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Bitcoin paper-wallet
1. Tutorial on how to create a secure online Bitcoin wallet
with blockchain.info
2. Why Paper?
May seem like old technology but it is
one of the most secure ways to store
your bitcoins
Immunity from viruses and keyloggers
Retain 100% control of your keys
If kept safely can be stored for hundreds
of years – no data hardware failures.
No need to trust wallet provider
3. Problems with Paper
Wallets
Difficult to get keys into the bitcoin client
No easy way to see your balance or
transactions
Difficult to generate keys securely to
start with
4. How does My Wallet Help?
Generate keys securely in “offline mode”
– nothing leaves the browser window.
Easy paper wallet print page
View transactions and balances online
through your web browser (iPhone, iPad
and android)
Scan QR Codes using your webcam –
no need to type private keys.
6. How to make one?
Follow tutorial
1) Open an account
2) Login in offline mode
3) Generate new keys
4) Print wallet
5) Delete private key parts
6) Store public key parts
7) Done - easy