Because Im not trader, I dont see reason to keep my Bitcoins at exchange.
When I buy Bitcoins, I deposit only amount not too high to be disaster for me if the exchange just happen to cease operation before Im able to withdraw my new Bitcoins.
Topic: What is the maximum amount you keep at a single exchange - page 3. (Read 3052 times)
I already lost a lot of coins because of scammy exchanges, so now I try to keep few coins on exchanges.
I usualy don't have more than one BTC on any web site
I usualy don't have more than one BTC on any web site
0.5BTC is the most that I've held into an exchange site. It's too risky to put most of your coins in an online exchange. Better safe than sorry.
Hey everyone,
Just wondering, what percentage of your total funds do you usually keep at a single exchange?
I mean, what is your risk mitigation strategy, considering the many exchanges that went kaput?
Just wondering, what percentage of your total funds do you usually keep at a single exchange?
I mean, what is your risk mitigation strategy, considering the many exchanges that went kaput?
depends what exchange also some satoshis are too much
I remember once that i put several bitcoins in a single exchange and withdrawed fast because i was afraid holding there.
highest amount I hold in an online exchange is about 1 BTC, but usually lower than that. However, it is a high percentage of what I own.
Not more than 0.05 BTC. I know this is not much but I lost almost 0.4 BTC on the Mintpal shutdown. I worked hard to get these coins, I do not want to risk another lost of this amount.
0BTC and $0, i can't trust exchange at all when we're talking about keep bitcoin in exchange.
Too many exchange got hacked, "hacked" or became scammer recently.
I don't keep bitcoin at exchange, but i keep some if i want use it for trading.
But i kept altcoin at exchange when i was altcoin trader though.
Too many exchange got hacked, "hacked" or became scammer recently.
I don't keep bitcoin at exchange, but i keep some if i want use it for trading.
But i kept altcoin at exchange when i was altcoin trader though.
After I was scammed earlier, I try to keep the minimum amount possible in any online site and exchange. But still at some trusted sites I try to keep some 0.1 btc , but whom I trust a lot.
Yes we should divide out Bitcoins in different Online wallets to minimize the risk of being stolen. Can you tell which is the most trusted Wallet online available ?i have all my btc in coinbase cold storage as coinbase seems to be a very popular option i thought it might be safe. i hope it is
After I was scammed earlier, I try to keep the minimum amount possible in any online site and exchange. But still at some trusted sites I try to keep some 0.1 btc , but whom I trust a lot.
Yes we should divide out Bitcoins in different Online wallets to minimize the risk of being stolen. Can you tell which is the most trusted Wallet online available ?
Nowadays, I don't store anything in online exchanges. But when I started collecting my coins, I used to store the entire stash in my BTC-e wallet. But then Bitcointalk users warned me against holding my coins in exchanges, and I gradually moved them to offline storage. A few days ago, I bought a few LTC by exchanging BTCs. That was the last time I deposited Bitcoins in BTC-e.
After I was scammed earlier, I try to keep the minimum amount possible in any online site and exchange. But still at some trusted sites I try to keep some 0.1 btc , but whom I trust a lot.
if the exchange sites that are very reliable way you can save 50% of your money in the exchanger. I thought no more of it. possibility to cheat sites could happen. remains cautious.
extremely right, keeping balance in exchange account is too risky. I never keep my balance in exchange account. always cashout them in primary wallet, every time I want to exchange I deposit my money to exchange account. It takes only few minutes. Taking care is better then taking risk. 
There is no hard and fixed rule of how much I usually can keep in each wallet exchange. But I never prefer to use exchange wallets as my saving wallet. The good ways is withdrawing your bitcoins immediately after an exchange if you do not have any plan of another trade.
You are right. Exchanges are not our wallets. Instead, You can keep all of your Bitcoins in single cold storage because its most secure. But if you want online some funds, then spliting them in different exchanges is the wise thing to do. 
if the exchange sites that are very reliable way you can save 50% of your money in the exchanger. I thought no more of it. possibility to cheat sites could happen. remains cautious.
I have trust both coinbase and bitfinex with over 100BTC (which worked out to over 95% if my bitcoin at the time) and both were able to process withdrawals quickly. Coinbase has actually processed 100+ withdrawals almost instantly after successfully entering my 2fa code, almost at a speed that is scary and has me thankful that I triple checked the address I asked them to withdraw to.
In every case however I had (what I believed to be) a valid business reason to have BTC at the exchange and was able to capitalize on large price swings of the price of Bitcoin, so the risk of trusting them with so much BTC was not without (potential) reward. I most likely would not trust them with as much if I was simply trying to convert BTC to fiat.
In every case however I had (what I believed to be) a valid business reason to have BTC at the exchange and was able to capitalize on large price swings of the price of Bitcoin, so the risk of trusting them with so much BTC was not without (potential) reward. I most likely would not trust them with as much if I was simply trying to convert BTC to fiat.
There is no hard and fixed rule of how much I usually can keep in each wallet exchange. But I never prefer to use exchange wallets as my saving wallet. The good ways is withdrawing your bitcoins immediately after an exchange if you do not have any plan of another trade.
I buy on exchanges and then immediately send to a different wallet that I control.
I don't keep any amount in exchanges since all the poor things that have happen in the past year with most of them.
So my answer is zero.
So my answer is zero.
i keep nothing on exchangers.
good or bad, i started using bitcoin in 2014-2015 which was after what mtGox did so i always think of them whenever i want to keep anything at any exchanger and stop myself.
good or bad, i started using bitcoin in 2014-2015 which was after what mtGox did so i always think of them whenever i want to keep anything at any exchanger and stop myself.
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