"And consider switching to a non-traditional phone company like Google Project Fi.. can’t socially engineer them because you can’t even contact them (and it’s same auth as your gmail)"
How to lose $8k worth of Bitcoin in 15 minutes with Verizon and Coinbase.com
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#12The thing is, Verizon's not killing anybody by this disaster. Upper management there probably still sees cryptocurrencies as a fad toy. I'm being pragmatic. Here is an open idea that I have long wondered about. If you think this would work, you are welcome to have it and turn it into a startup (it could work as a free service, it could work on a subscription). Make a duress system that allows people to open a fast-lo…
I like your fight idea. But you couldn't use Gmail aliases as new address because they are only aliases. E.g. Foo+bar@gmail.com equals Foo+foo@gmail.com equals Foo@gmail.com.
I was going based on the thinking that the full email string would need to be known in order for it to be changed. My brain's a bit foggy right now so I can't properly think it through.
Ouch, that makes things a bit harder... but thanks for letting me know.
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#13Re: How to lose $8k worth of Bitcoin in 15 minutes with Verizon and Coinbase.com
#14Might I humbly recommend my own exchange? http://bitcoinsexchange.itmustbetrue.com
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#17Might I humbly recommend my own exchange? http://bitcoinsexchange.itmustbetrue.com
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#18The two common BTC loss stories: 1. I left in the hands of other people 2. I failed to keep it accessible to myself It's easy to lean too far in one or the other direction by leaving stuff on a commercial service or forgotten on a single device without backups. For most folks, paper wallet and safebox is the appropriate mix since it follows traditional physical security patterns and ensures some protection from theft…
Also don't tell anyone online/offline that you have coins. You might get intruders.
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#19A subtitle from the article that irked me: 'I’m not giving up on crypto.' Why would you? You were never using it in the first place. Exchanges aren't bitcoin.