There's no problem with your idea of keeping your cryptos as long as you have those passphrases. I agree to the idea and don't ever let other people that you're into crypto. They might get an idea that you've got tons of money.
That's the thinking of most people when they hear someone who's into crypto and then you're traveling, so be careful.
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Don't show any sign of crypto ownership on your phones and perhaps sew the privkey into the label of a t-shirt or something. I definitely wouldn't want them to find out that I own crypto, so why not just hide it in plain sight lol.
I'd purchase a new cheap phone and travel across the border with it. If these guys copy data off your phone, at least they won't find out even a word related to crypto inside it.
I'd purchase a new cheap phone and travel across the border with it. If these guys copy data off your phone, at least they won't find out even a word related to crypto inside it.
Before the delete, you could still have their copies stored on multiple SD cards (or written down on papers) and then encrypted. One or few of the cards and papers could be kept back home just incase something happens to the ones you are traveling with... you can always call someone who is trustworthy to transfer the encrypted contents when you get to your destination.
People in governments are subject to Just Laws and don't have right to stop people from using good crypto. Better they encourage Safe Cryptocurrency Space and monitor it for abuse/misuse.
People in governments are subject to Just Laws and don't have right to stop people from using good crypto. Better they encourage Safe Cryptocurrency Space and monitor it for abuse/misuse.
Yes you can delete and uninstall the wallet on your device then you ensure your passphrase is propertly written down. If you cannot access where you wrote down your passphrase it's a clear indication you have lost access to such wallet and as such you can no longer access the funds in such wallet unless the passphrase is retrieved
Thanks to everyone who answered my post, nice to have confirmation on these things!
<...> don't it need a search warrant before they can scan your smartphone?
It depends on the country. Although one would think that it would be a common requirement, it’s not always so. I don’t know how widespread it is on a per country basis, but recently a court has ruled that US Customs & Border Protection agents can, without a warrant, proceed to perform a search on your phone, review the content, and even copy data.I don’t know if it will stand for long, nor just how many cases have been carried out under the above precept, but it’s certainly one thing to look into to be on the safe side.
See: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276183/us-appeals-court-first-circuit-border-phone-search-decision-fourth-amendment
its what makes crypto easy to bring because all you need is the private key or the pnemonic seed you can already cross without worrying bringing cash thats more than 10k. you will also not be able to do it with gold.
it looks u safe writing the keys multiple times on multiple papers, highlighting words in a book works for me.
don't it need a search warrant before they can scan your smartphone?
it looks u safe writing the keys multiple times on multiple papers, highlighting words in a book works for me.
don't it need a search warrant before they can scan your smartphone?
Yes, you are completely safe. Just make sure your seed phrase is secured and written correctly and you'll be fine.
Yes I've once heard of such instance hence why I'd also be taking extra safety precautions; though I'm not sure how widespread these cases are.
But yea. As long as you have your 12-24 word backup(and your passphrase, if you use one), you can freely uninstall your bitcoin wallet app on your mobile phone(or computer) and simply just reinstall it after you leave the airport in the destination country.
But yea. As long as you have your 12-24 word backup(and your passphrase, if you use one), you can freely uninstall your bitcoin wallet app on your mobile phone(or computer) and simply just reinstall it after you leave the airport in the destination country.
If you buy crypto currencies in one country and then travel to another country, as long as I have the passphrase and private key on paper, hidden in mulptiple places and the crypto on an online exchange, no kyc, p2p bought, non custodial and bought on a clean laptop, can I delete the website from by laptop, including the online wallet, and then sign in again to that exchange after travelling.
I have heard, dont know if it is true, but better safe than sorry, that they now have devices to scan your smartphone and laptop to see what is on it. I would not be surprised if they do that now, the governments of the world are becoming very anti crypto currency, especially for privacy coins.
I have heard, dont know if it is true, but better safe than sorry, that they now have devices to scan your smartphone and laptop to see what is on it. I would not be surprised if they do that now, the governments of the world are becoming very anti crypto currency, especially for privacy coins.
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