<p>This is probably best conveyed using the wiki:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_online_services" rel="nofollow">http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_online_services</a></li>
</ul>

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2012-10-21T22:19:47.360Z
2012-10-21T22:19:47.360Z
Stephen Gornick
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5347/best-way-to-safely-host-a-high-volume-online-transactional-wallet">Best way to safely host a high volume online transactional wallet?</a>  </p>
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<p>There have been numerous incidents where bitcoin services have been hacked and large amounts of bitcoins have been stolen. There was even an exchange that accidentally deleted its only copy of its bitcoin wallet.</p>

<p>Which best practices should a service or merchant follow when handling bitcoins?</p>

<security><coldstorage>
Best practices for service/merchant handling bitcoins
Dr.Haribo
# Best practices for service/merchant handling bitcoins

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-10-21)

> **Possible Duplicate:**  
> [Best way to safely host a high volume online transactional wallet?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5347/best-way-to-safely-host-a-high-volume-online-transactional-wallet)

There have been numerous incidents where bitcoin services have been hacked and large amounts of bitcoins have been stolen. There was even an exchange that accidentally deleted its only copy of its bitcoin wallet.

Which best practices should a service or merchant follow when handling bitcoins?

**Tags:** security, coldstorage


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-10-21. Score: 0

This is probably best conveyed using the wiki:

* <http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_online_services>


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