Meet the Tiny Bitcoin Wallet that Lives Under Your Skin
A bitcoin entrepreneur and 'biohacking' enthusiast has found an unlikely place to store digital currency - under his skin. Martijn Wismeijer, also known as 'Mr Bitcoin', had two NFC (near-field communication) chips injected into the back of his hands during a biohacking event organised by Permanent Beta last week. Speaking to CoinDesk, Wismeijer said he has so far experimented with storing litecoin, darkcoin, dogecoin and bitcoin on the tiny devices, which can hold up to 888 bytes of data each. "As long as you can export your private key, you can write that into your hands," he added.....
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