Safest wallet

[Jabbatheslutt]

I use electrum for my main one cause it's small in size and portable and for a spending wallet i just use block chain.

[DolanDuck]

Do you think I can make a safe cold storage using a virtual machine like VirtualBox inside an infected Windows OS?

[Kprawn]

Just spread the coins, you use daily, into 3 or more online wallet providers. That way you spread the risk, of losing all of them, in one hack.

Keep the coins, you plan on saving in paper wallets. {Laminate them, before you store them away}

Remember fish moth eat paper.  

Lock it away in a safe, and some in a bank.

Chance is small, for you, to be robbed on all fronts.  

[Dannie]

Offline wallets and paper wallets are the the safest wallet, as it is safe from all hacking and malware.
But be careful of forgetting bitcoin and throw away your HDD or paper.

Old news, but still worth reading if you haven't read it before. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289

[ajareselde]

Just want to ask which wallet is the safest to store my BTC on?

Any suggestions, please.

your safest bet is local client wallet on your pc, transfer everything there, then back it up on usb stick, and delete wallet from your pc.
place usb drive somewhere safe. no online wallet is 100% safe.
eventualy use some large exchange for trading, but dont have large amounts of money there.

cheers

[Kprawn]

Online wallets are not safe, no matter, what people say.

http://altcoinpress.com/2014/03/bitcoin-bank-flexcoin-closes-after-hacker-toys-with-weak-code/

Hmmmmm

[jonald_fyookball]

Online wallets are not safe, no matter, what people say.

http://altcoinpress.com/2014/03/bitcoin-bank-flexcoin-closes-after-hacker-toys-with-weak-code/

Hmmmmm

sounds like a happy day for that hacker.

[bitsmichel]

I don't recommend online wallets, some get hacked once in a while. I don't recommend mobile wallets either, simply because many of the mobile apps contain spyware.
There are these desktop wallets:

Bitcoin Core
Multibit
Hive OS X
Hive
Armory
Electrum

You could pick based on your operating system. Full list here: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

[makebitcoin]

Just want to ask which wallet is the safest to store my BTC on?

Any suggestions, please.

IMO the safest wallet would be Blockchain.info.

With that being said, in order for blockchian to be the best wallet, you must first understand how Bitcoin works and implement all of the security features that they offer.

The best way to store bitcoin for a newer/less tech savvy person would be coinbase. They are generally considered secure and offer security features that are easy to understand. Although having your coins hosted at a 3rd party is against the general concept of Bitcoin.

You need to understand blockchain.info is not the offical blockchain. It's just another company. They are just as safe/unsafe as other online wallet services. I would recommend a paper wallet as the safest option.

[BurtW]

I have been playing with my Trezor "Bitcoin Safe":

http://www.bitcointrezor.com/

and so far it looks like a very safe way to store your BTC.  I am adding more and more BTC to it as I get more comfortable with it.  I think they will be on sale to the general public in a few months (once all the preorders from the people who jump started the company are filled).

[Acidyo]

Obiously the safest is cold storage but I've been using blockchain.info as a hot wallet all this time and never had any problems.

[BurtW]

I don't recommend online wallets, some get hacked once in a while. I don't recommend mobile wallets either, simply because many of the mobile apps contain spyware.
There are these desktop wallets:

Bitcoin Core
Multibit
Hive OS X
Hive
Armory
Electrum

You could pick based on your operating system. Full list here: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

I guess you can remove Mulitbit from your list:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=562181.0

[Loophole]

I don't recommend online wallets, some get hacked once in a while. I don't recommend mobile wallets either, simply because many of the mobile apps contain spyware.
There are these desktop wallets:

Bitcoin Core
Multibit
Hive OS X
Hive
Armory
Electrum

You could pick based on your operating system. Full list here: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

I guess you can remove Electrum from your list:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=562181.0

It seems the thread you linked talks about Multibut. Did you mean Multibit instead?

[BurtW]

Fixed.

[Kprawn]

Only pay with your hardware wallet, like this. 

http://imgur.com/r/Bitcoin/8uxiRNV

Just a pity, it's not fitting in my pocket.

[SOEHARTO]

set 2 factory st up . wil protect

[transient858]

Cold wallet, bitcoin armory is as safe as one could go.

[advanced]

Just want to ask which wallet is the safest to store my BTC on?

Any suggestions, please.

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Crosspost from  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=638832.0

[BurtW]

Cold wallet, bitcoin armory is as safe as one could go.

You can also create cold storage accounts using the blockchain.info wallet, works great.

[BurtW]

Crosspost from  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=638832.0

Those look pretty darn nice.  Thanks!  I had not seen those yet.  It is so hard to keep up with all things Bitcoin...