YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — How to store your crypto seed phrase? That is the question most novice crypto enthusiasts ask. Those who are smart enough to keep their tokens off exchanges run the risk of losing their funds.
Trusting purely on your memory to remember the 12 or 24-random character-long “password” isn’t a smart idea. Writing it down somewhere is equally dangerous. It could get into the wrong hands, resulting in you losing all your savings.
So what do you do? Well, there are several ways to store your crypto seed phase. Experts suggest techniques that range from keeping it in a pen drive, writing in a secret diary, or engraving it on metal.
Others even suggest trickier ways, such as dividing up your crypto seed phrase into two or more parts and keeping them in locations.
Whatever you do, never save your crypto seed phase in vulnerable places, such as an email or a photo on your mobile phone. Also, do not save it on your computer in a file called “crypto wallet seed phrase.” Yes, some people do that, unfortunately.
You can devise many creative ways to store your seed phrase safely. People are known to have their imaginations fly.
Can you store your seed phrase as a tattoo?
In a recent funny post in the Reddit group called “Cryptocurrency,” which boasts 7 million members, one user had a creative, funny, yet revolting solution.
The user’s “genius” idea? Well, he wants to tattoo his seed phrase on his body. But not just like any tattoo on his arm or back. He suggests making it in an unusual, not easily approachable location.
“I was thinking getting half of it tattooed somewhere on my arm at a tattoo artist and the other half by another tattoo artist in a different country, on the inside walls line between my a** cheeks. Just think about it. This way my family can know and check my body in case of sudden death,”
he wrote.
He suggests telling his family that he has the phrase somewhere on his body but not the exact location. That way, they will eventually find it if he dies. Moreover, nobody else will consider checking “there.” This will make it safe, and he can still access it with the help of a mirror.
Revolting? Well…to each their own. Although the post is meant as a joke, it has started a chain of reactions. Nothing works like bringing humor into a serious discussion does.
But you don’t have to go down his route. Print your seed phrase in custom-made underwear. Make it appear only under a UV light.
Or, write a story and make every say 7th word match your seed phrase if you like to keep it clean. It’s not like anyone is going to know. Whatever rolls for you.
On a serious note…
While OneCrispyHobo’s Reddit post was meant for fun, feel free to steal his idea. But no matter what you do, it’s crucial to remember the importance of safely storing your seed phrase.
Without it, you will lose your crypto. We can’t stress this enough. Even if you think you have the best memory in the world, store your seed phrase safely somewhere.
If you have $5 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) but lose your seed phrase, you don’t have $5 billion in BTC. Those tokens will still exist, but they won’t be yours.
If someone finds your seed phrase, your BTC will belong to them. If nobody finds it, it remains in the land of no return.
So, before you learn anything else, ensure you have mastered safely storing your seed phrase. Nothing else is as important.
