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I've been holding btc in paper wallets since 2011. They're easy, free and no one has access to my btc but me.

How often do you spend from your paper wallet?

There are lots of paper wallet generators but it seemed like an exercise in frustration to actually use the private key on the page to spend the money.

Whenever I need them.

I generate keypairs using the reference client on an offline device that never touches a network.

Private keys can be imported and spent using almost any wallet: Coinomi, Mycelium, the reference client, etc.

I like my 2fa, hope your house doesnt burn down.

Fireproof boxes.

I hope Coinbase gives you your btc when the run starts next year or two.

This. only suckers keep their coin on exchanges. Mtgox. Bitcoinica. Mintpal. Poloniex. Cryptsy. Bitfinex. Coincheck. All hacked, all lost their users coin.

Any coin on exchanges does not belong to you. Only coin in which you and you alone hold the keys, is yours.

Bitfloor. That was a doozy too.

There's room for both sides to be right. Paper / steel / hardware wallets are a great solution. Coinbase can be ok too

My paper wallet has never asked for KYC/AML info.

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