Topic: whats the most creative way of keeping bitcoins in cold storage (Read 2323 times)
Not sure how creative it is but it would surly be very safe as long as you remember where you put it i would use stone engraved with the keys and have that buried in a time capsule in my garden. Like i said would be safe enough and as long as you do not need it really quick would be perfect for me at least and i am going to look into it
Paper burns, what is a super creative way of keeping cold storage?
Paper that doesn't burn or a brain wallet. I think a brain wallet is a very creative way to keep your bitcoins in cold storage because you need to be very creative to create a safe brainwallet.
Make a ring engraved with a private key forged in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor
The Key only becomes visible when the ring is heated in fire
The Key only becomes visible when the ring is heated in fire
I think Charlie Shrem did this already......
How about storing them in plane sight??? Make a bunch of new addresses in a wallet each with 1 satoshi. Then pay all those satoshis back to one of your primary well-known wallet address that you can recognize. Use the 2nd number/letter of each address as the passphrase for a brain wallet which then give you a private key/public key. HIDDEN IN PLAIN SITE and won't go away unless bitcoin is dead.
--Now that this method is said it is not safe (and not really random either), DO NOT ACTUALLY DO THIS!!! lol
Nothing beats backup, back up the key in different geographical locations remove the need to protect a single point of failure, and keeping several copies at your relatives might give them chance to retrieve it once you were caught by an incident
I back everything up in 2 locations and 3 different drives. Backup is the best way to preserve something I used to love watching people at uni who stored all their assignments on a thumb drive only for it to fail. I'd ask if they'd backed it up... They learnt to do so quickly
What's "uni"?
Uni = University.
Even worse I meant an older women at my previous University who kept her Thesis on a freaking 3.5'' floppy drive, no backups, and it FAILED. Poof, years of work....GONE.
Yeah I remember people using only one floppy to put stuff on... Nutters... I don't think floppy disks were ever reliable
Nothing beats backup, back up the key in different geographical locations remove the need to protect a single point of failure, and keeping several copies at your relatives might give them chance to retrieve it once you were caught by an incident
I back everything up in 2 locations and 3 different drives. Backup is the best way to preserve something I used to love watching people at uni who stored all their assignments on a thumb drive only for it to fail. I'd ask if they'd backed it up... They learnt to do so quickly
What's "uni"?
Uni = University.
Even worse I meant an older women at my previous University who kept her Thesis on a freaking 3.5'' floppy drive, no backups, and it FAILED. Poof, years of work....GONE.
Make a ring engraved with a private key forged in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor
The Key only becomes visible when the ring is heated in fire
The Key only becomes visible when the ring is heated in fire
I think Charlie Shrem did this already......
How about storing them in plane sight??? Make a bunch of new addresses in a wallet each with 1 satoshi. Then pay all those satoshis back to one of your primary well-known wallet address that you can recognize. Use the 2nd number/letter of each address as the passphrase for a brain wallet which then give you a private key/public key. HIDDEN IN PLAIN SITE and won't go away unless bitcoin is dead.
--Now that this method is said it is not safe (and not really random either), DO NOT ACTUALLY DO THIS!!! lol
Nothing beats backup, back up the key in different geographical locations remove the need to protect a single point of failure, and keeping several copies at your relatives might give them chance to retrieve it once you were caught by an incident
I back everything up in 2 locations and 3 different drives. Backup is the best way to preserve something I used to love watching people at uni who stored all their assignments on a thumb drive only for it to fail. I'd ask if they'd backed it up... They learnt to do so quickly
What's "uni"?
On your old no internet access phone, stored in your freezer (of course).
Make a ring engraved with a private key forged in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor
The Key only becomes visible when the ring is heated in fire
The Key only becomes visible when the ring is heated in fire
Nothing beats backup, back up the key in different geographical locations remove the need to protect a single point of failure, and keeping several copies at your relatives might give them chance to retrieve it once you were caught by an incident
I back everything up in 2 locations and 3 different drives. Backup is the best way to preserve something I used to love watching people at uni who stored all their assignments on a thumb drive only for it to fail. I'd ask if they'd backed it up... They learnt to do so quickly
Nothing beats backup, back up the key in different geographical locations remove the need to protect a single point of failure, and keeping several copies at your relatives might give them chance to retrieve it once you were caught by an incident
Write a poem.
Use the poem to create a brainwallet.
Use the poem to create a brainwallet.
Have your key engraved in stone, bury it in your garden and plant a tree over it. That's creative.
That pkays a risky game, erosion and tree roots will hit ya 
Aren't NFC thieves on the rise? Seems like a less secure method then he thought.
He doesn't store the private keys directly on the NFC. They are encrypted with BIP38, so that only he can use them. Yes, thieves could steal them if they got near his hands, but they would be useless to them as they don't know the secret passphrase that encrypted the private keys.
Have your key engraved in stone, bury it in your garden and plant a tree over it. That's creative.
Use a combination of first letters in each line on a page and page numbers from a random book at your local library, one that's widely known...like it could be purchased or found at any library.
Extremely small font engraved onto tiny plate which is placed under your skin!
Embedded chip under the skin that can hold coins and record transactions? This way you know your precious bitcoins are always with you wherever you go
Mr. Bitcoin has a NFC chip implanted in his hand that holds his Bitcoin wallet. Hand-implanted NFC chips open this man's bitcoin wallet. He is a fascinating and amazing man. 
Embedded chip under the skin that can hold coins and record transactions? This way you know your precious bitcoins are always with you wherever you go
Carve it under the sculpture of Thomas Jefferson on Mount Rushmore .
Edit: ...in haiku format stanzas.
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From the other thread, this seems pretty cool and durable, if a bit pricey. $150+$8 per foot of tape. Not sure what the works out to per bip38 encrypted private key.
This makes tags for really harsh environments like pipelines, so it should do for permanent code storage including cases like fire and flooding. Not sure if they do lower case but if not just put a slash in front of the char that is going to be lower case.
I'm going to get one and try it out.
http://www.amazon.com/DYMO-Tapewriter-Metal-Embosser-101105/dp/B000FD7Z7I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1413480605&sr=8-3&keywords=tape+embosser
http://www.amazon.com/DYMO-Non-Adhesive-Stainless-Embossing-Cassette/dp/B000O78D94/ref=pd_sim_op_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0S9RH5Z6WBSQ2RMV22PY
I'm going to get one and try it out.
http://www.amazon.com/DYMO-Tapewriter-Metal-Embosser-101105/dp/B000FD7Z7I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1413480605&sr=8-3&keywords=tape+embosser
http://www.amazon.com/DYMO-Non-Adhesive-Stainless-Embossing-Cassette/dp/B000O78D94/ref=pd_sim_op_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0S9RH5Z6WBSQ2RMV22PY
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