Topic: Sound Wallet Stores Your Private Keys on Vinyl - page 2. (Read 2455 times)
Be careful, if any burning Jet fuel lands on that it will surely melt.
But private keys engraved on wood or stainless steel, or a tungsten block will still last longer than plastic.
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The bank can burn down around it and it will still be readable.
Does the tungsten bar there really need to be that thick to avoid melting?
the melting temperature for tungsten is 3.422 °C (6192 °F) and the boiling temperature is 5.555 °C (10706 °F)
it doesn't have any importance the thickness .... that bank can burn down on napalm, because napalm only generates temperatures of 800 to 1,200 degrees Celsius (1,500-2,200°F)
and you go there and take your private key back like a boss!
Interesting storage method.
But private keys engraved on wood or stainless steel, or a tungsten block will still last longer than plastic.
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The bank can burn down around it and it will still be readable.
Does the tungsten bar there really need to be that thick to avoid melting?
the melting temperature for tungsten is 3.422 °C (6192 °F) and the boiling temperature is 5.555 °C (10706 °F)
it doesn't have any importance the thickness .... that bank can burn down on napalm, because napalm only generates temperatures of 800 to 1,200 degrees Celsius (1,500-2,200°F)
and you go there and take your private key back like a boss!
That's an amazing idea. This will give additional layer of security and more relief.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
But private keys engraved on wood or stainless steel, or a tungsten block will still last longer than plastic.
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The bank can burn down around it and it will still be readable.
Does the tungsten bar there really need to be that thick to avoid melting?
But private keys engraved on a tungsten block
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The bank can burn down around it and it will still be readable.
I like this one! You can even cary it around with you and protect yourself from scammers!
But private keys engraved on wood or stainless steel, or a tungsten block will still last longer than plastic.
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The bank can burn down around it and it will still be readable.
Now this is innovation!
Having private keys on a vinyl!
If I will ever have a lot of BTC will get one for sure!
Having private keys on a vinyl!
If I will ever have a lot of BTC will get one for sure!
Groovy! 
Only just stumbled across this, wouldn't mind having my keys on a slab of vinyl
http://www.coindesk.com/new-sound-wallet-stores-private-keys-vinyl/
For digital currency users looking to secure their e-fortune, one project is offering a new way to store private keys: on vinyl.
Sound Wallet promises to store users’ private keys as encrypted audio files across a range of products – including CDs and 7-inch vinyl disks.
Theodore Goodman, the brains behind the project, said he used the iconic format as it is the “ultimate archive medium”.
Records, tapes and digital audio
According to the product’s website, Sound Wallets can be used to store any cryptocurrency, not just bitcoin.
To construct the wallet, a user’s BIP38-encrypted private key is first converted into a sound file. Between 30 and 60 seconds long, this file will simply sound like noise to prying ears.
However, using a simple spectroscope app like AndroSpectro on their phone, the user can decipher their code hidden in the static. Alternatively, any high-resolution spectroscope should do.
The same approach can be used with different media, including CDs and magnetic tapes. This also means that a user’s wallet file could be broadcast, at least in theory.
While Sound Wallet may not appeal to mainstream users, this security-minded product may prove popular with technophiles and audiophiles.
Goodman argues that cold storage is the safest way to secure cryptocurrencies, pointing out some advantages vinyl has over other physical wallets.
He adds that records can outlive memory cards, paper wallets or CDs, which degrade over time. Recent research found that CDs dating from the 1990s are already rotting away in certain conditions.
On the project’s previous Startjoin campaign, Goodman added:
“Records are the ultimate archive format. You could add the record to your record crate, put it in a frame and hang it on your wall, or store it in your safe.”
Of course, recording vinyl is more demanding than burning a CD or DVD. It requires specialised hardware such as a record lathe, blanks and a turntable (in this case the legendary Technics SL-1200 was employed).
Although the project did not reach its initial crowdfunding target of €8,000, it appears that the wallets are now in production.
For the time being, Sound Wallet offers two products, a CD wallet and a vinyl wallet, priced at 0.02BTC and 0.09BTC respectively.
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