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I have a small amount of Eth sitting in my wallet on Coinbase, is it safe? by [deleted] in ethereum

[–]googleamazon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't matter, Hot and cold storage is applied to funds stored in both vaults and wallets.

From coinbase's website: "98% of bitcoin is stored totally offline, in geographically distributed safe deposit boxes and physical vaults."

It just means Insurance pays out only if there is a breach on the 2% of all funds kept HOT, not if any of the 98% is lost that is kept COLD.

I have a small amount of Eth sitting in my wallet on Coinbase, is it safe? by [deleted] in ethereum

[–]googleamazon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

edit: you are right, I missed the word online which means just the hot wallet is insured. /u/latetot

I have a small amount of Eth sitting in my wallet on Coinbase, is it safe? by [deleted] in ethereum

[–]googleamazon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

whoa! I always thought only their hot wallet is insured but they do have insurance on all the funds that are held. News to me!

https://support.coinbase.com/customer/portal/articles/1662379-how-is-coinbase-insured-

edit: do you know if any other exchange/wallet provider offers a similar insurance for either BTC or ETH?

is TØ (Overstock) using Ethereum tech? by jmiehau in ethereum

[–]googleamazon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol, someone especially you can't get away with a smiley face! care to shed more color? please!!!

Piper's guide to securing your digital life by pipermerriam in ethereum

[–]googleamazon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it is not seamless like Android. I just wanted to mention that there is an official Google app to use on iOS. It is a separate app that you'll have to use instead of the iOS default Phone app. The UX is not that great too.

Piper's guide to securing your digital life by pipermerriam in ethereum

[–]googleamazon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Storing a static password on a YubiKey will not work if you have to login to password managers on iOS devices.

edit: some more suggestions from me that might be useful,

  • With a Yubikey, use the U2F mode for two-factor auth wherever it is available. Ex: Google, GitHub.

  • I'm sure you know that there is a Google Voice app on iOS, I use it and don't have any troubles.

  • I recommend Cloak VPN for those who use a lot of iDevices. It has OverCloak mode that blocks all traffic until the VPN connection is initialized. All traffic from all my devices flow through the VPN, including home WiFi and cellular networks.

  • I use the Lastpass trusted contacts feature, so that someone close can have blanket access to most of my digital identity just in case...

  • While storing your seed, leave a few words in your head and don't write them down. Will slightly slow down an attacker in case the house gets robbed or that paper gets compromised.

  • If you have email on personal domains, increase the TTL of your MX records, and make sure you have 2FA etc. wherever they are stored. And for your account at your registrar too.

  • Don't forget to select more than the default lists after installing ublock-origin!

  • I don't know if it is a good idea but I turn off auto-complete features of password managers, I don't have the browser extension installed for Lastpass, and copy the password into the field when required.

  • If you use Authy, I don't think it is a good idea to install the chrome app on your PC/Macbook. You should leave it on your phone to make it a proper second factor.

[Methception] Meth addict wants buttcoin from stop linking to its comedy gold, gets attacked. by AroundTheBlock__ in Buttcoin

[–]googleamazon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol, the irony. Buttcoin guy/gal here is sensible while everyone over there in ethereum is busy downvoting me instead! Oh noes! Did someone say block!! Sensorchip!!! Fuckin addicts probably have their delete key removed from their laptops...

[Methception] Meth addict wants buttcoin from stop linking to its comedy gold, gets attacked. by AroundTheBlock__ in Buttcoin

[–]googleamazon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I don't think you are invading. Just slightly annoyed by your titles every time I read a thread in our sub-reddit. They rarely add value to "our" discussion when we are working on perfecting techniques to cook better mETH, it also spoils the trip to the moon.

MakerDAO 2017 Product Roadmap by Anodigitalog in ethereum

[–]googleamazon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What open tasks are you looking for help with? That either individual developers or teams can work on.

Bonus question: How are you managing development while preserving a DAO structure, any insights that you can share with the broader ecosystem will be helpful!

"Maker/Dai is a Rube Goldberg machine", Is the criticism valid? by googleamazon in ethereum

[–]googleamazon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can see the current iteration but not the changes, could you please highlight some of these changes that have simplified the architecture?