Posted by: Couch_Surfer
Posted by: Fast-Orange
Posted by: Schnickelfritz
Since you're planning on holding Bitcoin long term, have you looked into a Cold Wallet (either an offline wallet or a hardware wallet). Exchanges and online wallets can be pretty vulnerable, just look into the Nicehash heist. - Edit* What PaulB said!
I'm still debating. Part of me trusts online storage more than my ability to not lose a thumbdrive
There are a couple of Epic stories about that already
This is my favorite. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/20/man-lost-127-million-worth-of-bitcoins-and-city-wont-let-him-look.html
Keep in mind too that '$127 worth of Bitcoins', was 2017 Bitcoin. Sniffing at half a BILLION USD now.