• prole@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    That’s why you gotta laminate your seed phrase, at the very least. And put it somewhere where it will stay for a very long time and that you’ll remember (maybe hidden in a certain book, or put a false bottom in a drawer, I dunno get creative). Doesn’t matter what you have or don’t have on a disk, the Bitcoin isn’t on the disk, it was the words you should be protecting.

    • Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      I chuck a backup of stuff in my storage for that reason. Even if my house burns down I’ll still be OK with those backups.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      Honestly even lamination isn’t great. Won’t survive a fire.

      Best options I’ve seen are engraving your seed into metal, and/or putting multiple copies in trusted locations like family houses or safety deposit boxes.

      • umbraroze@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        How come everyone is forgetting the best practices in Bitcoin backup?

        You put the stuff in a container, put it in a hole in your yard, and put a birdbath on top of it.

        The birdbath is a crucial security step! Standard practice! Been that way for years! I frankly can’t believe a lot more people don’t know about it.