Protect Your Life, Not Just Your Bitcoin.

[HajiBagi]

Are agree with you with everything you said, and if you look at most us especially the investors it looks like we don't value ourselves more than our bitcoin or our investment and that is very bad, one thing we should understand is that if you are not in good condition or you are gone there I nothing to enjoy again, including the bitcoin you care for will become another person own or no one will have access to it if our family don't know nothing about it, try to protect yourself because no one is trusted including those who are close to us.

It will be a good thing if you are alive than living your bitcoin when you are no more, what i am trying to say is that we should value ourselves more than anything, because when you are in good condition with good health, there is hope of achieving many things, we should not let another thing to make us to not care about our safety.

[Floxynice]

This is a very valid concern. It took me being part of this forum and actively investing in bitcoin before I agreed that Bitcoin was not some kind of fraud or a currency used by fraudsters. My reason then was that most Bitcoiners I saw usually flaunted cash in a suspicious way, which suggested something negative. Now I know better, but believe me, there are still lots of Nigerians who are yet to understand what Bitcoin is and how it works. Can you imagine being attacked by an angry mob because they assumed you were into fraud?

You can also imagine being attacked because people assume you have lots of money simply because you own bitcoin, when you only have a small amount that can barely elevate your financial status.

People are doing all they can to protect their bitcoins from online thieves while also putting themselves at risk through their lifestyles and lack of physical privacy.

[Su-asa]

This is actually true we talk less about this part of protecting our lives. Many of us are more concerned about the security of coins, we even go as far as investing in expensive security system to protect our coins, yet we pay little attention to our lives, our health and personal safety which is kind of ironic. What is the value of protecting our coins if we fail to protect the very lives that make it meaningful. I know we all want to make money from the crypto space, but would should also protect ourselves and take care of our healths.

You have a point, protecting ourselves and taking care of our health is also as important as the value we place on our investment. Health is wealth and that statement means that it is more valuable than any amount of Bitcoin that we might have. Talking about Bitcoin investment publicly is one way that people people put themselves in danger without actually realizing it, some people do this because they are not really security conscious when it comes to their life.

[Xackie]

More of a reason why I don't usually talk anything related to my finances in the public. I can't even imagine mistakenly opening wallet for someone to see, even down to my local bank account balance. We don't know the minds of people that are around us. Some might mistakenly see your balance in either your wallet or banks and they will start developing some feelings of envy.  That envy could push them into making some bad decisions that could harm you either through theft or kidnapping you. Which is why  I am always careful in wherever I am at. Another thing is that we also need to be careful with the way we showcase our lifestyle in the public and also on the social media. Example announcing that you just bought some amount of bitcoin  for no reason.  We need to keep our personal security as a priority.

[gracreavix]

That's why it's good to always shut up and stay away from publicly telling people what and what you own. If you don't talk, how will they know. People sit done and draw unnecessary attention to themselves and cry fowl when things go south. They will over look the part we're they contributed to what is happening to them.

Keep your mouth shut and your life will be private. These days everybody wants to post what is going on in their lifes. Seriously. Grow up.

[Sunshine1525]

That's why it's good to always shut up and stay away from publicly telling people what and what you own. If you don't talk, how will they know. People sit done and draw unnecessary attention to themselves and cry fowl when things go south. They will over look the part we're they contributed to what is happening to them.

Keep your mouth shut and your life will be private. These days everybody wants to post what is going on in their lifes. Seriously. Grow up.

In the case of Bitcoin security, a losed mouth could land a Bitcoin holder in serious problems that could even take his/her life. You could tell a friend you own certain amount of Bitcoins and ge goes to to tell someone that would tell another person with the potential of attracting situations like kidnapping, robbery or misinform the authorities that you're into fraud, just to get reward as a whistle blower.

Same way we practice self custody is how we should keep what we have in our portfolio secret. Posting it on social media is even worst csuse that's the easiest way to attract unnecessary attention.

[Versatile_choice]

That's why it's good to always shut up and stay away from publicly telling people what and what you own. If you don't talk, how will they know. People sit done and draw unnecessary attention to themselves and cry fowl when things go south. They will over look the part we're they contributed to what is happening to them.

Sometimes it surprises me how someone would just come out in a public place or in the media and start confessing the amount of bitcoin he or she has in their portfolio as though they are into some set of interview, and even if it is interview I'm sure the interviewer will certainly not ask them questions related to their finance knowing fully well that the system is so fucked up.

I know some might be doing that due to ignorant why some may be doing it on purpose, just for people to look up on them, not knowing that they are putting their life's in a big danger.

[Mate2237]

Acquiring technical knowledge isn't the most important thing as a bitcoin investor, there are little things about safety that also needs to be taken seriously as well. It is important to protect your life and also your bitcoin but your life should be your first priority because without it there's no way you can continue investing in bitcoin. A lot of people are careless about what they say in public forgetting that someone might be listening.


Saying things ignorantly can put your life in danger, it is very vital to have limits about what you discuss with others about your Bitcoin investment even though you consider them to be your close acquaintances, there's no way you can know the true intentions of those people.

[Pablo-wood]

That's why it's good to always shut up and stay away from publicly telling people what and what you own. If you don't talk, how will they know. People sit done and draw unnecessary attention to themselves and cry fowl when things go south. They will over look the part we're they contributed to what is happening to them.

Keep your mouth shut and your life will be private. These days everybody wants to post what is going on in their lifes. Seriously. Grow up.

Staying silent is best for anyone who wants to stay safe. It's not just about crypto investors it has to do with everyone who has a big investment. The rate of hunger is increasingly alarming and this is causing huge insecurity in the society. Most of the people who uses flashy things attracts unnecessary attention to themselves.

But keeping our mouth shot sometimes can be difficult but is a practice that will save us a whole lot if we discipline ourselves enough to live simple life no matter how wealth we get.

[Grace333]

This should be a very good food for thought for us as Nigerians who are into crypto. With the current security situation in the country it's expected that we should live our lives in such a way as no to appear to people as though we have millions on our accounts. Every day we hear about kidnapping for Ramson, people getting robbed on Broad day light, we should live with wisdom because wisdom is profitable to  in living a peaceful Life. We should always be cautious of those around us especially the type of persons that we exposes our secrets and what we do to, because the hearts of man is desperately wicked. We should take our personal safety measure seriously by being vigilant around those who are around us and and our immediate environment.

I get your point but we cannot always be too careful, it's possible that those you reveal somethings to might tell people that aren't supposed to know about your business, mind you these are people that you trust and not just random strangers. Most times people can come to you to learn about crypto currency and you might not really see anything wrong in telling them about it and also giving them an idea that you have an investment you are running, this is the reason why I said you cannot be too careful, you just have to be security conscious.

[Miles2006]

The security system in Nigeria is already messed up, wahala for who carry hand expose himself again because at the end of the day these criminals no longer face the law. Criminals are supposed to face the consequences of their action so that all these evil and criminal practice go less small but no, na everyday we Dey hear different stories online about how harm robbers successfully carried out dirty operation.
To hold bitcoin for the country na big responsibility both online and offline, I pity people wey sabi flaunt their bitcoin talkless of people wey Dey carry wallet go public space to go teach people about bitcoin, make everybody Dey careful how they disclose personal information especially bitcoin wey na hot cake.

[Berry2d]

The security system in Nigeria is already messed up, wahala for who carry hand expose himself again because at the end of the day these criminals no longer face the law. Criminals are supposed to face the consequences of their action so that all these evil and criminal practice go less small but no, na everyday we Dey hear different stories online about how harm robbers successfully carried out dirty operation.
To hold bitcoin for the country na big responsibility both online and offline, I pity people wey sabi flaunt their bitcoin talkless of people wey Dey carry wallet go public space to go teach people about bitcoin, make everybody Dey careful how they disclose personal information especially bitcoin wey na hot cake.

My brother na carefulness and God's protection be the only solution to the scamming problem after all some people way them scam on that binance issue on Thursday na people way never expose their assets in one way or the other.
To am extent I will say this insecurity has gotten out of hand and needs only God's supernatural intervention for it to come to an end in all rectification,  before now people work relentlessly to put food on their table but now people sit and find all possible means of scamming others of their hard earned money without minding how they will feel after experiencing such.

[Fiasem20]

That's why it's good to always shut up and stay away from publicly telling people what and what you own. If you don't talk, how will they know. People sit done and draw unnecessary attention to themselves and cry fowl when things go south. They will over look the part we're they contributed to what is happening to them.

Keep your mouth shut and your life will be private. These days everybody wants to post what is going on in their lifes. Seriously. Grow up.

Dem don address the area of keeping quiet for this forum taya and e still dey good to remind most people because na where people gather na most bitcoiners wan raise issues of their holdings,na wisdom dem dey use follow up holdings because if you no apply wisdom with the knowledge wey you get about the crypto space you fit end up dey give all your holdings to an attacker online or physical.The bus and the restaurant no be safe space to drop matter about your holdings,because when you don finish your talk about your holdings people wey get evil intentions go just conclude say you get huge amount of holdings and dem fit go any length just for you to reveal your logins give them,so make we wise up for this space.

[Accardo]

I for no put mouth for this talk like say I never think this thing myself. The way people the forget say na who save em life go chop money way de for save. Life no two, money plenty die, e no fit finish, na once man de kpeff, em fit still go jam premature judgement for the other side. E no just easy, but anyhow Ezikiel still mounth, make we shine our eyes for this rough times, our politicians rough, rugged pass military men they fit do anyhow anytime. Udo.

[Gentle_Soul]

You are actually right I can recall having conversations with friends how we can freely and publicly discuss holdings and investments without paying attention to who might be listening to us and who might be hearing the conversation and what could be there intensions, and I think this happens because we feel like this persons can only get access to your account when they are exposed to your seed phrase but the truth is the first risk comes from you making a dangerous person conscious of the kind of investment you have and the amount of Bitcoin in your wallet because when this persons are exposed to this information of how much you have it makes them start to strategize on how to hack into your Bitcoin wallet.

[Davidloki]

This is actually true we talk less about this part of protecting our lives. Many of us are more concerned about the security of coins, we even go as far as investing in expensive security system to protect our coins, yet we pay little attention to our lives, our health and personal safety which is kind of ironic. What is the value of protecting our coins if we fail to protect the very lives that make it meaningful. I know we all want to make money from the crypto space, but would should also protect ourselves and take care of our healths.

You have a point, protecting ourselves and taking care of our health is also as important as the value we place on our investment. Health is wealth and that statement means that it is more valuable than any amount of Bitcoin that we might have. Talking about Bitcoin investment publicly is one way that people people put themselves in danger without actually realizing it, some people do this because they are not really security conscious when it comes to their life.

Health is truly the most underrated blessing that humans fail to acknowledge until it is taken from them, it is far more important than accumulating Bitcoin, if I must say. Also, in correlation with bitcoin, it is also important to keep your assets out of the eyes of people and secretly build your accumulation without any attention, that way you're safe from harm or extortion.

Many would not see this as important but it should not be neglected, but rather seen as the the best strategy to maintaining a long term investment.

[MyWarLord]

We shouldn’t leave in fear or suspect everyone around us, I know someone can’t be careful enough but at least you should mind how you talk when it comes to how you make ur money or your plans on what you are building that will benefit you in future. Bragging is one of the things that can put us into trouble, showing off too. 

I see no reason why you should be telling a friend that is not into bitcoin with you how your bitcoin pays you or things you achieve while doing bitcoin is okay to introduce bitcoin to a friend you want to help but you don’t have to give them details of how far you have gone when they get there they will understand that there is money in bitcoin learn to keep  things that has to do with you to your self make your friends understand there are boundaries when it come to anything that has to do with u protect your self first to avoid physical attacks.

[Donneski]

Protecting ourselves is a more important security concern than protecting our wallets. I know we talk about how our heirs will inherit our private keys and enjoy the benefits of our accumulations but that wasn't the primary purpose of accumulating. We sometimes denied ourselves some of the things we wanted to have immediately just to have a better future, it's important to be alive and enjoy the those benefits.
Always be conscious of your environment and the things you tell people about your finances, they mustn't know, it's not a good way to buy loyalty or respect because the moment we expose our holdings, it can lead to attacks that might end our lives. Stay discreet at all times, it doesn't cost you anything.

[Abuobyda218]

Always remember that life is much more valuable than Bitcoin. It cannot be that you only have Bitcoin and life has no value. For this reason, we have to take precautions, especially you should not disclose that I have Bitcoin in public. Many times, we go to public functions without warning and disclose the Bitcoin we have. We discuss our wallets without any secrecy. And we often openly discuss how much Bitcoin each person has while chatting with friends. It must be remembered that people with different mental views can move around in public places and they can target you at any time. Remember that if kidnappers can reach you by any means, they will give importance to Bitcoin over your life and will want to get Bitcoin by harming you in any way. For this reason, you must be aware of your Bitcoin in public functions and always remember the safety of your life first and then the safety of Bitcoin. Bitcoin can never be bigger than its own life.

[Exitoral]

This is very important. As having a huge amount of money can change the way people interact or relate with you. The thing before wealth is that before you get there, you need to keep your circle small. As each stage in your life envy can creep in some people and they can act on that and use it to hurt you. We should also be mindful of the things we do around people. Most especially now we present ourselves in the public is very important. Better to act humble than making yourself a target to criminals.