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Re:Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name t... by down on Thursday December 21, 2017 @10:43AM (#15979533)
if you keep a ton of gold in your house, good luck.. keeping it safe, there are safe ways to keep bitcoin, cold storage, etc. is not like is impossible.
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Re:Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name t... by ceejayoz on Thursday December 21, 2017 @10:49AM (#15979590)
It appears to be substantially easier to secure a ton of gold than the equivalent amount of Bitcoin.

It's also a lot harder to accidentally lose.

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Re:Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name t... by down on Thursday December 21, 2017 @10:57AM (#15979685)
right is so hard to buy a device from amazon or print some words on plasticized paper and keep it safe, hell you can even memorize 12 words.
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Re:Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name t... by ceejayoz on Thursday December 21, 2017 @11:24AM (#15980068)
Sure, assuming the Amazon device isn't a compromised counterfeit, the printer isn't rooted, and the paper doesn't get burned up in a house fire.

Case in point: https://www.wired.com/story/i-forgot-my-pin-an-epic-tale-of-...

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Re:Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name t... by down on Thursday December 21, 2017 @11:42AM (#15980288)
yes, this is what hold bitcoin back but is getting better, the amazon device can be software signed, also you could encrypt your keys and upload to all cloud hosts.
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