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December 31, 2013, 07:18:54 AM |
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To add to what DarkStar said, make sure to be careful with downloading wallets. A common scam is for someone to post a link to an alt coin wallet that contains malware that can steal your bitcoins/litecoins/etc. For an established alt coin, make sure to use the official wallet download. For new alt coins, download the wallet in a sand-boxed environment (vm, etc), or wait until the coin is better established.
Also, with an offline wallet, you'll want to encrypt it. Preferably, the encryption password should be generated and stored in a password safe (KeePass, etc). That safe should be backed up somewhere offsite (don't want to lose access to your wallet just because you lost your password safe). And, finally, that offline wallet should itself be backed up offsite.
Of course, how much of the above you actually need to do depends on the value of your coins. Only have a couple satoshi? Unnecessary. Have a couple thousand bitcoins? Then, the above is not enough. Context is important.
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