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full member
Activity: 225
Merit: 100
January 09, 2019, 06:44:38 PM
I am a adventurous person so I will choose to store my money in the Exchanges. This job is very convenient for me in trading transactions, making the flow of money be made and creating accumulation for myself. That's great
full member
Activity: 952
Merit: 104
January 09, 2019, 06:37:59 PM
That's right mate, it doesn't mean that you hold coins in a long term, you are surely get a huge profit in the end. Of course not, it is also base on its potentials capability for every altcoins too. That's why you need to do some research first before making an investment in every trading platform.
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Good explanation from you mate learning is the best way how find profits, he looking for safe storage for their coins not he asking advice how to make earning for keeping in coins i safe storage. Sorry do not be offend.
I use mew to secure my coins and i use online wallet with have good reputation and trusted poloniex i use it for my storage in small amount of coin to it incase need to withdraw fast.
legendary
Activity: 1624
Merit: 1130
Bitcoin FTW!
January 09, 2019, 06:15:06 PM
Remember that even with hardware wallets, you should always keep one or multiple backups in case your hardware wallet gets lost or damaged and you're unable to remove funds from whatever device you're using. A hardware wallet may be a great way to store coins for extended periods of time in cold storage, but it's easier than you think to lose a hardware wallet, especially when such devices are as small as a thumb drive in the case of a device like the Ledger Nano S.

Also consider having multiple methods of cold storage like multiple hardware wallets in different locations in case one is compromised. Hardware wallets may cost you more than opening up a free online wallet or a client like Bitcoin Core, but hardware wallets also provide a great level of protection for your coins at the same time. Well worth the cost IMO, and pricing for hardware wallets has also fallen in this bear market. Just make sure you're not buying imitation or non-authentic devices and from an authorized retailer whenever possible, and always reset your device upon receiving it.
full member
Activity: 627
Merit: 103
January 09, 2019, 05:05:34 PM
Without hardware wallet, I feel unsafe to hold my coins! Because I have faced a big Myetherwallet hack! Hold coins in exchange is nothing but a bad idea! Exchange can be hacked or even exchange hack your coins and then go away! So, always store your coin in a safe place like Hardware wallet or metamask or others secure platforms!
member
Activity: 518
Merit: 14
January 09, 2019, 01:46:09 PM
hardwallet is a trusted place for now, but if you are active in managing assets, you have to divide a lot of nominal for several wallets by activating the security options provided. This is better than storing in one wallet with anxiety, but this depends on the wishes of each.
sr. member
Activity: 798
Merit: 258
January 09, 2019, 10:17:55 AM
Coins should always be considered in a safe storage, there are lot of wallets and platform that could be used to hold coins, both of this  has good side and bad. Where will you choose to store or hold your coins, in a close source wallet (exchanges) or an open source wallet?

Depending on the coins you are holding, if you have bitcoin better to keep it on a ledger nano or Electrum. But if you hold altcoins it is much better to use coinomi or Myetherwallet or shapeshift though you can also use an address in the exchange as long as you activate 2FA so that it may not steal by the hackers in the end.
hero member
Activity: 2828
Merit: 518
January 09, 2019, 03:59:37 AM
I do not hold all my coins in one place. All my assets are distributed in different exchanges, wallets. I also advise people not to keep everything in one place. Your wallet can ever be hacked and then you lose everything at once.

Even if you keep your coins in different exchange and/or wallet, there is still a chance that you can lose it all once your PC is hacked. So storing your assets in different places is not enough, you need to focus more on your security system. Make sure that your PC is protected well, don't be used to visit any unknown links, and obviously set a 2FA on every wallet you own.
Having 2FA as a security access will give a hard time for any hackers to collect all our coins. That is why it is usually required for any exchanges across but some individuals won't believe this, in fact,  they just ignored all the awareness given.
The real security is come along with us, on how we handle or keys and even allowing others to used our PC.
hero member
Activity: 1694
Merit: 502
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January 09, 2019, 02:12:20 AM
I hold coins on many places, online wallets, hardware wallets, exchanges, depends what plan I have with them. If they are for longterm holding I always choose hardware wallet, I like to have private keys, without them its like you dont have coins at all, they can disappear just like that. But I like to trade, for that sometimes I feel I need to do things quickly so I have some amounts in my online wallets. On exchanges I have some of my picks from alts, I hold them there and I plan to sell them when price changes, i don`t like to transfer them a lot cause I lose a lot like that, its risky, but choosing the right, trustful exchange calm me down.
sr. member
Activity: 882
Merit: 269
January 08, 2019, 12:31:33 PM
Coins should always be considered in a safe storage, there are lot of wallets and platform that could be used to hold coins, both of this  has good side and bad. Where will you choose to store or hold your coins, in a close source wallet (exchanges) or an open source wallet?
i have been holding my bitcoin at blockchain.info and I never have any problems with them.  My ethereum is also hold in myetherwallet also I never have problems using any of this.  I also store all my tokens at myetherwallet and what I do carefully with is my private keys.
legendary
Activity: 3500
Merit: 1354
January 08, 2019, 11:55:10 AM
I do not hold all my coins in one place. All my assets are distributed in different exchanges, wallets. I also advise people not to keep everything in one place. Your wallet can ever be hacked and then you lose everything at once.

Even if you keep your coins in different exchange and/or wallet, there is still a chance that you can lose it all once your PC is hacked. So storing your assets in different places is not enough, you need to focus more on your security system. Make sure that your PC is protected well, don't be used to visit any unknown links, and obviously set a 2FA on every wallet you own.
member
Activity: 358
Merit: 29
ASO Service
January 08, 2019, 11:39:35 AM
I do not hold all my coins in one place. All my assets are distributed in different exchanges, wallets. I also advise people not to keep everything in one place. Your wallet can ever be hacked and then you lose everything at once.
legendary
Activity: 3094
Merit: 1127
January 08, 2019, 11:32:08 AM
Coins should always be considered in a safe storage, there are lot of wallets and platform that could be used to hold coins, both of this  has good side and bad. Where will you choose to store or hold your coins, in a close source wallet (exchanges) or an open source wallet?
NEVER store your coins on exchanges for holding/long term storage. There is no guarantee about what is going to happen to your coins. No matter how much they insist that they are extremely safe, it is never a wise thing to store on an exchange wallet. They are always prone to hacks and can run away with your coins whenever they want. Remember, if only you do not own the private keys to your wallet, you do not own the coins!
Just to add up, even storing up your own coin holdings into your own wallet which you do possess on its own private do still have the tendency on getting hacked if you are careless.How much more for those exchangers that you dont have the full control of your coins since you are just using up their platform on storing.This had been a common advise after all these years that never ever consider for exchangers to be an option when you select
on where you do let your coins sit for a long periods of time.
member
Activity: 406
Merit: 36
January 08, 2019, 11:15:49 AM
I still believe in online wallet and exchange wallet and luckly i was never got hack during use them and my funds were safe indeed i do realize using online wallet is very risky especially for long term saving but for me all of current online wallet already have high of securities system and got hack or not depend on our habit when we use that
Apparently, you have not ended up having an experience with one in the past and how so quick you can manage to lose all that you have in a twinkle of an eye if anything happens to the exchange you are keeping your assets on. Even the most reliable exchanges today should not be 100% relied on as anything can still happen. Exchanges are centralized and even though there are some securities in place, that does not mean you should completely put all your funds in them, that is not a good call for a smart investor at all. In fact, if you are not a trader, you should have no business when it comes to putting any funds at all in an exchange, and if you are a trader, you should only be trading what you know you can afford to lose.
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Activity: 378
Merit: 13
January 08, 2019, 09:22:21 AM
Anything over $20 goes directly into cold storage. Sometimes I change this amount, but it's always a low amount. I'm not risking losing anything more than $100 USD; as such, not really considered closed or open source.

For the wallets I do use, I use only open source wallets. I wouldn't trust anything in Bitcoin that isn't open source TBH. Other software vendors in other industries may be able to get away with it, but with BTC (or other cryptos) the risk is just too real.

As long as it is even an asset, losing it should not even be an option because even if you think the amount it is now is small, in the next couple of years, you would end up finding out what you lost could have amounted into something huge. I guess those who lost their bitcoin when it was less than a dollar would have that to attest to at this stage even with how bitcoin is low today. This is one good reason why for long term holders, it is always very necessary to make sure you are using a wallet where you have full access to your assets and cannot easily get exposed to vulnerabilities.
full member
Activity: 1162
Merit: 101
January 08, 2019, 12:04:21 AM
I store my tokens on exchanges about 10-15%, 60% on online wallets, and cold storage has not even started to use
sr. member
Activity: 1176
Merit: 252
January 07, 2019, 11:55:38 PM
so far, I have withheld assets that I have in myetherwallet, and local exchangers. Well, I think it's the safest place I feel. even the bitcoin that I have, I save it at the local exhcanger. so far, I know that local exchangers in my country are truly official and responsible.
copper member
Activity: 2968
Merit: 575
www.Crypto.Games: Multiple coins, multiple games
January 07, 2019, 03:20:28 PM
Coins should always be considered in a safe storage, there are lot of wallets and platform that could be used to hold coins, both of this  has good side and bad. Where will you choose to store or hold your coins, in a close source wallet (exchanges) or an open source wallet?
NEVER store your coins on exchanges for holding/long term storage. There is no guarantee about what is going to happen to your coins. No matter how much they insist that they are extremely safe, it is never a wise thing to store on an exchange wallet. They are always prone to hacks and can run away with your coins whenever they want. Remember, if only you do not own the private keys to your wallet, you do not own the coins!
full member
Activity: 588
Merit: 101
January 07, 2019, 02:18:27 PM
Holding my coins on the offline wallets for long-term holdings. I think offline wallets are best for holding coins safe.  For short time holding and trade, I hold my coins in different exchanges.

that is the most secure way of holding coins storing it on the offline wallets like hardware wallets, I have a worse experience in storing coin in an exchange, the exchange delisted the coin that I am holding for almost a year so it is not advisable to store coins in exchange for holding.
I think it depends on what coins you hold, but holding coins with low volume have risk to get delisted anytime. And before it get delisted, we member get notification which coin will get delisted so we can take action with that coin.

I choose trading when I work with cheap altcoins, and I prefer to hold more expensive tokens (more valuable) and Bitcoin. For me, the best variant is to hodl BTC for at least 5 years.
jr. member
Activity: 1523
Merit: 1
January 07, 2019, 09:06:51 AM
Well, there are a plenty of options to hold your coins, I am using myetherwallet to hold my coins. It is very easy to use and safe too. You can use it with metamask for added security.
sr. member
Activity: 924
Merit: 275
January 07, 2019, 08:29:41 AM
Coins should always be considered in a safe storage, there are lot of wallets and platform that could be used to hold coins, both of this  has good side and bad. Where will you choose to store or hold your coins, in a close source wallet (exchanges) or an open source wallet?
If your plan is long term investment, then it is better if you will just store your cryptocurrencies in hard ware wallet. There are many risks that you are going to face if you will store your cryptocurrencies in exchanges.
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