Coinbase adds paper wallets for bitcoins

Coinbase adds paper wallets for bitcoins

Coinbase, a hosted wallet service for Bitcoin, is now letting advanced users create and print paper wallets directly from their accounts. Paper wallets offer a hard-copy, physical way to secure bitcoins offline in a way that's safe from hackers and other internet-based threats. However, Bitcoin holders need to ensure they keep their paper wallets in a safe place that's not accessible to anyone they don't trust. A paper wallet stores both the owner's Bitcoin address and private key. The owner can continue to receive funds from anyone online via the public address, but no one other than the....


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