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2024-01-23 23:11:03

En: Don't listen to the noise of those who say: Bitcoin is going to zero.
We are here because we know what Bitcoin is, what it can achieve, and what it means to everyone who needs it.
Es: No escuches el ruido de los que dicen: Bitcoin se va a cero.
Estamos aquí porque sabemos lo que Bitcoin es, lo que se puede lograr, y lo significa para todo el que lo necesite.
#Bitcoin

2023-12-12 18:55:54

In Bitcoin: is it riskier to use a browser wallet or an application?
A few days ago in the Cuba Bitcoin group there was the question whether it was more risky to use wallets directly in the browser or to use an own application for it.
The question is definitely very interesting.
In Bitcoin, any security measure we take when it comes to protecting ourselves against possible attacks on our privacy and safeguarding of funds, is going to be little.
Everything is a risk, even if we don't perceive it that way.
Browser wallets are always exposed to the Internet and therefore tend to suffer all kinds of attacks from any front, such as phishing, malware, brute force, traffic analysis attacks, among others. It is advisable to use them for small amounts and daily transactions, lock them with a password as secure as possible and never leave them unattended. If they are not going to be used for a while, I recommend deactivating them.
Dedicated applications are usually a bit more "secure", as they tend to follow the policies of the operating system in which they operate and are not always exposed to the Internet. Generally in these some more advanced security features are implemented that are not possible or are more difficult to achieve than in a browser. Nowadays there are solutions that allow us to have "cold" wallets in our cell phone or pc and never connect them to any network.
Here are some of the tips I practice:
1- Keep the software always updated.
2- Keep our private keys in places only known to us (be creative).
3- If we use antivirus solutions, keep up to date with their updates.
4- A lot of common sense when surfing the Internet, do not trust: verify.
5- Use self-custody and FOSS solutions as much as possible.
As a summary and in my personal opinion, dedicated applications are "safer" than those of a browser. It is us as users, with our sense of belonging and security, with daily study and a lot of self-improvement, who must always be alert to any danger that may be lurking in the shadows to get our private keys, never trust.
For you, what are your main concerns or considerations when choosing between a browser-based wallet and one with its own Bitcoin application? Which one do you think is more secure? Let me know in the comments, I read you and we learn together!
#Bitcoin

2023-12-01 16:36:23

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Indeed 👍

2023-11-23 14:28:21

My experience with MUUN Wallet and why we shouldn't use it.
Whether you are a new Bitcoiner, or with more or less experience, for sure you have heard or used MUUN wallet at some point. Today I'm going to tell you my experience with that wallet and why I stopped using it.
Some time ago, in a galaxy far far away ...... Ah, no, sorry, that's another topic...
Some time ago, and following the practice of searching and doing my own research, looking on Youtube for the best Bitcoin wallets, I found that many Youtubers were recommending MUUN wallet as "the perfect solution" for Bitcoiners. So I decided to install it and try it out.
The first thing that shocks me is their way of recovering the key seeds, it is not the traditional way, sure you know that it is recovered with 8 combinations of random letters and numbers + a pdf that they provide you, which seemed to me, I do not know, very strange, I was very suspicious about that, because if they tell me that they are self-custody and on the other hand they give me a pdf + email recovery, it sounds not credible, right?
I was a bit suspicious about that way of giving us our self custody, but I decided to give them a vote of confidence and start using it (always with small amounts of sats of course).
After 2 months of use apparently everything was going great when in this same year (2023) the news of the ordinals spread in the Bitcoin network. That's when the nightmare began!
When trying to send X amount of sats using the Lightning network (LN) as the service had completely collapsed!
Unbelievable as it shouldn't (supposedly) affect the high fees on the main Bitcoin blockchain to LN transactions.
I took it upon myself to investigate further and the discovery is completely unheard of. In short: MUUN uses "submarine swaps" for their LN transactions, this means they are not purely LN, they rely on the mainnet to be able to move sats on LN.
With Onchain transactions it was worse all around. MUUN is supposed to do the conversions from the LN network to Onchain and vice versa, and of course charge its fee for its use, but it should not be as high as the amount it wanted to charge in those days when the Bitcoiner world was in turmoil when transaction fees were over 200 sat/vB.
The agony lasted several days with the service down or under maintenance, luckily I was just testing and didn't have many assets there.
That is my bitter experience with MUUN and why I decided not to use it or recommend it to anyone.
I hope my talk was helpful and encourages you to do your own research every time.
Let me know in the comments which Bitcoin and LN wallets you use and your experiences with them, I'll read you and we'll learn together!
#bitcoin #wallets #nostr

2023-11-22 03:44:01

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2023-11-12 14:11:20

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Great!!! Updated in btcmap! ;-)

2023-09-03 20:33:00

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Here i am! 👍