Topic: Have you ever been stolen or lost your BTC? - page 9. (Read 1209 times)
I've never experienced losing bitcoin and i don't want to happen either. You know there is no 100% guaranty that keeping of bitcoin in exchange and different wallet is safe because it is online and there is a lot of hackers out there. But beside that you need to be as careful as you can in keeping your bitcoin. Need to set a strong password to your wallet and 2fa authentication for more security. in our country there is a wallet where we can store btc,eth.bch,xrp and you can convert it to fiat money easily if you need to cash out and it is also secured.
I never been experience such things, and so I didn't ever wanted to. I don't have much BTC in my wallet, just little for me to help additional support for my daily needs. I am using wallet which is very popular in our country and that is coins.ph. It has several divisions for the different crypto currencies like BTC, ETH, and others. It is very convenient for me because I can easily convert my crypto currencies into our currency whenever I wanted or needed it.
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
first time I knew bitcoin, I used blockchain as my bitcoin wallet. and thanks god it is safe for me. now im using a hardware wallet to collect bitcoin and use metamask for erc20 wallet. yes, I have experienced bitcoin (and ethereum) I was stolen by someone on an exchange not in my wallet directly. At that time I thought I was hit by a phishing website that caused someone to access my exchange account 
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
I use to keep storing bitcoin and other coins in exchange wallet back in the days but all of that changed when I got hacked on that website, Indeed it is not safe and advisable to store bitcoins or any other altcoins on exchanges and online wallets.The best way for you to store bitcoins and various altcoins are using hardware wallets which will cost you money but will make your funds secured.
Fortunately I have never experienced theft or loss of my bitcoin, but some of my friends have experienced loss BTC even got BTC stolen. Most of those who lost BTC because they kept BTC too long in exchanges or kept BTC in the new exchange. If the theft of BTC is usually done by hackers, they are targeting BTC stored wallet online. I try to giving advice if you have BTC in large amount, don't store it in an online wallet because many events are lost due to hacked, if a small amount of BTC is still safely stored in an online wallet. If BTC in large amount should stored in a hardware wallet like Trezor or Ledger Nano is relatively safer.
I lost over .5BTC around 3-4 years ago which was my first exchange from crypto to fiat. But it didn't happen as the exchange I choose to complete the trade scammed me. Though in that incident I learned how to survive from scammers and i do always double-check in anything related to the internet or in real life. Bitcoin was at $250 at that time though it still hurts. I learned my lesson but I think it was worth it. After that day I don't remember if I got scammed ever again. Now I don't send people such a big amount first without checking their background a few times. Now I always suggest people use google before using any site on the internet. I got scammed but None of my bitcoin's lost but It's sad to see that so many bitcoin's lost already but it's good for investors/holders.
Stolen, no. But unfortunately I sent bitcoin to a BCH address and lost it, about 0.002 in total. I had for some reason copied a BCH address to the clipboard and forgot what coin it was, and my electrum wallet had no mercy and allowed me to send 'real' bitcoin to it. That stung just a little.
Fortunately I don't see that many threads about bitcoin wallets getting hacked. There are members who get scammed, of course, but rarely do I see a case of true hacking. As for me, I'm going to be extra careful when sending either btc or bch in the future.
Fortunately I don't see that many threads about bitcoin wallets getting hacked. There are members who get scammed, of course, but rarely do I see a case of true hacking. As for me, I'm going to be extra careful when sending either btc or bch in the future.
Recently I've heard someone's speech about keeping BTC on the exchange is not safe. But the same thing may be fair to other types of wallets — it's all about the pros and cons, isn't it?
There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
I've never lost or was scammed when it comes to Bitcoin, because I was using Blockchain wallet from the very beginning, and I'm still satisfied with it. I chose this wallet because of its friendly interface, reputation, and popularity. Back in 2017 or so, my Ethereum was stolen, though. Back then Blockchain did not support Ethereum, so I had to find another wallet. Moreover, it was my first experimental investment in altcoins (turned out very successful, even though I was scammed for 60% of it, by the way), so I was not good at these things. I chose myethereumwallet.net, which was pretty common back then. My Ethereum was stolen, possibly because the owners of the website decided to scam everyone. I got 40% of what I had reimbursed, though, so it was not that bad. It's important to choose wisely and carefully. There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
Recently I've heard someone's speech about keeping BTC on the exchange is not safe. But the same thing may be fair to other types of wallets — it's all about the pros and cons, isn't it?
There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
I haven't been robbed yet, But I lost my private keys.There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
Worse, because I was so careful it was gone. Because I wrote it on paper and I deleted all the copies on my pc. I didn't even know where it went and how I could open my wallet again. My lesson is to be careful and also keep the right mindset. And of course we have a back up so we have another option to do if we ever lose our copies of the private keys.
That's sad to hear, it happened to me as well, I lost my private key, I thought I already back up my phone, then my uncle reformat our computer, he asked me if I need my file, I was so confident and said I already have back up on my email, but when I was about to exchange my tokens then I cannot find my private key anymore. The $1k was gone.
Happened when I was very new to the cryptocurrency usage. By those days I don't have much knowledge about cashing out of bitcoin. I used localbitcoins for buying and selling of bitcoin, and never bothered about the trust and the user ratings. One day I bought from a trader, further I paid to the respective account and didn't received the bitcoin. This is also a kind of trap where I lost my funds.
Recently I've heard someone's speech about keeping BTC on the exchange is not safe. But the same thing may be fair to other types of wallets — it's all about the pros and cons, isn't it?
There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
I haven't been robbed yet, But I lost my private keys.There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
Worse, because I was so careful it was gone. Because I wrote it on paper and I deleted all the copies on my pc. I didn't even know where it went and how I could open my wallet again. My lesson is to be careful and also keep the right mindset. And of course we have a back up so we have another option to do if we ever lose our copies of the private keys.
Recently I've heard someone's speech about keeping BTC on the exchange is not safe. But the same thing may be fair to other types of wallets — it's all about the pros and cons, isn't it?
There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
I keep my Bitcoin in a very safe place but I prefer not to post it here I know some friends who are following my post here and I want to keep the privacy of something that is valuable, I never experienced stolen but I when I was just starting out I lost my Bitcoin because of private key issue I lost it because my computer was corrupted and I have no way to retrieve it because the harddisk was fully damaged, this is the reason why you need several back up of your private key.
Recently I've heard someone's speech about keeping BTC on the exchange is not safe. But the same thing may be fair to other types of wallets — it's all about the pros and cons, isn't it?
There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
^ Always remember this that once you are storing your bitcoin and you are not holding the private key and the password, it means it doesn't belong to you. Yes, exchange wallet are not safe you don't even know when they are going to shut down or possible incidents of hacking.There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
I have never been stolen from Bitcoin or other cryptos because I am very careful about storing them. Use open-source wallet or hardware wallet they are the safest way of storing bitcoin now. Nevertheless, if you are storing a huge amount of bitcoin just spend a little amount to buy good wallet just like Trezor and Ledger Nano S.
I lost some btc because of the closure two exchange, cryptopia and coinexchange .
For troubles with coinexchange I was kinda ready, cause that exchange was looking shady from the very beginning, the troubles with cryptopia were really unexpected
I do hope that I will be able to return something from cryptopia, but actually, the hope is very small
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For troubles with coinexchange I was kinda ready, cause that exchange was looking shady from the very beginning, the troubles with cryptopia were really unexpected
I do hope that I will be able to return something from cryptopia, but actually, the hope is very small
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I'm not sure I can call this stealing but I have lost some small amount due to unfair KYC implementation on one of the exchanges.
I have forgotten what was the exact name of this exchange, if I recall correctly it was bitgrail or something along those lines.
They have had hid the fact of kyc introduction, there was no informations other than e-mails and one, obfuscated page visible during withdraw process. Small lesson for me, always check all available statuses, updates and news about services you use.
Obviously I was faced with a choice, give my personal data to this exchange and withdraw or give up some btc.
Have chosen the former, because they have already lost my trust.
I have forgotten what was the exact name of this exchange, if I recall correctly it was bitgrail or something along those lines.
They have had hid the fact of kyc introduction, there was no informations other than e-mails and one, obfuscated page visible during withdraw process. Small lesson for me, always check all available statuses, updates and news about services you use.
Obviously I was faced with a choice, give my personal data to this exchange and withdraw or give up some btc.
Have chosen the former, because they have already lost my trust.
stolen? sure.. various exchanges and pools stole some.
lost? that too. those were all purely due to my own stupidity.
lost? that too. those were all purely due to my own stupidity.
Stolen?no there’s no case that I am a victim.
But lost?yeah several times but not bitcoin it's ethereum wayback since I don’t usually make a proper listing of my private keys so what happens is the moment I wanna sell my tokens or coins is the problem because I have no keys to open them lol
That’s why now I a must very particular in each wallets I have
But lost?yeah several times but not bitcoin it's ethereum wayback since I don’t usually make a proper listing of my private keys so what happens is the moment I wanna sell my tokens or coins is the problem because I have no keys to open them lol
That’s why now I a must very particular in each wallets I have
To be safe it's only correct to do leave your coin lying dormant in an exchange irrespective of the credibility of the exchange. And to the question on the topic no I haven't lost bitcoin however I have lost some altcoin
Recently I've heard someone's speech about keeping BTC on the exchange is not safe. But the same thing may be fair to other types of wallets — it's all about the pros and cons, isn't it?
There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
I haven't experience it and i'm hoping that it won't happen, I know someone that lost his bitcoin because of scam and I can't blame him for that because I know that he doesn't have enough knowledge before but now he finally realized and accept what happened. He learn from his mistakes and after that incident he becomes so attentive and cautious which is a good because despite of the problem he had overcome he's still able to stand for himself. Its a great advantage if we have enough understanding about safety and security particularly these days that there are a lot of scammers and hacker, we have to keep our bitcoin safe and secured from them. Its great that you provide the link where they can get information so that they can easily understand which is the best wallet they can use. There must be a comparison based on the number of incidents, statistics, etc.
I mean, ok, let's consider this article as a detailed guide for different types of wallets — there's an explanation, principles of working, advantages and disadvantages — but how do you actually know, which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
which wallet will be safe? How did you choose your current wallet?
Thieves are always finding more evolved ways to steal other people's money, so things 100% safe is hard to find.
Where do you keep crypto? Have you ever been stolen?
If people keep giving you this information, it will be easier for some thieves to have an idea of who their target should be and to start investigating that person in order to steal from them.
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