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Creators of Domino plates - metal backups for preserving your Bitcoin seed words. Received AAA-rating on Jameson Lopp's stress tests. 🔥💦⚡

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Make your #Bitcoin bullet proof by storing your seed words on one metal backup plate, and your passphrase on another.

Always store seed words and passphrases in separate locations.

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A #Bitcoin backup plate can help secure your seed words today...

And might just stop a bullet tomorrow. 😉

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When considering the different types of #Bitcoin backup devices, it is best to choose a single solid piece of metal, ideally corrosion resistant, like 316L (marine-grade) stainless steel.

"Simpler is better - more pieces means more potential points of failure." - Jameson Lopp

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The most important job of #Bitcoin seed storage plates, is to PRESERVE your private key.

Using a mechanical locking device to hide a private key is dangerous because it gives a false sense of security.

Solution = 2FA
Stored in two separate places.

SEED + PASSPHRASE
or MULTISIG

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@PopMelancholic My knee-jerk reaction was to close all sales to the US market, but then realised that I just need take the hit until I can sort something more permanent.

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Is your #Bitcoin backup fireproof 🔥, waterproof 🌊, chemical resistant 🧪, brick proof 🧱, sledge hammer proof ⚒️, and shotgun proof 💥?

If not, why not back it up on some solid pieces of marine-grade stainless steel (stored in separate locations). 👍

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@PopMelancholic We're looking to start manufacturing in US to bring prices down.

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@PopMelancholic This was from 1x plate (with punch tool)

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I don't recommend leaving your seed words on your signing device because it then relies upon a strong enough passphrase.

The key fob in this photo is like a one word passphrase. 😬

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Once you protect your #Bitcoin with two-factor security (seed words + passphrase), you'll want to split everything of value into two required parts. 😉

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@InterstellarBit I highly recommend sailing. ⛵

I've only ever had one boating accident. 😉

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Great question... It doesn't have to be BIP39 words as you said, but...

1. It's easier to actually measure the level of complexity/security with a known amount of possible combinations.

2. If they are ever discovered, then they don't look like a passphrase, and could be mistaken for part of a seed phrase or something else.

https://t.co/6jO4JUiF3r

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It's so important to understand how secure your #Bitcoin wallet's (2nd factor security) passphrase is.

When created by stringing together...

3x random BIP39 words = 33-bit secure
(est.d to take 8 seconds to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

4x random BIP39 words = 44-bit secure
(est.d to take 4 hours to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

5x random BIP39 words = 55-bit secure
(est.d to take 1.5 years to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

6x random BIP39 words = 66-bit secure
(est.d to take 2,000 years to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

https://t.co/APBvpKzrpr

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@ColeTU It's interesting to see how this real-world experiment compares with our theoretical calculations...

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It's so important to understand how secure your #Bitcoin wallet's (2nd factor security) passphrase is.

When created by stringing together...

3x random BIP39 words = 33-bit secure
(est.d to take 8 seconds to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

4x random BIP39 words = 44-bit secure
(est.d to take 4 hours to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

5x random BIP39 words = 55-bit secure
(est.d to take 1.5 years to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

6x random BIP39 words = 66-bit secure
(est.d to take 2,000 years to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

https://t.co/APBvpKzrpr

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Marine-grade @BitPLATES Domino plates are made from 316L stainless steel, not just 304 stainless steel, so #Bitcoin seed words and passphrases stay protected even against some of the Earth's most corrosive environments. 🌊

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#BeetCorn

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@Printer_Gobrrr I know how you feel... I've just heard about it this morning, after spending hours trying to figure out why I'm being charged £85 to send a £120 product to the US. Small businesses are being eradicated one way or another. ���

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@Rkeyology They come with soft foam protectors, but I would recommend a more inconspicuous cover. eg. DVD/Blue ray case.

We also provide security strips to check if your storage case is ever opened.

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Everyone should self-custody their #Bitcoin

Self-custody should include multi-factor security protection.

Multi-factor security should involve distributed parts.

Distributed parts should be resistant to single point of failure (SPoF).

SPoF can be avoided with multiple copies.

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Preserve your #Bitcoin private key (seed words, passphrase, and multisig parts) on metal.

3mm solid plate with deep engraved alphabet and grid guide, made from 316L (marine-grade) stainless steel.

Always store seed words, passphrases, and multisig parts in separate locations.

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It's so important to understand how secure your #Bitcoin wallet's (2nd factor security) passphrase is.

When created by stringing together...

3x random BIP39 words = 33-bit secure
(est.d to take 8 seconds to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

4x random BIP39 words = 44-bit secure
(est.d to take 4 hours to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

5x random BIP39 words = 55-bit secure
(est.d to take 1.5 years to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

6x random BIP39 words = 66-bit secure
(est.d to take 2,000 years to hack with a supercluster of ASIC computers)

https://t.co/APBvpKzrpr

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@nostrnaut @KOBTCSYSTEM 😂 No, I'm saying that he just published a passphrase on the internet, so it's THE most unsafe combination to use. 👍