Sunday 4 August 2019

Bitcoin paper wallet How-to: put Bitcoin in and get it out!





Paper wallets are a way of keeping your Bitcoin (or other crypto) in 'cold-storage' away from hackers etc on any of your online devices.
http://cryptocoinhero.org provides a ton of current information.

This short but relatively detailed video goes into the steps you need to take to create a paper wallet, transfer your BTC into it, and how to 'sweep' your wallet using the private key back into an online wallet so you can spend it!

Websites and services used in this video are:

http://bitcoinpaperwallet.com to create your wallet

http:/coinbase.feldmesser.co for your coinbase account to purchase bitcoin with a credit card

https://www.binance.com/?ref=17280071 for Binance (to exchange cryptos)

http://bitcoinpaperwallet.com for your paper wallet (Doh!)

http://bitcoinpaperwallet.com for an online wallet and smartphone app to sweep your crypto from your paper wallet when you're ready to spend it!

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