Your Bitcoin storage solution? "Share It!"

[BlockchainHelp?]

I felt like creating a thread..... how do you store your Bitcoin (No Locations!)

I use 2 USB's which have my private keys on them,
I have paper wallets with my private keys on them,
I have 1 USB with a bootable OS to securely access my private keys without compromising my cold storage...


What about you?!?!

[Meuh6879]

1 netbook for bitcoin.
3 USB key.

no update ! expect bitcoin-QT...

i have my bank, now,  available 24/24 7/7 ... with 40min to wire.

[roslinpl]

I just keep them on my android device. And earn then spend.  Nothing to hodl at the moment but I will prefere paper wallet + some cold storage - trezor seems very cool but a bit expensive. .

[leopard2]

Yikes! Don't do that, this is all perishable storage. All it takes is a bit of a solar flare and goodbye private keys.

Only magneto-optical discs are 100% reliable, get a used 3.5" inch MO drive from Ebay if you have lots of coins

DVD-RAM is a cheaper alternative, but not quite as reliable. Nuclear power plants use MO drives because they have to survive 30 years + and radiation too.

[roslinpl]

Yikes! Don't do that, this is all perishable storage. All it takes is a bit of a solar flare and goodbye private keys.

Only magneto-optical discs are 100% reliable, get a used 3.5" inch MO drive from Ebay if you have lots of coins

DVD-RAM is a cheaper alternative, but not quite as reliable. Nuclear power plants use MO drives because they have to survive 30 years + and radiation too.

MO seems cool just I wouldn't trust them for 30 years :-) failure is always an option.

[arklan]

when i get in a position to have cold storage (right now the little i have is just on my phone or PC) i'll be 3d printing a statue of some sort that either has to be seen from the proper angle to reveal the QR code, or has to be physically broken open to reveal the code. of course, i have a lot of 3d printed stuff in my home, so which one IS it will be a good trick.

of course that leaves me with the whole "and then my house burned down and took my fortune with it." scenario... never seen a good solution there. maybe n of m passphrase type stuff? multiple statues or other QR codes hidden at home, office, bank vault... *shrug* i'll nail it down before i implement anything.

[trout]

brainwallet.

warning: if you are considering doing this, find the thread about  just how
unsafe and insecure it is on this forum

[arklan]

brainwallet.

warning: if you are considering doing this, find the thread about  just how
unsafe and insecure it is on this forum

i'm familiar enough with my memory that i don't need to read anything more on the subject... heh.

also, correct horse battery staple.

[roslinpl]

I heard good method in the past.

Hammering private keys on a piece of metal :-)
This one is not bad at all. Just less IT.

[cryptoart.com]

Well... nothing like a good old paper wallet:



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Review from Bitcoin Magazine

[liu2014]

i use a droplet to generate private key and then only set my ip to allow ssh.

[franky1]

dedicated machine with no downloads
VB.net app that simply makes a signed transaction that pushes it to multiple pools and blockcain.info
paperwallet

[Ximp]

I like to keep them on exchanges for fast transfer.

[Yankee (BitInstant)]

I like to keep them on exchanges for fast transfer.

Not sure if thats sarcasm or not...

[Light]

of course that leaves me with the whole "and then my house burned down and took my fortune with it." scenario... never seen a good solution there. maybe n of m passphrase type stuff? multiple statues or other QR codes hidden at home, office, bank vault... *shrug* i'll nail it down before i implement anything.

Best option IMO would be to have an encrypted USB that you have in a safe deposit with your bank. It might cost you $50-100 a year but if you have enough coins it's really rather valuable enough to warrant it. That way unless there is a natural disaster that affects both your bank and your house you should be fine.

[wachtwoord]

Security through obscurity.

[FUEPA]

offline computer generate 300 addresses. Each private key is then made a 3 of 7 using shamir's secret sharing. I hold 2 paper copies and 1 on a true-crypt drive. the other 4 are sent to family and friends that wouldn't meet unless I died or was wrongly accused of a crime.

[Ximp]

I like to keep them on exchanges for fast transfer.

Not sure if thats sarcasm or not...

What do you mean???

[Yankee (BitInstant)]

I like to keep them on exchanges for fast transfer.

Not sure if thats sarcasm or not...

What do you mean???

Never keep more then 1-2 BTC on an exchange.

Exchanges go down like a $10 hooker..

[Ximp]

Nah, I was just messing. I have my airgapped devices set up nice and secure