I'd feel very uncomfortable keeping it in a hot wallet. That's what I would do. It's not just hypothetical, I've handled a similar value in a certain Forkcoin, and the only thing that worked at the time was using a hot (Android) wallet. I only used it after sharing my concerns and the owner told me it's okay and he wouldn't blame me, but still I felt very uncomfortable with it. It took the guy a few days to tell me where to send his coins, and it was a huge relieve when I could finally get rid of them.
Totally agree!
One thing is our money, if we lose it we can only regret it. But when it's other people's money, care must be 10x greater, because there's a lot at stake. It's our reputation and our money.
Losing someone's money is something very serious. And it makes us lose double money, other people's money and our money. You have to be very careful.
I do not agree with opinions in the spirit of "OP gets gets multiple negative feedback -> he's no longer able to earn from his bounty/sig campaigns activity -> creditors get nothing". There are enough examples on the forum when, with reputational losses, users continue to successfully conduct business (the tag will be changed to neutral when the lost/stolen funds are refunded).
From icopress 2023-01-10 :
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=950662;dtHow is it going to resolve the problem? Because of the tag you left, many campaign mangers will deny him joining their campaign, companies will deny him to give their projects, resulting he is not going to financially benefit from the forum. As per his explanation the forum is his only earning source. sucks but it's reality for him.
Feedback is bit harsh but it serves as a warning to others and lesson for him to learn from.
Although I think it is a bit exaggerated, at this moment, when the situation is still being addressed.
But I understand icopress. He is defending his working class. As a campaign manager, this type of situation can denigrate everyone's work, and make it difficult to attract new advertisers.
Now it's a matter of time, for things to normalize, if the OP keeps his word to refund all the money.