Questions tagged [cold-storage]
Creating and storing a reserve of Ether offline so that it is more secure. Usually this means the keys are generated on a device that has never / will never connect to the Internet and is done to avoid malware, nefarious wallet-generation websites, hackers, or keyloggers. This is also referred to as "offline wallets" or a "cold wallet."
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What is industry standard solution for trustless self custody?
I'm exploring self custody using hardware wallets. The intention is so that I don't have to keep the Ethereum on centralized exchanges, anf I don't loose the Ethereum if the exchange goes bust or runs ...
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Is there a library to sign transactions using a cold wallet?
I have a Ledger Nano S I want to use for signing transactions on a server. Is it possible to use a library to do this every time without the need of someone manipulating the hardware wallet but ...
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Hot Wallet Vs Cold Wallet? What’s the difference?
I would like to know what is a Hot wallet and what is a cold wallet?
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Storing multiple cryptocurrencies using a usb stick as the private key
currently I am using an electrum wallet on watching only mode and using a usb stick that stores my private key whenever I need to send BTC to someone. I would like to do something similar for my ether ...
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Running Geth full node + archiving on tiered storage possible?
I'm trying to run a geth full node with archiving for development\learning and custom analytics. I have a physical Windows server running HyperV where I carved out the following VM specs: 24 vCPUs ...
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What is the safest way to generate an ethereum wallet for cold storage?
I am currently making a DIY cold storage using a desktop computer. I cannot find any good desktop wallet for ethereum cold storage. Something like electrum for BTC. So, I can only found these 3 ways ...
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As of 2020, what are the community-trusted desktop cold storage wallets?
I'm looking to transfer some ETH from markets to a wallet. I see MyEtherWallet.com has a way to be run in a cold storage environment. However, the fact that they're Twitter account got hacked makes me ...
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Cold wallets & dapps
I am new to ethereum and curious about interacting with dApps while keeping a private key in cold storage. I like the idea of keeping the private key for an Ethereum wallet on an air-gapped computer. ...
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Why Does Ethereum Not Support A Native (Non Smart Contract) Form Of Multi-Sig? [duplicate]
After becoming a victim of exchange fraud and witnessing how it negatively impacted the lives of hundreds of others, I'm currently undergoing a study of all the past cryptocurrency exchange hack/fraud ...
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Ethereum paper wallet address generator with ability to upload your own graphic to give as gifts
I'm looking to give eth to friends and family for christmas this year. But I wanted to upload my own background image if possible to an Ethereum paper wallet generator. Is there such a thing? I don't ...
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Minimal wallet application for a cold storage
I wonder if there are some convenient set of tools (or a wallet application itself) to work on a cold storage. As I can understand (correct me if I'm wrong) to work with a cold storage I only need to ...
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Set up a passwordless Ethereum address
I want to generate an Ethereum wallet to use for cold storage. I'll split the key using SSSS, and print the different parts in papers that I'll store in different places. I don't want to use a ...
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Safe way to generate and store Ether on multiple paper wallets
I have a certain amount x of Ether in my wallet on my PC. Now I want to divide this amount x by 30, and print each x/30th of my Ether on a separate paper. So, basically, I'd just like to have 30 bills ...
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Will this work and be truly cold: Offline cold storage using Bootable USB
I want to generate a cold wallet very securely without having to buy a new computer that will always be offline and while I am waiting for a hardware wallet on back order. Please validate and/or ...
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Can I reuse a signed transaction generated offline by MyEtherWallet?
I generated a signed transaction using MyEtherWallet on an air-gapped computer, and used it to successfully send a transaction. Does anything prevent the signed transaction from being reused?
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