<p>I have read on some twitter posts that it was not safe to run bitcoin core on a laptop. That it was better to run it on a rasberry pie for example.</p>
<p>What are the main reasons this is not safe? How storing your btc on a laptop is more dangerous that storing them on a rasberry or another hardware (which most are not open source) ?
Thanks.</p>

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2021-11-02T19:32:21.917Z
Can you link to where you read this? It may make sense with a bit more context.
Pieter Wuille
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2021-11-02T19:40:13.637Z
Yes It was a debate around Coldcard: https://twitter.com/silentlink1/status/1455323246983852032?s=20.
nourou4them
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2021-11-02T19:43:31.460Z
I have no clue where that's coming from. You're probably better off debating this on twitter than here...
Pieter Wuille
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2021-11-02T19:49:34.540Z
Ok nothing to worry then. There is no more risks running bitcoin core on a laptop with an unix distro that on a rasberry if I understand well.
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Why isn't it safe to run bitcoin core on a laptop?
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# Why isn't it safe to run bitcoin core on a laptop?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-02)

I have read on some twitter posts that it was not safe to run bitcoin core on a laptop. That it was better to run it on a rasberry pie for example.

What are the main reasons this is not safe? How storing your btc on a laptop is more dangerous that storing them on a rasberry or another hardware (which most are not open source) ?
Thanks.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you link to where you read this? It may make sense with a bit more context.  
> **username_0**: Yes It was a debate around Coldcard: https://twitter.com/silentlink1/status/1455323246983852032?s=20.  
> **username_1**: I have no clue where that's coming from. You're probably better off debating this on twitter than here...  
> **username_0**: Ok nothing to worry then. There is no more risks running bitcoin core on a laptop with an unix distro that on a rasberry if I understand well.  

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