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Storing crypto

Posted on 11/29/24 at 10:34 pm
Posted by welder69
Member since Sep 2018
406 posts
Posted on 11/29/24 at 10:34 pm
Dude on the internet keeps his usb drive but looks like a box. Anybody use this? Ima see if I can find the name.
Posted by I Love Bama
Alabama
Member since Nov 2007
38310 posts
Posted on 11/29/24 at 11:11 pm to
Ledger? I use cold card
Posted by auwaterfowler
Alabama
Member since Jan 2020
2670 posts
Posted on 11/30/24 at 6:42 am to
Trezor wallet for cold storage
Posted by Skippy1013
Lafayette, La
Member since Oct 2017
696 posts
Posted on 11/30/24 at 8:13 am to
Tangem cold storage wallet
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4756 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 3:52 pm to
I'm so confused by my ledger. I opened the app and see I moved some there.

How is sending to ledger any different than a hot wallet or on an exchange?
This post was edited on 12/1/24 at 4:45 pm
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4756 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 5:12 pm to
I'm not understanding the point of my ledger. Can people hack ledger live just like other places?
Posted by Hayekian serf
GA
Member since Dec 2020
3590 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:39 pm to
I keep the bulk of mine on a hard wallet (basically a usb drive) stored in an incredibly heavy safe. I use a ledger, but there are far better options around now and I may look into another one.

I’ll keep roughly 80% on that. I’ll take it out and put more into it every four months or so.

It’s the best way to store it by far.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
40618 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:13 pm to
quote:

Can people hack ledger live just like other places?


I suppose it's possible, but it's unlikely.

In cold storage, the private keys are stored on the ledger and are not connected to the internet. It's more secure than a hot wallet like Metamask, and you actually own your private keys unlike centralized exchanges.
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4756 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:15 pm to
What cold options do you like?
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4756 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:21 pm to
And ledger is considered cold? Even though there’s an app.
Posted by I Love Bama
Alabama
Member since Nov 2007
38310 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 10:17 pm to
Nothing is stored on the app. It’s more like looking at your bank account balance
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
40618 posts
Posted on 12/1/24 at 10:18 pm to
quote:

And ledger is considered cold? Even though there’s an app.


Yes. Your crypto is on the blockchain, but your private keys are on the ledger. Even though you can see your crypto on ledger live, you can't move it without the ledger itself.
Posted by Hayekian serf
GA
Member since Dec 2020
3590 posts
Posted on 12/2/24 at 4:15 am to
I use a ledger nano. Ive been told there are better options out there now.
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4756 posts
Posted on 12/6/24 at 4:01 pm to
When people say “not your keys, not your coins” do they mean the passcode and the recovery phrase?
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4756 posts
Posted on 12/6/24 at 4:17 pm to
And if you lose a hard wallet, can you access the crypto if you get another wallet with the recovery phrase from the first wallet?
Posted by Odinson
Asgard
Member since Apr 2014
2815 posts
Posted on 12/6/24 at 5:01 pm to
Yes. Your coins are not stored in the device.
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