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legendary
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Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?

They are safe if you not touch it during this whole disturbance.
Keeping bitcoins in a online wallet is not safe in general.

You should download software wallet and use it. Its safer.
hero member
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In online wallet anytime suspicious activity may be happened. In the case, online wallet like blockchain.info storing bitcoins worth up to 10% of the total amount may good idea. Overall, such of these wallets a greater risk has been hacked.
full member
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the best place for secured coins is an offline wallet or paper wallet  mt gox hacked , i don't believe  any online wallet
legendary
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Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?
I have my private keys & my account is fully secured.
I really need to know this Smiley
Probably not. Your coins were never safe with blockchain.info anyways since they continuously have security and usability issues anyways. If a chain split happens, you won't be able to decide on which chain you want to transact on, blockchain.info will choose that for you.
It is true that blockchain.info has had security and usability issues in that past, but unlike exchanges and other wallet sites, you have 100% control over your private keys.
Blockchain.info don't give control of private keys, this function was removed when they released new version of website. You only can to import private keys to blockchain.info wallet.

Your blockchain.info account 12 word recovery phrase is the "seed" that is used to generate all your private keys. It can be used by other compatible wallets, such as Trezor. You can move your blockchain.info wallet to another wallet at any time for any reason.
legendary
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Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?
I have my private keys & my account is fully secured.
I really need to know this Smiley
Probably not. Your coins were never safe with blockchain.info anyways since they continuously have security and usability issues anyways. If a chain split happens, you won't be able to decide on which chain you want to transact on, blockchain.info will choose that for you.

It is true that blockchain.info has had security and usability issues in that past, but unlike exchanges and other wallet sites, you have 100% control over your private keys.

If blockchain.info doesn't have the features you want, can always move your private keys to a wallet that does at any time before or after a fork.

@Shawns, if you control your private keys, then your bitcoins are not affected by a fork until you decide to spend them.
Blockchain.info don't give control of private keys, this function was removed when they released new version of website. You only can to import private keys to blockchain.info wallet.
sr. member
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Your coins are never safe if you do not have them on a local machine. Also you need to have the private keys and passphrase control.

If blockchain.info takes down their site wouldn't you not be able to withdraw?
If blockchain.info takes down their site he will be able to withdraw with the 12 words phrase.
sr. member
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Bitcoin SV is Bitcoin
Yes, you are safe for august 1 Wink
sr. member
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Your coins are never safe if you do not have them on a local machine. Also you need to have the private keys and passphrase control.

If blockchain.info takes down their site wouldn't you not be able to withdraw?
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Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?

I have my private keys & my account is fully secured.

I really need to know this Smiley

It depends how much you have. I think they have been hacked in the past, not sure, but if it's true then other risks are there too.

Losing money based on hacks, bugs ,exploits could all happen.

I think people should just download Electrum and store their BTC there for the time being.
legendary
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You not serious.

You using blockchain.info? Seriously? Thats the worst choice u could make. Sorry to hear about your loss.


Remove your coins to any other place than blockchain.info.

Not only is unsafe because people behind it are retards without skills but also main FUDster ROGER VER is part of it.

Just google past screw ups thanks to them and make your mind with where u store your money.
legendary
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Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?

I have my private keys & my account is fully secured.

I really need to know this Smiley
So you have the private keys already then I guess its really okay to use them, but I'm not recommending them since blockchain,info users have too many issues about that wallet. Just make sure you will not spend any amount stored on that wallet or even received on that very moment from 12 hours before August 1 and after without prior updates from those who knows technically.

Yup. I would worry if I have my coins deposited in blockchain.info by Aug 1. Just what others have suggested, lately blockchain.info has a lot of issues regarding their wallet that's why its not "safe" to used it in my opinion. You said you have the private keys so you are all good. I really don't know what happened to blockchain.info wallet though, used to be one of the best wallet out there, but now they have security issues popping from time to time.
copper member
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Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?

I have my private keys & my account is fully secured.

I really need to know this Smiley
So you have the private keys already then I guess its really okay to use them, but I'm not recommending them since blockchain,info users have too many issues about that wallet. Just make sure you will not spend any amount stored on that wallet or even received on that very moment from 12 hours before August 1 and after without prior updates from those who knows technically.
legendary
Activity: 4522
Merit: 3426
Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?
I have my private keys & my account is fully secured.
I really need to know this Smiley
Probably not. Your coins were never safe with blockchain.info anyways since they continuously have security and usability issues anyways. If a chain split happens, you won't be able to decide on which chain you want to transact on, blockchain.info will choose that for you.

It is true that blockchain.info has had security and usability issues in that past, but unlike exchanges and other wallet sites, you have 100% control over your private keys.

If blockchain.info doesn't have the features you want, can always move your private keys to a wallet that does at any time before or after a fork.

@Shawns, if you control your private keys, then your bitcoins are not affected by a fork until you decide to spend them.
full member
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I agree the best place for secured coins is an offline wallet or paper wallet otherwise always risk is present.
staff
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Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?

I have my private keys & my account is fully secured.

I really need to know this Smiley
Probably not. Your coins were never safe with blockchain.info anyways since they continuously have security and usability issues anyways. If a chain split happens, you won't be able to decide on which chain you want to transact on, blockchain.info will choose that for you.
member
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I think yes.
Even if they *may* something stupid, the only real problem is that they get hacked.
Otherwise, we will just see how the landscape would be after Aug, 1 and choose another online wallet if anything is screwed with blockchain.info
member
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Are my bitcoins safe in online wallet www.blockchain.info for what happens on August 1?

I have my private keys & my account is fully secured.

I really need to know this Smiley
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