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November 07, 2020, 05:53:01 AM Last edit: November 23, 2020, 06:35:43 AM by cryptosec.info |
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Decided to create a one-page Basic Bitcoin security guidelines site, as to have a quick link to give to beginners that are just getting started with hodling bitcoin. Yes, it’s intentionally not 100% complete with information concerning coin-control and such, but this is to hopefully not overwhelm the beginners. Hope you guys like it, and happy HODLing! https://NotYourKeys.org/
I decided to create an avatar campaign! NotYourKeys.org - Community Contribution Avatar CampaignIf you want to spread the word of the importance of self custody especially now that were closing in to bitcoin's all-time high, you can help out by using the avatars below. This campaign might not get any traction at all, but if it ends up helping one person secure his or her funds then it's totally worth it. Simply right click and save( imgur link): I added colour choices just for fun. if you're a lot more creative than me, feel free to create your own avatar design. It's the message that matters, anyway. or, if your signature campaign requires you to use an avatar, you can just add "NotYourKeys.org" to your personal text area instead. NOTE: Wearing this avatar is free. It's pretty much doesn't earn any money, so I won't be able to pay anything.Yes, the site contains a bitcoin donation address, but I don't expect to receive any donations anyway, and that's totally fine by me. Final note: If you don't want to help out, that's totally fine. But if you want to help sharing, then in behalf of the community, I really thank you.
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November 07, 2020, 06:00:37 AM |
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^ That is very informative but it looks like you input a very common problem which everyone knows and lack of information regarding the wallet. That is definitely right, not your key, not your crypto but I think the best bitcoin wallet that intends for holding long term is a paper wallet. However, this is not good for a new bitcoin holder due to the fact that probably will have a glitch upon creating a paper wallet. Nevertheless, in addition to the security list, beware of double sending transactions, they should wait for at least 1 confirmation.
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Since the inception of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry, there has been a total of 47 exchanges hacked, with approximately $2.1 billion in stolen money from exchange users. More than 47 exchanges has been hacked, which even shows how exchanges are not secure by descern. Use the below quote to count the numbers to make proper edition. But, I can not keep it to myself to comment about your write up, it really make good sense. "Not your keys, Not your Bitcoin" 2011 > 7 Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2011 Jun. MTGOX 30.000 2.000 / BTC en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox#Security_breach_and_invalid_addresses_(2011) 2011 Jun. Mass MyBitcoin 60.000 4.000 / BTC blog.goodaudience.com 2011 Jul. Ubitex 15.575 1.138 / BTC en.bitcoin.it/wiki/List_of_Major_Bitcoin_Heists,_Thefts,_and_Losses 2011 Jul. Bitomat.pl 231.570 17.000 / BTC coindesk.com/hacker-attack-polands-bitcoin-exchange 2011 Aug. MyBitcoin 1.072.500 78.735 / BTC arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/a-brief-history-of-bitcoin-hacks-and-frauds/ 2011 Sep. Mooncoin 22.300 4.000 / BTC @wayne_huang medium.com 2011 Oct. Bitcoin7 50.000 5.000 / BTC coinsutra.com/biggest-bitcoin-hacks/
2012 > 5Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2012 Mar. Bitcoinica 228.000 43.000 / BTC hackernoon.com/a-huge-list-of-cryptocurrency-thefts-16d6bf246389 2012 May. Bitcoinica 87.000 18.457 / BTC hackernoon.com/a-huge-list-of-cryptocurrency-thefts-16d6bf246389 2012 Jul. Bitcoinica 300.000 40.000 / BTC news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-exchange-thefts-forgotten 2012 Jul. BTC-e 4.500 / BTC bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/btc-e-attacked-1343738085 2012 Sep. Bitfloor 250.000 24.000 / BTC coinsutra.com/biggest-bitcoin-hacks/
2013 > 18Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2013 Feb. Bit LC Not revealed 2.000 / BTC themerkle.com/top-5-bitcoin-heists-of-2013/ 2013 Mar. Bitcoin Rain 230.000 4.000 / BTC bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html 2013 Mar. BTC Guild Not revealed 1.254 / BTC bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html 2013 Apr. Ozcoin 100.000 923 / BTC bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/ozcoin-hacked 2013 Apr. ZigGap 195.000 1.708 / BTC bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html 2013 Apr. Bitcoin Central Not revealed x.xxx / BTC coindesk.com/hackers-hit-bitcoin-central-exchange 2013 May. Vircurex 160.000 1.450 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/ 2013 Jun. PicoStocks 130.000 1.300 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/ 2013 Aug. Android RNG bug Not revealed 60 / BTC bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html 2013 Oct. basic-mining Not revealed 2.131 / BTC bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html 2013 Oct. GBL Not revealed 22.000 / BTC bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html 2013 Oct. Silk Road FBI confiscation 171.955 / BTC Silk Road - FBI.gov 2013 Nov. Just-Dice 108.807 1.300 / BTC https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Talk:Inputs.io 2013 Nov. Bips Not revealed 1.295 / BTC thehackernews.com/2013/11/danish-bitcoin-exchange-bips-hacked-and_25.html 2013 Nov. Bidextreme Not revealed 500 / BTC bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html 2013 Nov. bitcash.cz 100.000 485 / BTC coindesk.com/czech-bitcoin-exchange-bitcash-cz-hacked-4000-user-wallets-emptied 2013 Nov. inputs.io 1.200.000 4.100 / BTC wired.com/2013/11/inputs/ 2013 Nov. PicoStocks 3.000.000 5.896 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/ 2013 Dec. Sheep Market 100.000 5.400 / BTC coindesk.com/sheep-marketplace-track-stolen-bitcoins
2014 > 12Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2014 Feb. Silk Road 2 2.600.000 4.476 / BTC coindesk.com/silk-road-2-loses-bitcoins-hack 2014 Feb. Mt.Gox 473.000.000 750.000 / BTC cointelegraph.com/news/the-mess-that-was-mt-gox-four-years-on 2014 Mar. Bitcurex Not revealed / BTC coindesk.com/polish-bitcoin-exchange-bitcurex-targeted-hacking-attack 2014 Mar. Canadian Bitcoins 95.000 149 / BTC coindesk.com/9-biggest-screwups-bitcoin-history 2014 Mar. Flexcoin 600.000 896 / BTC coindesk.com/bitcoin-bank-flexcoin-close-600000-bitcoin-theft 2014 Mar. CryptoRush 570.000 950 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#Cryptorush 2014 Mar. Poloniex 64.000 97 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#Cryptorush 2014 Jul. Cryptsy 7.500.000 13.000 / BTC coindesk.com/cryptsy-bankruptcy-millions-bitcoin-stolen 2014 Aug. BTER 1.065.000 / NXT coindesk.com/bter-nxt-bitcoin-exchange-hack 2014 Oct. KipCoin 690.000 3.000 / BTC selfkey.org/list-of-cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/ 2014 Oct. MintPal 1.300.000 / VeriCoin cointelegraph.com/news/mintpal-hacked-considerable-amount-of-vericoin-stolen 2014 Dec. BitPay 1.800.000 5.000 / BTC siliconangle.com/2015/09/17/bitpay-hacked-for-1-8-million-in-bitcoin-during-december-2014/
2015 > 7Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2015 Jan. LocalBitcoins 17 / BTC newsbtc.com/2015/01/29/localbitcoins-hacked-17-bitcoins-stolen-amongst-users/ 2015 Jan. 796Exchange 230.000 1.000 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2015 2015 Jan. Bitstamp 5.200.000 19.000 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#Bitstamp 2015 Feb. BTER 1.750.000 7.170 / BTC coindesk.com/bter-to-return-hacked-funds-following-security-partnership 2015 Feb. KipCoin 600.000 3.000 / BTC newsbtc.com/2015/02/19/chinese-bitcoin-exchange-kipcoin-shuts-claims-losing-3000-btc-hackers/ 2015 May. Coinapult 42.900 150 / BTC coindesk.com/coinapult-loses-40k-hot-wallet-compromise 2015 May. Bitfinex Hot Wallet Hacked 1.500 / BTC cointelegraph.com/news/breaking-bitfinex-hot-wallet-hacked-bitcoins-stolen
2016 > 5Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2016 Mar. Cointrader Not revealed Shuts Down coindesk.com/bitcoin-exchange-cointrader-shuts-down 2016 Apr. Shapeshift 230.000 469 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2016 2016 May. Gatecoin 2.140.000 250 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2016 2016 Aug. Bitfinex 77.000.000 119.700 / BTC coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2016 2016 Oct. Bitcurex 1.500.000 2.300 / BTC news.bitcoin.com/bitcurex-forced-million-theft/
2017 > 5Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2017 Apr. Yapizon (Youbit) 5.300.000 3.816 / BTC news.bitcoin.com/hacked-korean-bitcoin-exchange-yapizon-offers-ious/ 2017 Jun. Bithumb 31.000.000 Crypto coindesk.com/bithumb-exchanges-31-million-hack-know-dont-know 2017 Aug. OKEx 3.000.000 600 / BTC cointelegraph.com/news/chinese-bitcoin-exchange-okex-hacked-for-3-mln-police-not-interested 2017 Dec. Nicehash 65.000.000 4.736 / BTC coindesk.com/62-million-gone-cryptocurrency-mining-market-nicehash-hacked 2017 Dec. Youbit Stolen 17% of its assets Shut Down https://coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2017
2018 > 9Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2018 Jan. Coincheck 500.000.000 / NEM coindesk.com/coincheck-confirms-crypto-hack-loss-larger-than-mt-gox 2018 Feb. BitGrail 187.000.000 /Nano bitcoinist.com/bitgrail-cryptocurrency-exchange-hacked-170-million-nano-allegedly-stolen/ 2018 Mar. Foxbit 270.000 30 / BTC finance.yahoo.com/news/270-000-brazil-largest-bitcoin-172549113.html 2018 Apr. Coinsecure 3.500.000 430 / BTC bitcoinist.com/3-5-million-bitcoin-stolen-coinsecure-exchange-hack-security-chief-suspected/ 2018 May. Bitcoin Gold 18.000.000 / BTG news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-gold-hacked-for-18-million/ 2018 Jun. Coinrail 40.000.000 Crypto bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/south-korean-exchange-coinrail-hacked-40-million-crypto-reported-stolen 2018 Jun. Bithumb 30.000.000 Crypto cointelegraph.com/news/from-coincheck-to-bithumb-2018-s-largest-security-breaches-so-far 2018 Jul. Bancor 13.500.000 Crypto coindesk.com/token-platform-bancor-goes-offline-following-security-breach 2018 Sep. Zaif 60.000.000 Crypto / BTC coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-zaif-hacked-in-60-million-6000-bitcoin-theft
2019 > 16Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2019 Jan. Cryptopia 16.000.000 Crypto / ETH twitter.com/Cryptopia_NZ/status/1085084168852291586 2019 Jan. Liqui Crypto lack of liquidity Shut Down cointelegraph.com/news/ukrainian-crypto-exchange-liqui-shuts-down-cites-lack-of-liquidity 2019 Jan. QuadrigaCX 190.000.000 Blocked coindesk.com/quadriga-creditor-protection-filing 2019 Feb. Coinmama 450.000 emails+passwords ccn.com/exchange-coinbene-swears-it-wasnt-hacked-traders-fear-the-worst 2019 Mar. DragonEx Not revealed Crypto coindesk.com/singapore-based-crypto-exchange-dragonex-has-been-hacked 2019 Mar. Coinbene Not revealed Blocked blockonomi.com/coinbene-hacked-exchange-says-not/ 2019 Mar. Bithumb 13.000.000 Crypto coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-bithumb-hacked-for-13-million-in-suspected-insider-job 2019 May. Binance 41.000.000 7.000 / BTC cointelegraph.com/news/hackers-withdraw-7-000-bitcoins-in-binance-crypto-exchange-security-breach 2019 Jun. GateHub 10.000.000 / XRP cointelegraph.com/news/report-nearly-10-million-in-xrp-stolen-in-gatehub-hack 2019 Jun. Bitrue 5.000.000 cointelegraph.com/news/singaporean-exchange-bitrue-gets-hacked-losing-5-million-in-xrp-cardano 2019 Jun. Bitsane Not revealed cointelegraph.com/news/exit-scam-dublin-based-exchange-bitsane-vanishes-with-users-funds 2019 Jun. Bitcoins Norway Not revealed news.trijo.co/news/norwegian-crypto-exchange-wants-to-force-users-to-sell-their-cryptocurrencies/?lang=en 2019 Jun. BitMarket Not revealed Shut Down cointelegraph.com/news/polish-crypto-exchange-bitmarket-shuts-down-citing-liquidity-loss 2019 Jul. Bitpoint 32.000.000 Crypto / BTC cointelegraph.com/news/japanese-crypto-exchange-bitpoint-suffers-32-million-hack 2019 Nov. Upbit 49.000.000 342.000 / ETH coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-upbit-confirms-theft-of-49m-in-ether 2019 Dec. PlusToken Ponzi scammers coindesk.com/chainalysis-report-on-plustoken-scammers-blamed-for-mondays-crypto-selloff
2020 > 4Year Month Exchange Amount/$ Hacked Source:
2020 Jul. Cashaa ------- 336 / BTC cointelegraph.com/news/hacker-stole-336-btc-from-crypto-exchange-cashaa 2020 Feb. Altsbit 63.000 Crypto / BTC coindesk.com/new-crypto-exchange-altsbit-says-it-will-close-following-hack 2020 Sep. Eterbase 5.300.000 Crypto / BTC coingeek.com/european-exchange-hacked-for-over-5-million/ 2020 Sep. KuCoin 150.000.000 Crypto / BTC decrypt.co/43015/cryptocurrency-exchange-kucoin-likely-hacked-reports
Please, post your comment if you are affected by this unpleasant situation or how you solved it, of course, it can help a lot. Before this thread, in the forum there was a thread with very detailed information, but it is no longer updated, I leave the link in case you want to visit it, maybe some information is useful for you.List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=83794.0https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576337.0
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November 07, 2020, 07:04:09 AM |
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I do think that it is an advance level for the bieginners in cryptocurrency. It is not like everyone will be a target of this attacks. I say do not flood them with information that they will not use for the time being. Kudos to OP for making an informative website to help beginners get into the community without being intimidated.
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November 07, 2020, 07:58:06 AM |
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Decided to create a one-page Basic Bitcoin security guidelines site, as to have a quick link to give to beginners that are just getting started with hodling bitcoin. Yes, it’s intentionally not 100% complete with information concerning coin-control and such, but this is to hopefully not overwhelm the beginners. Hope you guys like it, and happy HODLing! https://NotYourKeys.org/I think you should include Ownbit in the wallet list. I think it's the best compared to any others.
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November 07, 2020, 08:19:22 AM |
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I like the simplicity of the website to be honest. Simple yet informative . That would be better for the eyes of other people. I also laughed a bit with the quote in the end which is true. Possible that there will be some who will question some things in your website but that is still ok if it will improve the site.
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November 07, 2020, 08:49:09 AM |
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I think you should include Ownbit in the wallet list. I think it's the best compared to any others.
Seems like a wallet that's a bit under the radar as I've only heard of this one just now. Not saying that this wallet is bad(it actually looks good), but I'd personally prefer recommending wallets that are already quite reputable.
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November 07, 2020, 11:39:50 AM |
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This right here is not just for beginners but also for people who are still using exchanges and wallets.
I have heard about news where people actually had millions worth of Bitcoins but still decided to store them in an exchange!! You have to invest if you have to make things work out. If you are holding Bitcoins above a certain value and you want to hold it for a long term then you should buy a hardware wallet.
- exchanges are also different , find the one that's secure and good for you - one has to also focus on mobile security, cyber security , make sure you don't accidentally install any malicious malware , install apps from non trusted websites.
But kudos on trying to help the beginners. It's a really good initiative. Keep updating and adding !!
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November 07, 2020, 12:38:41 PM |
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Website looks good but I would not say that mobile wallets are more secure than wallets installed on desktop/laptop computers. I think there is also one error and missing letter N in word buch, and it should be bunch I think. Out of the buch, hardware wallets provide the best security, followed by mobile phones, then desktop/laptop computers. https://notyourkeys.org/
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November 07, 2020, 01:00:44 PM |
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Design could be a bit better but i like the whole idea of it
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November 07, 2020, 01:08:56 PM |
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I think you should include Ownbit in the wallet list. I think it's the best compared to any others.
Unknown wallet with promising words. You should at least check other reputed wallets before comparing this new wallet of yours. To OP, I guess you're underestimating or didn't heard on how desktop wallets especially an air-gapped desktop works, than using a mobile wallet on your definition of having the best security.
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Decided to create a one-page Basic Bitcoin security guidelines site, as to have a quick link to give to beginners that are just getting started with hodling bitcoin. Yes, it’s intentionally not 100% complete with information concerning coin-control and such, but this is to hopefully not overwhelm the beginners. Hope you guys like it, and happy HODLing! https://NotYourKeys.org/Well done, it can be a very good quick start guide into bitcoin security and OpSec. There are a few subjects which require a lot of study and research but I guess for a privacy-oreinted beginner it's a good place to find more than basic info. Allow me to suggest an add to your site, regarding point 9 https://bitcoinqna.github.io/noKYConly/
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November 07, 2020, 04:21:42 PM |
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A small criticism for an otherwise great effort OP: A recovery seed is also referred as a "backup seed", "recovery phrase", "backup phrase", "private keys", etc. A recovery seed is definitely not also referred to as a "private key", and if it is, then it is being done so incorrectly. They are two very different things. I would remove the words "private keys" from this sentence. Although a great post, it definitely does not fit with a "quick guide for beginners". I think you should include Ownbit in the wallet list. I think it's the best compared to any others.
The website links to a GitHub, but the GitHub page simply contains a bunch of forks of other projects and some vary basic wallet code which is over 2 years old. Based on that, the wallet is not open source and therefore should not be recommended.
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November 08, 2020, 10:55:12 AM Last edit: November 08, 2020, 11:17:17 AM by acquafredda |
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One last thing from me: it is definitely fair to suggest using Wasabi Wallet under the Desktop category. Users should be advised that Wasabi Wallet is a different wallet though, focused on privacy. I would not use WW as I use Electrum for example. I guess beginners should first learn about the bitcoin basics and then move onto more advanced tools such as WW. I don't know if it makes sense.
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November 09, 2020, 09:49:22 AM Merited by acquafredda (1) |
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I genuinely thank you for the warm welcome of my small project, and thanks a lot of the recommendations. You guys definitely gave valuable information and opinions. Thanks a lot! Good idea, but there are few things that could be improved. 1. You might want to define "non-custodial", it might be confusing for beginner who isn't native english speaker. 2. Remove ColdCard from list of Hardware Wallet, it's not user friendly at all. 3. Sentence "Hardware > Mobile > Desktop" is a bit ambiguous, add more context or turn it into a short paragraph.
Thanks for this. Was trying to make the page as brief and simple as possible, without realizing that I sacrificed the knowledge part. Design could be a bit better but i like the whole idea of it
I intentionally made it a one-page as-simple-as-possible content for the beginners with a Medium-like feel, as so they wouldn't be overwhelmed by information and unnecessary designs. Well done, it can be a very good quick start guide into bitcoin security and OpSec. There are a few subjects which require a lot of study and research but I guess for a privacy-oreinted beginner it's a good place to find more than basic info. Allow me to suggest an add to your site, regarding point 9 https://bitcoinqna.github.io/noKYConly/Added! A recovery seed is definitely not also referred to as a "private key", and if it is, then it is being done so incorrectly. They are two very different things. I would remove the words "private keys" from this sentence.
I'm completely aware that they're different things. What I meant with that part, is that some people use "recovery seed" and "private keys" interchangeably regardless if they're not exactly the same. Though I removed that part to prevent misinterpretation. One last thing from me: it is definitely fair to suggest using Wasabi Wallet under the Desktop category. Users should be advised that Wasabi Wallet is a different wallet though, focused on privacy. I would not use WW as I use Electrum for example. I guess beginners should first learn about the bitcoin basics and then move onto more advanced tools such as WW. I don't know if it makes sense.
People can still use Wasabi Wallet without using the CoinJoin features.
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November 19, 2020, 01:13:48 PM |
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I am going back to the suggested Mobile Wallets to make a quick comment: you are suggesting three good wallets but there is one caveat that must be made. Those ones are not open source and/or the code is not reproducible (please check https://walletscrutiny.com/ for further details). Being your site focus on privacy and security I would add some notes regarding those wallets: forward your visitors to wallet scrutiny to make their own judgement. I know I sound pick but security is never enough.
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CLEAN non GPL infringing code made in Rust lang
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November 19, 2020, 07:53:40 PM |
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I think you should stick to Free and Open Source wallets and operating systems. You never know what hidden exploit or backdoor could have a wallet with closed code. This might sound boring for non computer geeks, but its seriously important to improve computer security.
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November 19, 2020, 07:58:12 PM |
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I wish we had sort of a system on bitcointalk where we force members to read this document and then take a small test based on those security concepts as one of the required criteria to get promoted to a higher level member. Like NewBie to Junior member no test but one has to pass the test to become Full Member and above. The plan is to get everyone educated on basic security-related stuff in bitcoin. This website has all the required information. Good work!
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