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December 27, 2011, 10:46:09 PM |
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It's not 100% safe, but large BTC numbers go into my vault in a pristine VMWare Virtual Machine (with backup to DVD ROM). The small change from mining goes into the regular wallet on the host OS.
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Even if you use Bitcoin through Tor, the way transactions are handled by the network makes anonymity difficult to achieve. Do not expect your transactions to be anonymous unless you really know what you're doing.
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jjzm
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December 27, 2011, 11:30:41 PM |
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Mentally noted, thanks for the information!
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DmanX
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December 29, 2011, 06:13:38 AM |
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I use a Linux on USB sticks with persistence to store and transact bitcoins. Using Linux Mint 11. It's a little slower than a HDD but not by much. And it's portable so I can transact just about anywhere provided that the host machine can boot from USB.
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zainab783
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December 30, 2011, 03:22:20 PM |
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good sharing so thanks for it
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zerostate976
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December 30, 2011, 11:09:52 PM |
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very good read
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NeedMyWithdrawal
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December 31, 2011, 09:33:03 PM |
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Good advice. I learned my lesson from BTConTilt. This is the wild west--there's little accountability, and everyone's looking to make money.
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epbaha
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January 01, 2012, 03:52:32 AM |
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Seriously. Don't trust the exchanges, don't trust online wallet services, don't trust your anti-virus software, and don't trust anybody online. Don't trust dacoinminster.
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hardpick
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January 01, 2012, 06:17:55 AM |
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thanks for the information
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Uncle Scrooge
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January 01, 2012, 10:01:15 PM |
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Stay vigilant don't get complacent.
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jorlowitz
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January 02, 2012, 09:25:38 PM |
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Don't trust the exchanges. That's such useful advice. Bitcoin cannot be dependent on any third-party. Liquidity is great, but not at the expense of the community's robustness.
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devoblackflag
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January 05, 2012, 06:57:07 AM |
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thanks for the info!
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BillGalaxy
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January 06, 2012, 02:06:08 AM |
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get trusted !
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S. Omega
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January 06, 2012, 01:24:51 PM |
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Is this not called common sense?
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shawnp0wers
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January 07, 2012, 05:57:12 PM |
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I'm trustworthy... No really.
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user97834
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January 08, 2012, 02:13:32 PM |
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It's unfortunate that we live in a world where you can't trust anyone anymore. You just have to be cautious. Bitcoin is no different than anything else in the real world.
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qwertyegg
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January 09, 2012, 02:26:34 AM |
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I cannot agress you more lol
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sherlockman
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January 09, 2012, 08:19:44 PM |
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Mybitcoin, bitcoin7, bitcoin.pl and all the other scammers.
Never trust your coins to anyone.
In BTC world there are no chargebacks like with FreakPal
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Oracle24
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January 10, 2012, 02:52:05 AM |
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Good to know.
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blandead
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January 11, 2012, 05:31:13 AM |
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So if you have your wallet encrypted with new method provided in new bitcoin client, and even put the datadir on an external drive that you power off/on only when you need to use the wallet. That is pretty safe right?
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Hexadecibel
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January 13, 2012, 06:18:29 AM |
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So if you have your wallet encrypted with new method provided in new bitcoin client, and even put the datadir on an external drive that you power off/on only when you need to use the wallet. That is pretty safe right?
I have my main bitcoin savings wallet on a Virtual Machine running Ubuntu. The VM runs on an external SSD. I make transfers to this wallet once a month. The rest of the time the ssd is locked up in my safe deposit box in an ati-static bag. I keep two discs on hand with my backup encrypted .dat files. my encryption pass-phrase is written down, and I keep that in my safe deposit box just in case I forget, or I get hit by a bus.
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