Topic: Trust No One - page 76. (Read 161312 times)
thanks for the advice
The OP is right, one scam after another with bitcoins.
I've found key-loggers in mining software
2/2 "fee free" mining pools so far have failed to transfer funds (this morning I find they're both offline)
Even the client has an IRC backdoor (*cough* backup network)
How bitcoin will become the next money system is beyond me, but I live in hope.
I've found key-loggers in mining software
2/2 "fee free" mining pools so far have failed to transfer funds (this morning I find they're both offline)
Even the client has an IRC backdoor (*cough* backup network)
How bitcoin will become the next money system is beyond me, but I live in hope.
I'll be careful
I do use Windows, but I don't trust Windows to store my bitcoins!
I put my trust in faith and karma. If I put out good vibes they will come right back to me. No need to live full of suspicion.
Aren't you using a web of trust in this community?
There a lot of information out there about scams and how to avoid them.
Withing the BTC space there have been many well documented casualties.
It's up to you to keep doing your research and use some bad experiences of others as a sign post for things to avoid.
If you walk around with a sign saying Trust No One, then you're probably still trying to get over a bad experience.
Thousands of people are mining with Pools and it's all based on trust, else the you wouldn't see the level of adoption and interest that Bitcoin has created these past 18 months...
Withing the BTC space there have been many well documented casualties.
It's up to you to keep doing your research and use some bad experiences of others as a sign post for things to avoid.
If you walk around with a sign saying Trust No One, then you're probably still trying to get over a bad experience.
Thousands of people are mining with Pools and it's all based on trust, else the you wouldn't see the level of adoption and interest that Bitcoin has created these past 18 months...
Wish it were true, but I'm not so sure
I thought all people were generally good...
Heck friends are just enemies waiting for the right chance! Thanks for the advice!
I thought all people were generally good...
Heck friends are just enemies waiting for the right chance! Thanks for the advice!
I thought all people were generally good...
Heck friends are just enemies waiting for the right chance! Thanks for the advice!
I've been lurking on the forum for years - and I only trust one person on here. I know him personally. BUT I don't trust him enough to hold my wallet. I trust him enough to know what I have, let him sleep on a couch when in my state etc. Definitely not anything to do with BTC
Considering how wary many here seem of scams.
Would it make sense for bitcoin to implement a form of reversing transactions?
Would that contradict the ideals and principles cryptocurrencies represent?
Would it make sense for bitcoin to implement a form of reversing transactions?
Would that contradict the ideals and principles cryptocurrencies represent?
Bitcoins should be no different than real money. You need to keep it safe. Leaving it on your computer is a lot like leaving money just laying around. Most people don't even do this in their own homes.
Put your bit coins in a safe place. Store them on a paper note, or put them on an encrypted USB.
I wouldn't trust large quantities of bit coin to an online wallet service but for small amounts, the online wallets are convenient.
Put your bit coins in a safe place. Store them on a paper note, or put them on an encrypted USB.
I wouldn't trust large quantities of bit coin to an online wallet service but for small amounts, the online wallets are convenient.
Good advice
choose online wallet provider that offer second factor authentication for better safety.
Seriously. Don't trust the exchanges, don't trust online wallet services, don't trust your anti-virus software, and don't trust anybody online.
Then do you trust in an OS that requires anti-virus software to stay relatively safe? I assume you use Windows, do you?I do use Windows, but I don't trust Windows to store my bitcoins!
Fear <= {Choose Wisely} => Greed
thank you for the tip
Seriously. Don't trust the exchanges, don't trust online wallet services, don't trust your anti-virus software, and don't trust anybody online.
Then do you trust in an OS that requires anti-virus software to stay relatively safe? I assume you use Windows, do you? Escrows and middlemen have solved the trust issues by being equally responsible for all the transactions.
So what about "trust no one". Maybe doesn't count for escrow agent? Jump to: