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joosters
on Dec 19, 2017
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Bitcoin exchange Youbit shuts after second hack at...
For long term storage, that sounds a terrible idea. Do you really want to trust your savings to $20 of electronic components that aren't designed to last more than a few years?
nop_slide
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The wallets can be regenerated using your seed phrase. So your argument should really be, "Do you really want to trust a $0.02 piece of paper" :)
joosters
on Dec 20, 2017
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Exactly. The hardware wallet is pointless.
Kiro
on Dec 19, 2017
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You should save the seed words somewhere as backup.
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