Quote from: bieberluvr on November 27, 2015, 08:19:05 AM

coinbase? Any opinions on that? Also I heard maybe electrum? the guy above, https://bitcoinpaperwallet.com/ im gonna read up first, but looks cool... Again, thanks guys, im learning alot from yall

Coinbase is a good company, they have been around for quite sometime and I used to use them. However, they do not allow users to control their private key and is hence inconvenient if they ever get offline. Coinbase has an insurance policy too. However, read their TOS carefully, they prohibit users from associating their transactions with several kinds of activities.

Electrum uses HD feature which allow users to only backup seed and all keys will be generated from that seed. It is quite secure IMO and does have acceptable privacy as they send the change to a change address.

bitcoinpaperwallet.com uses the same technique as bitaddress.org. I would download the script offline and inspect it carefully for bugs or exploits. But that is if you don't trust them.

Quote from: bieberluvr on November 27, 2015, 08:24:43 AM

question because im a moron... what good would a 2fa do if blockchain or other service just up and ran?

Nothing essentially. Blockchain.info uses 2FA as a security against hackers and only downloads the backup if it's correct. Most service use it against client side hacking. If they run, they would still need your encryption code if they have never inserted a script which capture user's password. For other shared wallet, if they run, nothing would protect you.