the .dat are both offline

Now while is a bit easier to use than a paper wallet the biggest advantage IMHO is that he got a seed so even if he loses the flashdrive he can get his wallet back.

Should I switch to that method? what are the possible vulnerabilities of it?

And before someone mentions "hardware wallet" I live in a country with some heavy import restrictions (on top of fiscal ones) so I rather not order something that could get me questioned by custom officials.

Print paper wallet and make it as a tatto, you will never forgot it. For me i used blockchain.info to store my coin

Haha laughs . I also use blockchain and coins.ph too. Coins.ph for transaction purposes and its easy to use too. Though i really not put all in one wallet i tried to invest it as much as possible than to stock it on my wallet.

That tattoo wallet is actually a fine idea! Gz! My Public address will be on my public parts (like my arms, face, shoulders ), and my private keys will be on my private parts. (you know) Excellent.

I still prefer a paper wallet though. Nothing can come close to it.

[rdyoung]

I dont like Xapo, I prefer Blockchain.info, never had a problem with them.

[WrT]

I use electrum and so far all has been good except sometimes confirmation takes a bit longer.

[Zadicar]

So I mostly use paper wallets for storage which is a risk since if I lose the paper then thats it, game over. I been looking for alternatives and a friend told me he simply runs electrum portable from a USB flashdrive only when he needs to send money, then unplugs it meaning that the wallet and the .dat are both offline

Now while is a bit easier to use than a paper wallet the biggest advantage IMHO is that he got a seed so even if he loses the flashdrive he can get his wallet back.

Should I switch to that method? what are the possible vulnerabilities of it?

And before someone mentions "hardware wallet" I live in a country with some heavy import restrictions (on top of fiscal ones) so I rather not order something that could get me questioned by custom officials.

Print paper wallet and make it as a tatto, you will never forgot it. For me i used blockchain.info to store my coin

Haha laughs . I also use blockchain and coins.ph too. Coins.ph for transaction purposes and its easy to use too. Though i really not put all in one wallet i tried to invest it as much as possible than to stock it on my wallet.

That tattoo wallet is actually a fine idea! Gz! My Public address will be on my public parts (like my arms, face, shoulders ), and my private keys will be on my private parts. (you know) Excellent.

I still prefer a paper wallet though. Nothing can come close to it.

Tatoo wallet? lol. Thats really a hard security on your bitcoins but if someone do have information regarding on your bitcoin holdings they would just easily kidnap you and will nake you down until get your bitcoin. Haha. Well serious talk here, paper wallets is somehow safe but i do really prefer hardware wallets because i could able to store it from place which no one really knows.

[Gahs]

My fear with hardware wallets is that it might rust with time - the usb wallet sorts of degrades as a result.
Whereas paper wallets, once laminated will not get spoilt over time.

[carlisle1]

installing bitcoin core wallet on Linux could be safe i guess as far as I know Linux OS is less vulnerable of any malware and i guess it could be safe from the hackers . because some web wallets are vulnerable especially if their servers got attacked by the hackers or maybe the developer of the web wallets will shut down their services without any signs and took away our funds .

[Potato Chips]

Just use a desktop wallet, Bitcoin core if you have a lot of free storage because you have to download the whole blockchain.

Multibit or Electrum if you don't have much space. These wallets are usable even without downloading the whole blockchain, just sync your wallet.

Just back up your wallet and remember the private key/seed to access your wallet in case the laptop broke.

[Shenzou]

Why don't you just use regular online wallets , for me i personly use Xapo as a online wallet it is by far the most secure one out there , your account has regular password , secret number , sms verification, email verification so the chances of your account getting hacked or stolen is so small plus they give a plastic visa card which you can use any where in a regular ATM or simply to buy things of the internet

[rajasumi2]

the best wallet accoring to me is mycelium
-its user inteferance is good
-backup seed is good
-it is no scam like other wallets .its quite genuine to use .kudoos

[hiatus]

As many have stated before me, a combination of Electrum and paper wallet. Split your assets up as much as you can to mitigate your risk.

[newIndia]

As many have stated before me, a combination of Electrum and paper wallet. Split your assets up as much as you can to mitigate your risk.

Try https://coinb.in offline or from your own server. It is fantastic.

[viziano]

I've never had any problems using Online Wallets.I started using BTC 2 years ago and I only use Blockchain.info.
Never had problems with them..Not sure about other users though.. 

[AGD]

I've never had any problems using Online Wallets.I started using BTC 2 years ago and I only use Blockchain.info.
Never had problems with them..Not sure about other users though.. 

You should read about the MtGox incident. Many people there have learned the hard way about Bitcoin on centralized exchanges. Most of them had no problems for years until their money was suddenly gone.