Where's the best place to hold any coins? Should I get the proper bitcoin wallet and let it download the blockchain or is something like jaxx https://jaxx.io ok?
I'm just trying to make sure anything is secured come 1st Aug.
Cheers
Jaxx is not really recommended as It's not fully open sourced. I'd go witth Electrum If I were you, It's with no doubt the best wallet for desktop. You have control over your private keys so make sure you are note doing any transactions during that period (check the forums and Reddit /r/bitcoin from time to time after 1st august to stay updated)
Electrum or Core is the best wallet so fully secure your coins come Aug 1. I haven't try Jaxx though so I don't know if is fully secured. What I like about Electrum though besides the seeds, is that it is so lightweight. My only comment is that is so small and for those who have problems with his eye sight, sometimes its very hurtful.