Last night several threads warned about Trezor phishing scam and almost on cue, today I read a post by 7 year crypto veteran that he fell for it and lost everything, about $72,000 in Bitcoin.
It can happen to anyone. You're tired, arguing with your gf, distracted, etc... nobody is perfect. He lost everything. I can't afford that. Shit gives me nightmares.
I've been intending to buy a Trezor for some time now, but I keep hesitating. I've been so nervous about the whole thing. What if I lose my seed phrase? I live n NYC, someone breaks into my apartment, a fire, collapse, etc.. call me paranoid.
Now that Coinbase One offers insurance, I'm not even going to worry about cold storage. I sleep better this way. I don't care about all the "not your keys not your coins" arguments. I have a legally enforceable contract with Coinbase now that I pay for.
True, it's price is kinda steep at $30 a month, but to me it's worth it. It comes with no trading fees which sweetens the pie. Also comes with "priority" customer support, which I tested and only had to wait 2 minutes before I was speaking to a live agent.
So yeah, fuck that. I'm just too paranoid. If US gov ever looks like it's on the verge of collapse, then yeah, I might put it in cold storage before I bounce out of the country. Until them I rest easy with my coins insured on an exchange.
Let the hate begin...
Edit 3: For those of you who calling me a shill, here is a link to the review I wrote a week ago about CB One. It's a fair review. Just my expereince. I don't sugarcoat anything. https://np.www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tsi85k/is_coinbase_one_worth_it_1_week_review/
EDIT 2: As mentioned, I live in NY. Only CB and Gemini are available here. Kraken and CDC and Binance are not available in NY. I know that CDC also offers insurance up to $250K and they don't charge for it so long as you use 2FA and whitelisting.
EDIT 1: Here is a link to the Coinbase Insurance T&C for those who have been asking for it.
https://www.coinbase.com/legal/user_agreement/united_states#coinbase-one
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