[ Urgent Alert ] How to be safe before and after the Bitcoin fork
bitcoin·@bad.r2017·
0.000 HBD[ Urgent Alert ] How to be safe before and after the Bitcoin fork
# **[WARNING: THIS TOPIC IS VALID UNTIL MONDAY JULY 31 2017 AT 00:00:00 GMT]**  1 - Make sure that you hold the **private keys** of your Bitcoin addresses . > Q: What if i'm keeping my coins in an Exchange ? > A: In this case, you don't really control your coins, and you might not profit from the new Bitcoin Cash (Free Bitcoins). > Q: What should i do? > A: Send All your Bitcoins to a wallet that you really control **[YOU SHOULD HAVE THE PRIVATE KEY]**, such as Bitcoin Core Wallet, Armory, Electrum, a hardware wallet, a paper wallet (The fast way) ... > Q: How to create a paper wallet ? > A: Here is how : https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@bad.r2017/how-to-create-a-paper-wallet-for-any-cryptocurrency-in-7-steps [At your own risk] 2 - **DON'T** MAKE ANY BITCOIN **TRANSACTION** VERY **SHORTLY BEFORE** AND **AFTER AUGUST 1st** UNTIL THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE BLOCKCHAIN IS READY TO USE (After August 1st 2017 | 12:20:00 pm). > Q: What if i sent some Bitcoins to someone 10 hours before August 1st? > A: You'll lose your coins, you should wait until August 1st 2017. > Q: What if someone sent me some Bitcoins 5 hours before August 1st? > A: You'll not get those coins, and he/she will lose them. You should stop accepting Bitcoin payments. For more infos : https://bitcoin.org/en/alert/2017-07-12-potential-split