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==== Physical Bitcoin Storage
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Because most ((("bitcoins", "physical storage")))((("physical bitcoin storage")))users are far more
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Because most ((("bitcoins", "physical storage")))((("physical bitcoin storage")))((("storing bitcoins", id="storing-bitcoin")))users are far more
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comfortable with physical security than information security, a very
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effective method for protecting bitcoins is to convert them into physical
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form. Bitcoin keys, and the seeds used to create them, are nothing more than long numbers. This means that
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@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ more details, see <<ch05_wallets>>.
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==== Diversifying Risk
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Would you carry your entire net worth in cash in your wallet? Most
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Would you((("risk diversification")))((("storing bitcoins", startref="storing-bitcoin"))) carry your entire net worth in cash in your wallet? Most
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people would consider that reckless, yet Bitcoin users often keep all
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their bitcoins using a single wallet application. Instead, users should spread the risk
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among multiple and diverse Bitcoin applications. Prudent users will keep only
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@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ storage).
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==== Multisig and Governance
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Whenever a company or individual stores large amounts of
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Whenever a ((("multisignature addresses")))((("addresses", "multisign")))company or individual stores large amounts of
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bitcoins, they should consider using a multisignature Bitcoin address.
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Multisignature addresses secure funds by requiring more than one
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signature to make a payment. The signing keys should be stored in a
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