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Topic: Web Wallet vs. Local Wallet - page 2. (Read 1914 times)

sr. member
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March 30, 2015, 04:22:42 AM
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I see everyone saying: "Don't use web wallets!!".  It looks like some people get hacked at Blockchain.info for example.

OK - fine.  So use the miserable BitcoinQt instead.  But where does bitcoinQt store the private keys?  Isn't it just is some local .dat file?  Why can't a hacker easily find that file and copy my private keys? 

It is hard to understand exactly where the private key is kept in each system.

For example:
Armorykey in local .dat file
BitcoinQtkey in local .dat file
Blockchain.infokey in local file; encrypted key sent over Internet
Android wallet Schildbachkey in Huh
AirBitzHuh?

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