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Where's your bitcoins now?!

• IIAOPSW 9y ago
  Still mining by hand and announcing my tx to the network via snail mail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dqhixzGVo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dqhixzGVo
• matt4077 9y ago
  On the good side, the hash rate will eventually adjust to mining by hand. On the bad side, people quickly run out of pen and paper, and the ham radio network desperately wants a hard fork to support side chains.
• rothbardrand 9y ago
  Physical bitcoin, can be transacted offline. Just hand it over like a dollar bill: https://opendime.com https://opendime.com Still mostly useful for larger amounts, though, due to the relative high cost of hardware, but it's new.
  • icebraining 9y ago
    I seem to remember a simpler version - it was a scratch card, which had the address fully visible (so you could check the balance was correct) but the private key hidden behind the scratching area. That way you could reuse the bill or scratch it and transfer the amount. Can't seem to find it again, though.
  • px1999 9y ago
    How would you be able to tell what the balance on the stick is without power? How would you be able to calculate the current value in fiat, if you had power but no internet? For that matter, how could you verify that someone hadn't transferred the balance in a transaction that didn't exist in your (now offline) ledger (if they had internet and you didn't)? At some point, if you're being practical rather than ideological, isnt cash the clear winner in these situations? YMMV if your currency isn't as stable as USD though