Alternative Block Chains : be safe!

[Coinguru1976]

Just came across this new coin, heard about it a lot in Asia while I was there.  Check out the website

www.88coin.io

Considering investing in it, have a feeling it will sell out fast

[Sarah08]

I haven't seen anybody post about what would be my biggest worry if I were trying out alternative block chains. I realize this may be perceived as "Gavin is FUD'ding anything that isn't bitcoin!"  (FUD == Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)  But I think some of you might be forgetting some basic computer security fundamentals in the excitement to be early adopters.

When I first heard about bitcoin, my questions were:

1) Can it possibly work (do the ideas for how it works make sense)?
2) Is it a scam?
3) If it is not a scam, could it open my computer up to viruses/trojans if I run it?

I answered those questions by:

1) Reading and understanding Satoshi's whitepaper.  Then thinking about it for a day or two and reading it again.
2) Finding out everything I could about the project.  I read every forum thread here (there were probably under a hundred threads back then) and read Satoshi's initial postings on the crypto mailing list.
3) Downloaded and skimmed the source code to see if it looked vulnerable to buffer overflow or other remotely exploitable attacks.

If I were going to experiment with an alternative block-chain, I'd go through the same process again. But I'm an old conservative fuddy-duddy.

If you want to take a risk on a brand-new alternative block-chain, I'd strongly suggest that you:

1) Run the software in a virtual machine or on a machine that doesn't contain anything valuable.
2) Don't invest more money or time than you can afford to lose.
3) Use a different passphrase at every exchange site.

The alternative block chain must be safe because it has been a source of income to many people. This alternative block chain has already helped so many people and from that it has been a very good help to everyone. Knowing that this block chain has provided financial needs of the people.

[Sarah08]

I haven't seen anybody post about what would be my biggest worry if I were trying out alternative block chains. I realize this may be perceived as "Gavin is FUD'ding anything that isn't bitcoin!"  (FUD == Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)  But I think some of you might be forgetting some basic computer security fundamentals in the excitement to be early adopters.

When I first heard about bitcoin, my questions were:

1) Can it possibly work (do the ideas for how it works make sense)?
2) Is it a scam?
3) If it is not a scam, could it open my computer up to viruses/trojans if I run it?

I answered those questions by:

1) Reading and understanding Satoshi's whitepaper.  Then thinking about it for a day or two and reading it again.
2) Finding out everything I could about the project.  I read every forum thread here (there were probably under a hundred threads back then) and read Satoshi's initial postings on the crypto mailing list.
3) Downloaded and skimmed the source code to see if it looked vulnerable to buffer overflow or other remotely exploitable attacks.

If I were going to experiment with an alternative block-chain, I'd go through the same process again. But I'm an old conservative fuddy-duddy.

If you want to take a risk on a brand-new alternative block-chain, I'd strongly suggest that you:

1) Run the software in a virtual machine or on a machine that doesn't contain anything valuable.
2) Don't invest more money or time than you can afford to lose.
3) Use a different passphrase at every exchange site.

[Arigatoalexis]

I haven't seen anybody post about what would be my biggest worry if I were trying out alternative block chains. I realize this may be perceived as "Gavin is FUD'ding anything that isn't bitcoin!"  (FUD == Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)  But I think some of you might be forgetting some basic computer security fundamentals in the excitement to be early adopters.

When I first heard about bitcoin, my questions were:

1) Can it possibly work (do the ideas for how it works make sense)?
2) Is it a scam?
3) If it is not a scam, could it open my computer up to viruses/trojans if I run it?

I answered those questions by:

1) Reading and understanding Satoshi's whitepaper.  Then thinking about it for a day or two and reading it again.
2) Finding out everything I could about the project.  I read every forum thread here (there were probably under a hundred threads back then) and read Satoshi's initial postings on the crypto mailing list.
3) Downloaded and skimmed the source code to see if it looked vulnerable to buffer overflow or other remotely exploitable attacks.

If I were going to experiment with an alternative block-chain, I'd go through the same process again. But I'm an old conservative fuddy-duddy.

If you want to take a risk on a brand-new alternative block-chain, I'd strongly suggest that you:

1) Run the software in a virtual machine or on a machine that doesn't contain anything valuable.
2) Don't invest more money or time than you can afford to lose.
3) Use a different passphrase at every exchange site.

The alternative block chain must be safe because it has been a source of income to many people. This alternative block chain has already helped so many people and from that it has been a very good help to everyone. Knowing that this block chain has provided financial needs of the people.

You are a funny bounty hunter Sarah08. Blockchains need to be safe of course in order to be utilized effectively by mainstream people. 

[Priest Sannin]

thanks for the safety tips, in the crypto world it's always good to be a bit conservative so do not expose yourself to a rich risk that is a very volatile and dynamic market

[crypto freelance]

No one is immune from losing money. You have to be careful when working with crypto-currencies. There are many risk factors.

[vetal_xxx]

Indeed, there are no guarantees. So should be careful in crypto world)

[Remaka]

Just came across this new coin, heard about it a lot in Asia while I was there.  Check out the website

www.88coin.io

Considering investing in it, have a feeling it will sell out fast

Just be safe!

[kieuoanh]

Thank you Gavin

[CBJon]

The whole point for me is that blockchain was designed to be immutable and provide the checks and balances through the distributed architecture to ensure that transactions cannot be faked.

We looked at implementing a private blockchain for our cashbag.co business, and use this to manage transactions internally, but it defeats the objective of having the EVM.

It's better for us to transact using the EVM and in this way ensure that transaction history is tamperproof.

[ProfiChain]

Indeed, there are no guarantees. So should be careful in crypto world)

I have the same opinion. 100%

[kuteteoku]

oh no

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[Nick J.]

Speaking of alternative Blockchains...

https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/has-xtrabytes-already-rendered-the-top-cryptocurrencies-obsolete

This coin says it has something called PoSign or something. Not PoW or PoS i think, but not really sure.
This article was just posted on CT, so i havent had the chance to do much research.
But if true, then i guees im gonna have to take a little bite of this cake.
Guees i will do as OP wrote on page 1.

Any thoughts about the article before decide to buy or not?

[NovaTerra]

I think the more altcoins the better. Each new cryptocurrency gives us the opportunity to achieve something greater because each project behind it is bringing something new in this world.

[nicosey]

The internet is not built on alternation networks its built on layers.
We need this in the crypto space.
Layers of blockchains.

[ChesterFitzgerald]

How can you prove that transactions are safe?

[als17]

Speaking of alternative Blockchains...

https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/has-xtrabytes-already-rendered-the-top-cryptocurrencies-obsolete

This coin says it has something called PoSign or something. Not PoW or PoS i think, but not really sure.
This article was just posted on CT, so i havent had the chance to do much research.
But if true, then i guees im gonna have to take a little bite of this cake.
Guees i will do as OP wrote on page 1.

Any thoughts about the article before decide to buy or not?

Not really !!! still uncertain !!!

[AbacasXchange]

The internet is not built on alternation networks its built on layers.
We need this in the crypto space.
Layers of blockchains.

@ The Abacas Exchange we call them clusters ... not really a layer but conceptually similar