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Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by gtsteve on Monday July 08, 2019 @10:23AM (#20382956)
I use Electrum with just a passphrase. I don't actually have a digital file that once can steal, I simply have a written sequence of words that I keep in a safe place. I've actually memorised them but I'm too paranoid to destroy the paper copy. I write them in to reconstruct the private key only when I need it. I do this on an old laptop that is only used for this purpose.

For my personal convenience vs security threshold it's quite helpful but for those who trade daily it's probably too much effort.

Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by runjake on Monday July 08, 2019 @10:35AM (#20383054)
Others have covered your desktop options well.

On mobile, any of these are fine:

* Green Wallet

* Coinomi

* Coinbase Wallet (Wallet app. Don't keep your Bitcoin in an Exchange. It is not under your control at that point.). If you have privacy concerns WRT governments, don't use this option.

For more security:

* Use hardware wallets, such as Trezor

* Paper wallets in a bank's safe deposit box.

Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by nerdwaller on Friday July 05, 2019 @04:07PM (#20365437)
For strictly Bitcoin a colleague showed me OpenDime[0] which is pretty cool. To get the secret key the device is physically altered.

Otherwise I have a few hardware wallets around but haven’t used them much as I didn’t like that some required a Chrome app or other less than ideal, from my perspective, setups.

[0] https://opendime.com/

Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by mpoteat on Friday July 05, 2019 @03:37PM (#20365213)
Electrum on full disk encryption Linux, with mnenomic phrase in safe deposit box.
Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by tapvt on Friday July 05, 2019 @03:01PM (#20364903)
Personally, I use Jaxx Liberty on my iPhone.

I have the backup phrase in a safe.

I do not have a lot of value invested in crypto assets. If you intend to store larger amounts, I wouldn’t recommend this set-up.

Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by ethanpil on Friday July 05, 2019 @04:28PM (#20365599)
I'm interested to know how you assessed the safety and reliability of this option?
Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by companyhen on Monday July 08, 2019 @01:51AM (#20380204)
Nano Ledger S for hardware wallet

imToken 2.0 for iOS wallet and write down the seed phrase on paper, store in secret spots :)

Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by jordansmith on Saturday July 06, 2019 @12:59AM (#20367980)
Hardware wallet would be the safest method. I use a trezor myself.
Re:Ask HN: Where / how do you store your cryptocurrency wall... by oiasdjfoiasd on Saturday July 06, 2019 @06:59PM (#20372544)
same