GreatAlbatrossM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • edit-21 year agoMan spends 10 years persuading Newport council to let him dig through landfill site for £130m of buried bitcoins.www.mirror.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1151
arrow-up1151external-linkMan spends 10 years persuading Newport council to let him dig through landfill site for £130m of buried bitcoins.www.mirror.co.ukGreatAlbatrossM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • edit-21 year agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-square@Infernal_pizza@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoThat makes a lot more sense. Presumably you can back up the key however you like to avoid situations like this?
minus-square@notabot@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish13•1 year agoAbsolutely, but do mske sure the backups are secure, anyone with access to them can move those bitcoins.
minus-square@cynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoYou 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.