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Topic: Did anyone else know there is an Insured BTC wallet? - page 2. (Read 378 times)

legendary
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Okay, my deposit is insured for $50k. But if I deposit, let's say, 10 bitcoins (~450k) and they get hacked, then it turns out that they will return only a tenth of it to me? What the hell do I need such services for? And in general, what is the point of depositing my bitcoins with a third party? It's the same as depositing your dollars in a regular bank.

Exactly, that's how banks works an that's the limit of insurance! Imagine that everyone a bank would be insured for all the sum And the bank somehow loses all the money, how would they come up with the same amount?
Quite interestingly, in this scam, the limit in $ value is the only thing that makes sense, nobody would be able to repay you the same amount in BTC if they would get hacked and at the same time the price would double, where would they be able to come up with 200% the money they previously had?

As for the reason why, it's because if your company gets hacked it's your loss, if it's insured you at least have 50k.
That's how Coinbase Vault works!

Insurance only works if the currency has unlimited supply, since Bitcoin has a limited supply, it simply only people without brains can trust it.

Insurance works with gold deposits, what's the thing that prevents it working with Bitcoin?

It's no scam, I've been using them since 2021, they were just called BoB wallets then. I've never been hacked, but i think thats the point, they believe in their security that much they're willing to put their money where there mouth is. Not that crazy

And you woke up after 4 years in which you no posts to suddenly defend them in this brand new topic!
Yeah right, I mean , NOBODY has any REASON  to believe you're behind this!

member
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Okay, my deposit is insured for $50k. But if I deposit, let's say, 10 bitcoins (~450k) and they get hacked, then it turns out that they will return only a tenth of it to me? What the hell do I need such services for? And in general, what is the point of depositing my bitcoins with a third party? It's the same as depositing your dollars in a regular bank.

So they can steal your $450K but give back $50K and pretend like they are good people. I never seen this before interesting.  Tongue
legendary
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One of the most important factors of Bitcoin is that it offers us self custody, we can be our
own banks without the control and permissions of a third party.

It teaches us to be mindful of our security. The Bitcoin network has never been hacked,
the weakest link is "us" the human element. By handing over your Bitcoin you are relying
on someone else having their systems secure, thats a mystery.

Be responsible for your own property, take control and learn to secure your own Bitcoin.
sr. member
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Okay, my deposit is insured for $50k. But if I deposit, let's say, 10 bitcoins (~450k) and they get hacked, then it turns out that they will return only a tenth of it to me? What the hell do I need such services for? And in general, what is the point of depositing my bitcoins with a third party? It's the same as depositing your dollars in a regular bank.
My guess is that this is one of those movement in crypto where they try to emulate something that's used in fiat and make it fit into the current cryptocurrency landscape, 50k insurance isn't that bad if you ask me since that's a lot of money but in terms of bitcoin insurance it's never going to work because when the price goes up, the difference from the insured amount is going to be a free bitcoin for the people in that insurance company or to some hackers, I mean the possibility that they might even orchestrate their own hacks isn't that far fetch right?
sr. member
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Okay, my deposit is insured for $50k. But if I deposit, let's say, 10 bitcoins (~450k) and they get hacked, then it turns out that they will return only a tenth of it to me? What the hell do I need such services for? And in general, what is the point of depositing my bitcoins with a third party? It's the same as depositing your dollars in a regular bank.

In short, it is not really advisable to put a large amount in a centralized exchange, provided that if we put a large amount in, we must be the ones who hold and control the password, private key, and seed.

With centralized exchange platforms, it's not like that; instead, they actually have control over our assets and passwords, as if it's no different from banking institutions. Meaning, we are not insured with CEX platforms, but cold and hardware wallets are still better.
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storing your bitcoins with a third party is the same as entrusting your money to someone else, you don't know how they look after your money,. and therefore storing bitcoins with a third party, even a well-known exchange, is not recommended because they may claim that they will take good care of your assets and are anti-hack, but in reality you don't know anything about your assets and it is possible that your assets are being used by them without you knowing.

the safest place to store bitcoin assets is still held by a custodial wallet such as trustwallet or safepal. as long as you protect your private key, you don't need to worry that your assets will be used by other people and you can manage your assets freely.
newbie
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There is an easy solution to this guys, like I did, start with a small enough deposit that won't hurt you, but thats large enough some scammer would want to steal, and see if you can move it out of there immediately, then youd have a pretty good idea. This goes for most situations btw
newbie
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Unless these whales wrote the code completely from the ground up, at some point they are relying on someone else, whether they admit it or not. The amount of time required to stay updated on every new hack or flaw or bug would be more than a full time job itself. But for someone like me who doesnt have the time nor the fat stacks, knowing my little stack is safer than doing it by myself, I certainly cant insure my own money if it gets stolen, and that i can focus on what matters in life, does sit better with me.

Im not here to argue though, I could care less if you use them or not. It wont affect my life in anyway whether you do or not, I admit I did take it personal when people said it was a scam, but im over it.
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It's no scam, I've been using them since 2021, they were just called BoB wallets then. I've never been hacked, but i think thats the point, they believe in their security that much they're willing to put their money where there mouth is. Not that crazy

Some folks feel fine letting a custodial service hold their crypto funds.  That's understandable for sure.  However, a core ideals of cryptocurrency is being your own bank teller and money guard.  Non-custodial wallets empower you grip your private keys.  So you shoulder the safety duties rather than some outside company and  this self-reliance sits better with certain investors, mainly the whales with big stacks of coin.
newbie
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And doesn't being certified through the Bank Secrecy Act mandate being regulated? I think most platforms arent even SBA certified, and I doubt most scammers even know what that is.
newbie
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It's no scam, I've been using them since 2021, they were just called BoB wallets then. I've never been hacked, but i think thats the point, they believe in their security that much they're willing to put their money where there mouth is. Not that crazy
sr. member
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If indeed this insurance service has been running for a long time (later in the future) of course user ratings will spread including on crypto forum forums, it is too early to trust, there is no legal umbrella, who supervises the service? supervision is important whatever the institution and the assets it manages.

Storing in a time-tested cex and user satisfaction alone still has the potential for cheating and bankruptcy, let alone a service that guarantees the activities of others with such a risk, I think the provider is only running its business not as a protection for each wallet because there is no trace of reputation.

Third-party service insurance and having full decision and rights over the management is too risky.

For me, if I have the funds to save, it is better to buy a ledger or hardware domper that is large and capable in anticipation and buy a new computer that is not connected to the internet Cheesy storing assets is calmer with hand control.
sr. member
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I just found this place, it says it's insured up to $50,000. It's just astonishing that after all this time this is the first place that does that. Called bankofblockchain.us Insured against hacks, why isn't this a standard for pete's sake. I just feel everyone needs to know this.

First of all, its not a wallet this seems a custodial service that claims the deposited funds were insured. And as many others said this is too good to be true and a new domain then its almost a good enough reason to conclude that it is a scam but if you want to trust them then it's your choice if they ever hacked and if they managed to returns the hacked funds then let us know. Roll Eyes

legendary
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Insurance only works if the currency has unlimited supply, since Bitcoin has a limited supply, it simply only people without brains can trust it. Trusting your coins to a centralized site is also defeat the purpose of decentralization.

Conventional insurance service is not a scam or a waste of time.
It's not scam as long as you pick a legitimate insurance service, as for waste of time, it's really subjective because they often ask too much process to claim the insurance.
hero member
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I just found this place, it says it's insured up to $50,000. It's just astonishing that after all this time this is the first place that does that. Called bankofblockchain.us Insured against hacks, why isn't this a standard for pete's sake. I just feel everyone needs to know this.
Nice shill, thanks but no thanks. Wallet insurance? You are your own insurance and the one that makes it secure. The standard is to understand that "not your keys, not your coins". That's basic and simple but hard to maintain that when you're too greedy and think that these money projected by scampanies are for real, you will definitely going to be the victim of their scam. But maybe this might be a real thing in the future but won't just be offered by some random website but most likely the banks.
legendary
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Insurance and its policies are a big scam to me. I don't buy that idea of insuring some assets because you are going to spend more than you are going to get. Instead, you can make your own insurance by saving that money.
 

Conventional insurance service is not a scam or a waste of time. You are correct that your insurance premium might become greater than the asset's cost but it helps reduce risks. The insurance company will have to pay for damages even when you have not paid enough premiums to cover the cost of settlement. Insurance is also another means to keep money for the future because you might not be able to save by yourself.    

If this service is legitimate, it would be wise to only deposit an amount of Bitcoin that can be insured. It's not reasonable to deposit a large amount of Bitcoin without full insurance coverage. But in our country, there is a bank that only insures a limited amount of money, but people still deposit large sums of money with them. I believe that this is just a feature of their service to gain the trust of their customers.

The service is by no means legitimate, hence there is no need to put even a cent in their custody. From the response and proof we have seen in this thread, this is a clear scam. Keeping Bitcoin with third parties is a great risk, a non-custodian wallet is the only option.  
hero member
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It's certainly a scam, and call me suspicious, but I wouldn't be surprised if you were subtly promoting them with this thread. No way in hell is someone going to believe that there's something called a bank of blockchain that is legit and insured. Where's the evidence that it actually is? Bollocks, a new domain, doesn't even appear in the first or even second page of Google organic results; they just created a fake website with a free domain and hosting, choosing a template that is either free or cheap to purchase. I doubt that the whole ordeal cost more than $50.
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If i am being honest i do not know much about this website but I already do not want to know i am not interested it is sure nice to keep an open mind but i do not want to trust my money with a third party which in itself already goes against the core purpose of decentralization which is one of what makes bitcoin unique

I know we are all trying to be alert and make sure that our bitcoin is safe but sometimes too much wariness might lead to even more dangers  
legendary
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I do believe that there's a future in the business of crypto insurance because lots of people worry what might happen to their money and would like to have an insurance just in case they get hacked. But if the insurance comes with hodling coins on the company's centralized platform, then there's a big issue of trusting that company to not steal your money. This particular company, as others pointed out, does not look trustworthy, so there's a very good chance that they'll scam people who entrust their coins to them. In that case, it's much better to have no insurance but to store coins safely independently.
hero member
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I just found this place, it says it's insured up to $50,000. It's just astonishing that after all this time this is the first place that does that. Called bankofblockchain.us Insured against hacks, why isn't this a standard for pete's sake. I just feel everyone needs to know this.

It is nice that it is insured, but the problem is that it only covers up to $50k. And what if you have two bitcoins and you got hack or them, so you only get $50k? It is pretty useless. I've tried visiting the website but it takes forever to load on my end so I can't see the website. I'm not sure if people who own tons of Bitcoin will apply to them due to the amount that you will only get unless you just mistakenly read how much was insured on their website.
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