Topic: Is Bitcoin core safe to store all of my bitcoin? - page 3. (Read 4375 times)
Bitcoin core wallet is the best so far. As long as you have antivirus on your computer, you should be fine. More safer if you have a clean pc and make it your offline wallet which is only a usb is the only way to store all your coins. Now your only problem is how to make your pc still alive.
I am looking for the best wallet to safely store my bitcoin for the next lot of years (who knows how long) is bitcoin core a safe place to do this or should i look at others?
ofcourse it is trusted . because many of my friends who are not active in the bitcoin work made bulk buy and save it for long long time period in the wait of increase price .yet they face no any problem so i think it is better and not any matter to worried about it .
I recommend you to choose a Bitcoin core or a web based wallet for spendings (low balance) and cold wallets for savings and high amounts. Both Bitcoin cores and cold wallets can be stolen though if there's a thief that knows about Bitcoin. However, there are low chances he'll take some paper and there's low chance he'll even know what Bitcoin is - so it's better than storing on a PC.
Using Bitcoin core is just like using our own wallet to save our own money, that's why the safeness of it depends on you. If you can keep your computer from any vulnerable things such as viruses or anything, then you're safe with it. Because you are the only one who has the access to your own wallet not a wallet company or anything like that, because you are the one who has the private key.
The point is, you are the one who responsible for you own money. So if you think you can keep it safely there, then just do it!
The point is, you are the one who responsible for you own money. So if you think you can keep it safely there, then just do it!
download the webpage https://www.bitaddress.org/
take your computer offline ( remove the internet wire )
load a linux live boot cd/usb.
print out a public/private key pair using that bitaddress webpage.
you've got yourself cold storage.
take your computer offline ( remove the internet wire )
load a linux live boot cd/usb.
print out a public/private key pair using that bitaddress webpage.
you've got yourself cold storage.
I will definitely go for this way, just in case I want to store a lot of bitcoins, so I think a paper wallet is the safest but have some disadvantages like paper degrade or the paper itself can be lost all together.
I am looking for the best wallet to safely store my bitcoin for the next lot of years (who knows how long) is bitcoin core a safe place to do this or should i look at others?
Yes its good reliable not infected client (when u get it from official page) and it will be forever updated.I would stick with it
, u could need faster client but its most reliable client. 
There is no 100% secure place to store the Bitcoins. Everything has its vulnerabilities anr you can't escape that.
But you can keer your Bitcoin split in different places, so in different wallets so if something happens that you don't lose them all. That is my suggestion.
But you can keer your Bitcoin split in different places, so in different wallets so if something happens that you don't lose them all. That is my suggestion.
I am looking for the best wallet to safely store my bitcoin for the next lot of years (who knows how long) is bitcoin core a safe place to do this or should i look at others?
Get your knowledge about bitcoin core and this will not waste your time.https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Core
Honestly, you need learning more about bitcoin core like me.
You might for using the simple wallet rather than using bitcoin core(Offline wallet).
like a lot of people above's said KEEP YOUR PC CLEAN AND KEEP YOUR AMOUNT SECURED.
Downloading full bitcoin node can be time consuming as well as bandwidth consuming so you can save your bitcoin in either paper wallet that can be printed offline or you can purchase hardware wallet like trezor for few hundred dollar if you like to store 1000's of usd worth bitcoin.
download the webpage https://www.bitaddress.org/
take your computer offline ( remove the internet wire )
load a linux live boot cd/usb.
print out a public/private key pair using that bitaddress webpage.
you've got yourself cold storage.
I also suggest you this however can't understand what it mean by linux live boot?take your computer offline ( remove the internet wire )
load a linux live boot cd/usb.
print out a public/private key pair using that bitaddress webpage.
you've got yourself cold storage.
You can use your old pc/laptop which can function but you never connect it to internet. Just use it to generate paper address and print it in offline printer. Than you can format that old pc and never connect it to internet.
Although You need to take care of that printed paper wallet and store it in some safe place protected form water, fire and obviously no one should have access to it.
we use to make cd's that you could boot from, when you booted from this cd you'd be running a linux OS without having to install it on the HD. this was called a live boot.
these days you can do this with a USB
http://www.linuxliveusb.com/
so, even if your windows computer is full of viruses, you printed from linux so your safe.
I am looking for the best wallet to safely store my bitcoin for the next lot of years (who knows how long) is bitcoin core a safe place to do this or should i look at others?
Bitcoin core is safe compared on web wallets because you have the private keys and you would able to retrieve it back when theres unexpected circumtances might happen in your bitcoin. If you are making secure on your bitcoin better to keep on cold storage paper wallets or trezor and other hardware.
Bitcoin Core is the first and the longest developed bitcoin wallet. It is open sourced and it is probably the most trusted bitcoin wallet available.
If you want to learn more about it, I recommend this article: http://www.coindesk.com/original-bitcoin-wallet-still-matter/
I am using Bitcoin Core myself and the only con I found so far is that some antiviruses report bitcoin-qt.exe as harmful file containing virus/malware.
Im not aware about that feature on blockchain.info where you can copy on your private keys that sounds really a good thing for me because i do use also that web wallet for fast online transactions . Thanks for this new information brother, i would try these feature and securing my bitcoin even on webwallets. I use bitcoin core too and you should really be careful on downloading malware on your pc and might get those bitcoins that are being stored .
I am looking for the best wallet to safely store my bitcoin for the next lot of years (who knows how long) is bitcoin core a safe place to do this or should i look at others?
actually there are many online btc wallet which are secure and also trust .and i also never heared that any wallet that scammed anyone .
but i will suggest only blockchain which is bitcoin official wallet and make backup of yout wallet .
no matter what wallet you use you should do the following to be safe, otherwise it is never safe:
1) download from the correct source. for example download core from bitcoin.org not anyplace else
2) learn how to check the signature and do it. read this: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/verifying-bitcoin-core-1588906
3) either install it on an offline computer for maximum security or if you do it on an online one try to keep it clean, watch for keyloggers and also encrypt the wallet.
1) download from the correct source. for example download core from bitcoin.org not anyplace else
2) learn how to check the signature and do it. read this: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/verifying-bitcoin-core-1588906
3) either install it on an offline computer for maximum security or if you do it on an online one try to keep it clean, watch for keyloggers and also encrypt the wallet.
download the webpage https://www.bitaddress.org/
take your computer offline ( remove the internet wire )
load a linux live boot cd/usb.
print out a public/private key pair using that bitaddress webpage.
you've got yourself cold storage.
I also suggest you this however can't understand what it mean by linux live boot?take your computer offline ( remove the internet wire )
load a linux live boot cd/usb.
print out a public/private key pair using that bitaddress webpage.
you've got yourself cold storage.
You can use your old pc/laptop which can function but you never connect it to internet. Just use it to generate paper address and print it in offline printer. Than you can format that old pc and never connect it to internet.
Although You need to take care of that printed paper wallet and store it in some safe place protected form water, fire and obviously no one should have access to it.
I consider bitcoin as safe as long as you have your backup wallet and private keys stored on secured place. Also, as long as the servers are running and having an internet,bitcoin is there and safe to use.
. Back up wallet and make sure your private key secured is very important, but don't forget to change your private key periodically. It will helps you to keep your wallet safe.
So i think bitcoin core will store our bitcoin safely when we do al of that tips
I consider bitcoin as safe as long as you have your backup wallet and private keys stored on secured place. Also, as long as the servers are running and having an internet,bitcoin is there and safe to use.
I am looking for the best wallet to safely store my bitcoin for the next lot of years (who knows how long) is bitcoin core a safe place to do this or should i look at others?
Bitcoin core is fine as long as you never go to any websites that could potentially give you a virus (in fact keep the computer off of the internet as much as possible) and you make sure to back up your wallet multiple times before doing anything with it.Core is a good wallet overall imo.
I am looking for the best wallet to safely store my bitcoin for the next lot of years (who knows how long) is bitcoin core a safe place to do this or should i look at others?
Bitcoin core is safe compared on web wallets because you have the private keys and you would able to retrieve it back when theres unexpected circumtances might happen in your bitcoin. If you are making secure on your bitcoin better to keep on cold storage paper wallets or trezor and other hardware.
Bitcoin Core is the first and the longest developed bitcoin wallet. It is open sourced and it is probably the most trusted bitcoin wallet available.
If you want to learn more about it, I recommend this article: http://www.coindesk.com/original-bitcoin-wallet-still-matter/
I am using Bitcoin Core myself and the only con I found so far is that some antiviruses report bitcoin-qt.exe as harmful file containing virus/malware.
download the webpage https://www.bitaddress.org/
take your computer offline ( remove the internet wire )
load a linux live boot cd/usb.
print out a public/private key pair using that bitaddress webpage.
you've got yourself cold storage.
take your computer offline ( remove the internet wire )
load a linux live boot cd/usb.
print out a public/private key pair using that bitaddress webpage.
you've got yourself cold storage.
I am looking for the best wallet to safely store my bitcoin for the next lot of years (who knows how long) is bitcoin core a safe place to do this or should i look at others?
Bitcoin core is safe compared on web wallets because you have the private keys and you would able to retrieve it back when theres unexpected circumtances might happen in your bitcoin. If you are making secure on your bitcoin better to keep on cold storage paper wallets or trezor and other hardware.
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