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Topic: Does any body know of a bitcoin bank? (Read 1270 times)

hero member
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June 22, 2011, 08:56:33 PM
#19
yes instawallet is great service, no fees when sending from your instawallet address.

A bank?

Bitcoin Credit Union

http://bccu.no-ip.org

http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=7284.0
newbie
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June 15, 2011, 01:38:00 AM
#18
How about InstaWallet is that an okay service?
- Casey H.
newbie
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June 14, 2011, 11:44:38 PM
#17
I would create encrypted drive in a file container with software like truecrypt, with long enough pass phrase, make a new wallet on this drive, send bitcoins to that wallet, unmount encrypted drive, make a few backup copies of encrypted file container and put them in different places including online storage, just in case.
hero member
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June 14, 2011, 11:33:32 PM
#16
Someone has to start a bitcoin insurance company first.  Have at it.

How would that possibly work?
sr. member
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June 14, 2011, 11:23:19 PM
#15
I was curious about this question too.  I am aware of websites like mybitcoin.com, but what about an insured bank where you would be reimbursed if the bank was "robbed" or destroyed?
None such service exists yet.
legendary
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June 14, 2011, 11:11:32 PM
#14
Someone has to start a bitcoin insurance company first.  Have at it.
newbie
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June 14, 2011, 11:10:46 PM
#13
I was curious about this question too.  I am aware of websites like mybitcoin.com, but what about an insured bank where you would be reimbursed if the bank was "robbed" or destroyed?
legendary
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June 14, 2011, 10:33:15 PM
#12
Do they have any kind of assurance in case of errors?

What kind of assurance can you give yourself?
donator
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June 14, 2011, 10:28:02 PM
#11
Ok, that secures the wallet but spontaneous withdraws get complicated  Wink. So there is no Bitcoin Bank just wallets? Do they have any kind of assurance in case of errors?
legendary
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June 14, 2011, 09:34:49 PM
#10
Discussed in detail here: http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=5194.0

A client that never connected to the net is about as good as it gets.

I just encrypt the wallet.dat file onto a cheap 128 meg thumbdrive then put it into my safety deposit box.  Destroying the unencrypted copies on my PC is also necessary.
legendary
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June 14, 2011, 09:33:16 PM
#9
I was thinking about clearing out my client.

Just send them to MtGox or a private online wallet (like MyBitcoin).

Do not use MyBitcoin! I sent them a message about a lost password more than a week ago. I still have not received a reply. The only way to contact them is through the online system they provide (which I used) and apparently they don't even check that.

Wait, how did you use the internal messaging system without your password?

Something stinks.
member
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June 14, 2011, 09:16:13 PM
#8
I was thinking about clearing out my client.

Just send them to MtGox or a private online wallet (like MyBitcoin).

Do not use MyBitcoin! I sent them a message about a lost password more than a week ago. I still have not received a reply. The only way to contact them is through the online system they provide (which I used) and apparently they don't even check that.
newbie
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June 14, 2011, 09:15:19 PM
#7
I know a wonderful one....


try....


C:\Users\(yourusername)\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\wallet.dat


Enjoy!
legendary
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First Exclusion Ever
June 14, 2011, 09:13:01 PM
#6
Discussed in detail here: http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=5194.0

A client that never connected to the net is about as good as it gets.
member
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June 14, 2011, 08:58:36 PM
#5
Or set up a wallet on another computer which isn't connected to the internet. I wouldn't trust all my cash in one site if I had a lot of it.
newbie
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June 14, 2011, 08:52:57 PM
#4
I was thinking about clearing out my client.

Just send them to MtGox or a private online wallet (like MyBitcoin).

I second that
hero member
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June 14, 2011, 08:46:24 PM
#3
I was thinking about clearing out my client.

Just send them to MtGox or a private online wallet (like MyBitcoin).
hero member
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June 14, 2011, 08:41:42 PM
#2
Where do you live?
newbie
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June 14, 2011, 08:39:14 PM
#1
I was thinking about clearing out my client.
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