Sorry for the ignorance but why would you want to put your BTC in cold storage ahead of the fork? I understand that cold storage makes your btc super secure so how does a fork compromise your btc?
It's not about safety. You need to keep btc on wallet at the moment of fork, where you have full control of your coins - you need to have private keys, so you need hold btc in cold storage (paper wallet), hardware or desktop wallet. It will guarantee that you will be able to claim these forked coins. While, if you keep btc on exchange, there is no guarantee that they will credit forked coins to their users. 
Topic: How much in advance should I send BTC to cold storage before fork? (Read 128 times)
December 25, 2017, 07:50:30 PM
December 24, 2017, 07:26:02 PM
Sorry for the ignorance but why would you want to put your BTC in cold storage ahead of the fork? I understand that cold storage makes your btc super secure so how does a fork compromise your btc?
December 24, 2017, 03:25:01 PM
Those exchanges are all unpredictable. The may send your coins at the same hour/day or keep them stuck due to the huge backlog of withdrawal requests or number of users. If I was you, I would take your coins and keep them in a desktop wallet as soon as possible and wait for the fork.
December 24, 2017, 02:36:39 PM
There are a few forks coming up. Bitcoin God fork at block 501225 and Segwit 2x is at Block 501451.
What's the latest I can keep my funds in the exchanges before sending to hard storage?
In particular,
Bitstamp
Coinbase (I hate)
Kraken
Do any of these have a delay window before sending?
What's the latest I can keep my funds in the exchanges before sending to hard storage?
In particular,
Bitstamp
Coinbase (I hate)
Kraken
Do any of these have a delay window before sending?
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