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Topic: Is Bittrex safe with 2FA? (Read 2011 times)

legendary
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December 25, 2015, 03:49:46 AM
#18
I like Bittrex, its the only online exchange I use.
legendary
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December 25, 2015, 03:48:23 AM
#17
Larger amounts of crypto, I suggest you use nothing else but cold storage. If we talk about trading only, sure Bittrex s perfectly safe.
legendary
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December 24, 2015, 01:45:22 PM
#16
i use bittrex several times for altcoin trading activity with never use 2FA and never had problem with that
but i although it's pretty safe but i will not save my bitcoin in that exchange for long term
sr. member
Activity: 420
Merit: 250
December 24, 2015, 09:43:10 AM
#15
If 2FA is not secure anymore, then nothing is.
These days it is one of the best and most secure ways to protect a account.
legendary
Activity: 1848
Merit: 1000
December 24, 2015, 07:55:51 AM
#14
2FA is quite secure in general not just on Bittrex, hackers would have a hard time breaking into your account with it turned unless they have your mobile phone.
legendary
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Merit: 1070
December 24, 2015, 07:44:23 AM
#13
google app is better than a simple authy, and in any case if your phone is compromised or you email, nothing is secure

the guy probably had his desktop infected as usual
hero member
Activity: 952
Merit: 500
December 23, 2015, 06:07:24 PM
#12
It's lot of time that i use bittrex now and all my exchanges, deposit anmd withdraw never had any problems.
I used it also without 2FA and all goes always fine.
Of course 2FA can prevent someone to steal your money (but if the exchange disappear itseld, bye bye coins & 2FA)
full member
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Pollak
December 23, 2015, 05:32:45 PM
#11
I found this article saying that the 2FA at Bittrex is not safe, what do you think?   is the Authy app for windows - laptops a good app?

http://highoncoins.com/cryptocurrency-trading-tips/do-not-use-two-factor-authenticatoin-with-bittrex/

Yes it's safe. But it won't harm to have a difficult password.
Make it a  habbit to using very strong at least 12 characters long passwords. This way you are forever 'safe' on any site.
hero member
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Forza Roma
December 23, 2015, 05:11:13 PM
#10
With 2FA enabled there's nothing much an hacker can do. Sure they can use your credentials on other exchanges, but since most of them also have 2FA
I won't be worried. Exchanges know damn good how to secure people's money. Good exchanges offcourse.
hero member
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December 23, 2015, 04:32:18 PM
#9
2FA is very secure. The chance a hacker can hack both your bittrex password + get control over your mobile phone is very slim.

If you use authy in the browser, it can be dangerous though..
legendary
Activity: 840
Merit: 1000
December 23, 2015, 03:24:38 PM
#8
Even if you have a poor password and with 2FA enabled the hacker can't do anything. 2FA is higher level secure.
hero member
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December 23, 2015, 08:11:27 AM
#7
I found this article saying that the 2FA at Bittrex is not safe, what do you think?   is the Authy app for windows - laptops a good app?

http://highoncoins.com/cryptocurrency-trading-tips/do-not-use-two-factor-authenticatoin-with-bittrex/

this is an old and dumb article from july 2014. that's what i think.


Yep, agreed. Antways the guy who open the thread should be concerned about Cryptsy and not about Bitttrex who has a very nice reputation. 2FA is completely secure, the problem is that exchnages can steal your money if they want.
sr. member
Activity: 434
Merit: 250
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December 23, 2015, 04:38:07 AM
#6
I found this article saying that the 2FA at Bittrex is not safe, what do you think?   is the Authy app for windows - laptops a good app?

http://highoncoins.com/cryptocurrency-trading-tips/do-not-use-two-factor-authenticatoin-with-bittrex/

The exchange itself can still steal your coins, even if you have 2FA on...

I used bittrex several times in exchanging altcoin to bitcoin and all my transactions went smoothly without problems. I do not know about their reputation these days
sr. member
Activity: 244
Merit: 250
December 23, 2015, 01:28:57 AM
#5
I found this article saying that the 2FA at Bittrex is not safe, what do you think?   is the Authy app for windows - laptops a good app?

http://highoncoins.com/cryptocurrency-trading-tips/do-not-use-two-factor-authenticatoin-with-bittrex/

The exchange itself can still steal your coins, even if you have 2FA on...
legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1000
December 23, 2015, 01:26:12 AM
#4
 2FA is not that safe. Remember that you never should trust any exchange. Once you have done the trade, just move the coins to your own wallet. 
legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1027
December 23, 2015, 12:33:00 AM
#3
The guy didn't really had the 2FA option activated and probably had a poor password. That's why he was hacked in the first place.
hero member
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December 22, 2015, 11:31:09 PM
#2
I think your thread is wrong section dude, you must post in service duscusion or service announcement
sr. member
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December 22, 2015, 11:14:19 PM
#1
I found this article saying that the 2FA at Bittrex is not safe, what do you think?   is the Authy app for windows - laptops a good app?

http://highoncoins.com/cryptocurrency-trading-tips/do-not-use-two-factor-authenticatoin-with-bittrex/
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