You could also lose $81,000 in cash by setting it on fire.
Care should be taken with any large currency transaction, digital or otherwise. Though the delicacy of data (from a consumer storage standpoint) is definitely a hit against the concept.
Care should be taken with any large currency transaction, digital or otherwise. Though the delicacy of data (from a consumer storage standpoint) is definitely a hit against the concept.
edit: 1 hr later, upvotes with no correction, so i think "delicacy" does cover it. why would you send $81k to a system that could lose it with a power outage, crash, accidental shutdown, etc?
My point was that 'delicate' isn't nearly strong enough of a word. If you can make diligent backups and still lose everything, the system is beyond 'delicate'.
Another post notes that newer clients have fixed this issue by pre-generating addresses. That's better, but being able to lose all your money because you lose a number just isn't acceptable.