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Re: Where do i buy bitcoin to store on a usb
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Synchronice
on 21/02/2023, 10:12:47 UTC
I'm personally mostly using the Passport Batch 2. Definitely recommend against just using a USB flash drive. They typically have no security measures and are not made for long-term storage. And whatever you do, create a few seed phrase backups. A cheap and long-term secure way to do that is using steel washers.
Youch, I have under 550 dollars of btc and I want a cheap way to store my btc is there any cheap hardware wallets u recommend?
There isn't any cheap hardware wallet but among them, we may call cheap to Trezor Model One and Ledger Nano S Plus. Btw trezor needs USB cable (It comes with that).

What if someone hacks my computer can they steal the btc?
If you think that you can't ensure security of your device, then invest in hardware wallets without hesitation. If you are going to hold bitcoins and add even more, doesn't matter frequently or occasionally, invest in HW!
Otherwise, if you want to use it as hot wallet, you can even open an exchange account, for instance on Binance and activate 2FA for authorization, for adding crypto addresses into list and for making transactions.
If your device gets hacked and you are afraid that someone will steal or even delete your crypto wallet and you don't think that you'll manage to safely keep private keys, then use exchanges but only as a hot wallet!