Rick Messitt - How Secure Is Your Bitcoin? (BTC Prague 2024 Keynote)

In Rick's case, it wasn't secure enough. Rick was recently the victim of a hack that stole 25 BTC he had held for over 10 years. His powerful cautionary tale explains what happened, the mistakes that were made, and the steps you should be taking to avoid a similar fate.
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[@HODL.BTC.]

Sorry for your loss. Respect.

[@Molecularjewelry]

thank you for your vulnrability/honesty . been through this myself (still doing damage control) your shared experience is helping me for one - many I would imagine

[@houyang5396]

Excellent sharing 👍

[@bitcoinyoda8321]

storing private keys in the "cloud" priceless

[@DonBrott-jz8it]

this is why i LOVE btc sessions..

[@miket.8289]

BTC sessions is amazing!

[@andyjohnson9402]

The most important, most overlooked aspect of Bitcoin. A video that says 1 million $ btc this year! Will get 600k likes. Security. 2k. But it won't matter if it's not yours. Thank you, Rick. I know your pain.

[@bitcoinpoemspro1406]

Wow, thanks for sharing the lessons.

[@V4BTC-wd5dn]

Step 1. Buy Bitcoin.
Step 2. Secure in self-custody.
Empowering speech!

[@smokeythebear1633]

#FreeSamourai #FreeTDev

[@awangjeme2531]

Great speech

[@AnikaSharma-s3f]

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[@waynerichardson1051]

Excellent

[@amooij]

Super important topic!

[@huxley49620]

Tekkers.

[@DougAnderson444]

Thanks to your Chad Dad too!

[@tradewizard2563]

Didn't get it, was the seed phrase cold or not?
Did they use a Hardware wallet or not?

[@CardSharkGermany]

How do I get in touch with Bitcoinway?

[@DonBrott-jz8it]

Search them
They advertise.

[@user-pf1wc3fu1t]

Great stuff. But how do you tax your capital gains if you mix/un-KYC your coins?

[@MirceaPaz]

wow, another crypto scam video 🙈

[@raultarufetivargas3571]

You will cry remembering your ignorance.

[@RomantiqueVoyage]

@@raultarufetivargas3571too stupid to even know he’s lost!