Trust No One

[RHCwebhosting]

Thank you for this post!

[Benderb]

Someone trusted me once, it worked out for them but in general I would agree. Don't trust anyone.

[Chrille]

A reminder to never trust the exchanges.

[liralen]

Some of us have found that out the hard way.

[rickylford]

Deep and thought-provoking post. While I don't agree with all of it, the encryption and offline wallet is the way to go. Where would this currency have ever gotten it's footing if everyone went about the idea with "Never trust anyone."

[gb5692c]

Awesome info

[tobandan]

Aye, brother!

BTCut what encryption would you recommend?

[sublime5447]

I agree it is all about knowing who to trust. That is why I developed a way to verify customers for coins

[Timer]

What are the safest Escrows to use on this forum?

[BrainGame]

"Trust no one" is just so - nonsense. You have to trust your doctor, your bank and the shop you buy your food. The doctor for his ability to cure you, the bank for not just taking your money and the food for not beeing poisoned. But you can of course keep an watchful eye on everybody.

[GsR]

A life trusting no one is a sad life .... but be carefull when you trust

[HowGudAmI]

Thanks for the info!.

[Vircurex]

You can trust me 

[lookingforphone]

You can trust me 

Here have my money.

[Wagamama]

.....or be cautious

[LoveSosa]

What are the safest Escrows to use on this forum?

mine is pretty safe

[heytherejake]

I'm new to Bitcoin and it's good to here this advice, although somewhat unsettling.  Surely there must be somewhere where one could find a mentor, or someone to look up to while learning the ropes of Bitcoin mining!  One could only hope though.

[CoinPay]

The OP makes some very valid points.

Sadly when money is involved it can change a person & greed can take over.
people should really see bitcoin in the same way they see physical fiat or precious metals, something that should be secured to prevent theft.

Thieves do not just exist in the real world, cyber crime is now more than ever a very real and increasing risk.
Due to how bitcoin works once they have been taken there is very little chance of getting them back.

However its not just theft that you are securing yourself from.
As computers can be very temperamental at times and if your storage device was to corrupt you would lose your bitcoins. By backing up your wallet regularly you can minimize this risk.

[pixelcoin]

You can trust me 

Here have my money.

Hey everyone, free money! Where do I sign up?

But seriously, with bitcoin as with everything else, just use some common sense: if something might be a scam, treat it like it is. Especially anything that seems too good to be true!

[bitcoins...BIIITCOINS]

Hopefully you have family you can trust when it comes to bitcoin.  Unfortunately not everyone has the most trustworthy family, but family>friends>randos on the internet