For individuals and families
Protect Your Bitcoin
One 90-minute session on the ways people lose bitcoin, and the specific protections that stop each one.
There are great possibilities with Bitcoin, but you need to know how to protect yourself from scammers, mistakes and accidents. Most losses aren’t sophisticated hacks. They’re a convincing phone call, a seed phrase typed into the wrong website, or a backup no one else knew existed.
In one 90-minute session we go through each way people actually lose bitcoin, and match each one to a protection that fits your situation. Some are free and take five minutes. Others, like a hardware wallet or a multi-signature setup, are worth it once your holdings reach a certain size.
You leave knowing
- Which threats actually apply to you, and which you can stop worrying about
- What to change first, and what can wait
- How your family would find and recover your bitcoin if they had to
Please note: this is for educational purposes only. I'm not a financial advisor and I don't know your specific needs, goals and risk tolerance, so I won't make recommendations for your financial decisions. Start with an amount you're willing to lose entirely, and combine what you learn from me with your own research to make your own decisions.
What we cover
- Scams, phishing and fake support
- Exchange failures and hacks
- Compromised computers, phones and Wi-Fi
- Extortion and physical threats
- Mistakes, wrong amounts and wrong addresses
- Lost keys, fire and theft
- Death or incapacitation
- Strong passwords and password managers
- Two-factor authentication done right
- Hardware wallets and air-gapped signing
- Multi-signature (2-of-3, 3-of-5)
- Seed phrase backups that survive
“I'd been thinking of Bitcoin for a while. You finally nudged me off my butt and I'm now going.”
Questions people ask
Do I need to already own bitcoin?
No, but it helps to have a small amount so the protections are concrete. Many people take this session right after buying their first bitcoin.
Will you look at my wallet or keys?
Never. We talk about how your setup works and where the weak points are. Your keys stay yours.
Ready when you are
A focused security session covering scams, hacks, mistakes, lost keys, theft and what happens to your bitcoin if something happens to you.
Not sure where to start?
Book a free intro call. Tell me where you are with Bitcoin and I'll tell you honestly whether and how I can help.