Bitcoin Q&A: How Do I Secure My Bitcoin?

Andreas Antonopoulos explains the importance of self-custody, private keys, and how to use hardware and smartphone wallets to secure Bitcoin.

Your keys, your bitcoin. Not your keys? Not your bitcoin. The dangers of custodial accounts. Key management. Best practices for storing your 12-24 backup words. There's no "Bitcoin help desk." Security of Windows machines. Smartphone wallets for iOS and Android: - Mycelium mycelium.com/ - Copay copay.io/ - Airbitz airbitz.co/ Hardware wallets: - Trezor trezor.io/ - Ledger ledgerwallet.com/ - KeepKey keepkey.com/ Chapters 0:00 Not your keys, not your coins 1:01 12- and 24-word mnemonic phrase 2:31 What is the most secured device you own? 4:01 You should buy a hardware wallet 5:46 Download software onto your smartphone 7:46 Write down the 12- and 24-word mnemonic phrase on paper 8:46 Controlling your own money This is part of a talk which took place on July 7th 2017 at a Bloktex event hosted by the Wisma BeeOn Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: antonopoulos.com/event/the-future-of-money-kuala-lumpur-mala… RELATED: Hot vs. cold wallets - youtu.be/Aji_E9sw0AE What happens to our bitcoins during a hard fork? - youtu.be/sNR76fWd7-0 How to get people to care about security - youtu.be/Ji1lS9NMz1E Bitcoin, Payment Security, and Consumer Protection - youtu.be/qMkGfB8X58o Irreversibility and consumer protection - youtu.be/R107YWu5XzU The revolution in trust - youtu.be/iWfpxB3HZOY What is the role of nodes? - youtu.be/fNk7nYxTOyQ How is fungibility tied to privacy? - youtu.be/VuI-8EwqIS8 Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin. Follow on Twitter: @aantonop twitter.com/aantonop Website: antonopoulos.com/ He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in a monthly LIVE Q&A with Andreas, become a patron: patreon.com/aantonop Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains; click on the red bell to enable notifications about new videos! MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: amzn.to/2xcdsY9 Translations of MASTERING BITCOIN: bitcoinbook.info/translations-of-mastering-bitcoin/ THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1: amzn.to/2ykmXFs THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: amzn.to/2IIG5BJ Translations of THE INTERNET OF MONEY: Spanish, 'Internet del Dinero' (v1) - amzn.to/2yoaTTq French, 'L'internet de l'argent' (v1) - amazon.fr/Linternet-largent-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/285608… Russian, 'Интернет денег' (v1) - olbuss.ru/catalog/ekonomika-i-biznes/korporativnye-finansy-b… Vietnamese, 'Internet Của Tiền Tệ' (v1) - alphabooks.vn/khi-tien-len-mang MASTERING ETHEREUM (Q4): amzn.to/2xdxmlK