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March 25, 2026, 07:16:57 PM
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All these options are really very good in most cases, except in the case of certain boating accidents Wink

If you really want to "burn" your Bitcoin, metal backups definitely make it more difficult.

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March 25, 2026, 08:40:25 PM
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I haven't tried memorizing it like you did though, as I doubt that I could actually remember it over longer period of time. Maybe if I were in my 20s, but now my memory its not what its used to be.
After carving your seed phrase on iron steel or writing it on paper and storing it in multiple locations, you can still decide to memorize your seed phrase, I don’t think it’s a bad idea, but if you don’t have other back up, and you decide to memorize your seed phrase as your only means to back up your seed phrase, then it’s really a bad idea, because with time you can forget something’s and you going to be losing your bitcoin, don’t think you so smart and you cant forget anything.

Also if you decide to memorize your seed phrase as the only way to back up your seed phrase, if you die then non of your family members will be able to access your seed phrase because it’s going with you, or if you having a memory loss that means you can’t access your bitcoin again. Imagine your family members being in need of money, and you having bitcoin in your wallet, but it can’t be accessed.

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March 26, 2026, 01:26:07 AM
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After carving your seed phrase on iron steel or writing it on paper and storing it in multiple locations, you can still decide to memorize your seed phrase, I don’t think it’s a bad idea, but if you don’t have other back up, and you decide to memorize your seed phrase as your only means to back up your seed phrase, then it’s really a bad idea, because with time you can forget something’s and you going to be losing your bitcoin, don’t think you so smart and you cant forget anything.
Using your brain and memory for remembering your wallet mnemonic seed (seed phrase) is only possible if you have only one or two wallets, if you have more than two wallets, this task becomes more impossible.

In addition, memory is short lasting, not long lasting so if you don't train your brain by recalling the seed phrase regularly like daily, you will forget it after some days, one week or several weeks. This raise a need of practicing with your brain very often, and I recommend doing this daily.

Even so, you will never know what will happen with your brain and memory and any accident might possibly cause memory loss, so let's say Bitcoin users should never rely on memory for wallet backup while I agree that if using your brain and memory as a supplementary wallet backup method is good. Just don't only use it as your only wallet backup method.

What about memorizing your backups?

Well, I can only think of one situation in which I'd ever consider that - if I'm fleeing from some calamity without much time to prepare and I'm worried about physical attackers accosting me during the journey or at border crossings. That is to say - I only think memorization is a good strategy for temporary emergency use. As a long term storage strategy it creates single points of failure:

You may forget the seed phrase.
You could be injured and unable to recall it.
You could die and your heirs would be unable to access it.
You could have seed phrase coerced out of you.

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March 26, 2026, 06:20:31 AM
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Engraving your bitcoin seed on a stainless steel doesn't solve all the problem, the other problem is how your going to store your stainless steel containing your seed phrase. Because the most important thing is that your seed phrase doesn't get into the hands of someone else so we should also consider to prioritize the location where we store our seed phrase. And a single bitcoin wallet seed phrase should have at least two storage locations should in case one of the locations get compromised.

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March 26, 2026, 08:29:51 AM
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So as a newbie coming into Bitcoin investment you need to understand this and keep your seed phrase safe and the best way to do that is by engraving or stamping your seed phrase on stainless steel just like the picture above, and the reason why it is seen as the best is because of it’s resistance to fire, water and physical damage to some extent.
So all Newbies should use this method, especially those who are planning on holding for long term, because it’s more safe.
Fund security is an important issue for all cryptocurrency users, not only for newbies. I haven't used metal plates for my hardware wallet backup, but if we can use it, then it's better and could save our wallet from physical damage. I have secured my seed phrase in multiple places, so even if one of my backups is damaged, another will recover my hardware wallet. Both have secured themselves far from each other, so it's quite impossible to damage them all together.

However, a secure seed phrase on metal plates is a good idea. But storing your seed phrase in a secure and safe place is more important. And keeping multiple backups is more important; if one is damaged or lost, then another backup will recover the wallet. Remember, if someone steals your wallet seed phrase, whether it's metal plates or paper writing, your funds will be stolen as well.

 
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March 26, 2026, 08:58:18 AM
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Fund security is an important issue for all cryptocurrency users, not only for newbies.
We are all newbies with our starts but the more importance is if we can not secure our wallets, funds, we are still newbies even how many years we have been in cryptocurrency.

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However, a secure seed phrase on metal plates is a good idea. But storing your seed phrase in a secure and safe place is more important. And keeping multiple backups is more important; if one is damaged or lost, then another backup will recover the wallet.
Making multiple wallet backups is good, and storing these backups at different places is good too but all backups and all places must be safe and secure. As if only one of wallet backup is stolen, accessible by someone else, the fund in that wallet will be stolen.

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Remember, if someone steals your wallet seed phrase, whether it's metal plates or paper writing, your funds will be stolen as well.
With the wallet seed phrase, there is  no need of wallet password, as it's easily to import that seed phrase and access the wallet with a new setup wallet password to make the previous wallet password means nothing.

The wallet password is only for protecting and locking access to that wallet in a device but it does not have any protection function if wallet seed phrase was lost to someone else.

 
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March 26, 2026, 03:41:36 PM
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And a single bitcoin wallet seed phrase should have at least two storage locations should in case one of the locations get compromised.
Ideally it should, but not everyone has the luxury of having two secure locations (and by two scure locations I don't mean 2 separate roms inside the same house apartment)  in order to safely store their seed phrases. Hell, you should consider yourself lucky if you even have one.  Tongue

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March 26, 2026, 03:59:48 PM
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This picture above was taken from online and I’m using it to illustrate what I’m talking about and for a more clear understanding.

We have seen how a lot of people complain of losing their seed phrase, and that is why keeping your seed phrase safe is extremely important, it’s the master key to your Bitcoin. And If someone gets it, they can take all your bitcoin and If you lose it, all your bitcoin are gone forever.
So as a newbie coming into Bitcoin investment you need to understand this and keep your seed phrase safe and the best way to do that is by engraving or stamping your seed phrase on stainless steel just like the picture above, and the reason why it is seen as the best is because of it’s resistance to fire, water and physical damage to some extent.
So all Newbies should use this method, especially those who are planning on holding for long term, because it’s more safe.

The image looks more like an AI generated image. I prefer stainless steel for storing backups.
It's cheaper and easier to engrave and is quite durable. We can purchase steel plates from any shop and write our backup on it ourself.
To write the backup we can simple use a sharp object like a nail or a knife or screw driver and then write the backup on the steel plate.
We can then cover the steel plate in a metal box and keep it at a secure location, away from easily accessible places.

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March 26, 2026, 07:03:50 PM
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Probably the best thing to back up your seed phrase for sure, I usually just put it on in my notebook but I realize that it wasn't really safe when it comes to fire, so I upgraded to something like this, a metal backup seed, not usually accessible to some on the investors and most are cost a lot in some brands, but I found some cheap metal alloy seed phrase storage for less than 10$ on some local platform here in my country, but it was from china I think, it work well i think but you could do some DIY buy some metal stainless steel cards online for like 1$ each and laser engrave it.

I think it is already great for newbies since it was just cheap, so you could invest on it already since it's worth the money in my opinion because it is your wallet backup, you dont want to end up some guy on the internet where he has a huge amount of Bitcoin on his wallet, but forget or lose his seed phrase because he lost his notebook and doesn't have any kind of backup. So I think it's worth the small investment, but still you could do any kind of backup that you want, hardware, software etc.

 
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March 26, 2026, 07:39:27 PM
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I actually remembered that I wanted to buy something like that before and it completely slipped my mind - I just remembered now when I clicked on that link. However, I would only buy a product that has been tested so I know what to expect if a disaster occurs. I appreciate those producers who make tests and actually show what they offer.
You must have one of these Backup seeds, with several specifications and durability that have been tested, of course you know which one is the best and worth it for you to buy as a safe backup seed in all conditions.


And a single bitcoin wallet seed phrase should have at least two storage locations should in case one of the locations get compromised.
Ideally it should, but not everyone has the luxury of having two secure locations (and by two scure locations I don't mean 2 separate roms inside the same house apartment)  in order to safely store their seed phrases. Hell, you should consider yourself lucky if you even have one.  Tongue
Actually, it depends on how many assets you have, if you have an estimated asset that can even buy more than 10 safe places, I think it's easy to own it.
Usually assets with thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars are saved for the long term as an investment that is expected to provide tremendous returns in the future,
or as an inheritance for posterity that can potentially provide greater benefits later and choosing safe places or some Seed Backup really needs to be considered even though the price is quite expensive.

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