GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-23 年前Man spends 10 years persuading Newport council to let him dig through landfill site for £130m of buried bitcoins.www.mirror.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down10
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkMan spends 10 years persuading Newport council to let him dig through landfill site for £130m of buried bitcoins.www.mirror.co.ukGreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-23 年前message-square30linkfedilink
minus-squareInfernal_pizza@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 年前That makes a lot more sense. Presumably you can back up the key however you like to avoid situations like this?
minus-squarenotabot@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 年前Absolutely, but do mske sure the backups are secure, anyone with access to them can move those bitcoins.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 年前You can. However, it’s easy to not bother, particularly when bit coin were a few pence each. Now the price is sky high, it’s suddenly worth millions.
That makes a lot more sense. Presumably you can back up the key however you like to avoid situations like this?
Absolutely, but do mske sure the backups are secure, anyone with access to them can move those bitcoins.
You can. However, it’s easy to not bother, particularly when bit coin were a few pence each. Now the price is sky high, it’s suddenly worth millions.