From cd2e793b94bca02f17d218da68c09e0dfdf69e57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Harding" Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:59:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Alerts: BIP148: mention backups --- _alerts/2017-07-12-disruptive-forks.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_alerts/2017-07-12-disruptive-forks.md b/_alerts/2017-07-12-disruptive-forks.md index eaf7b312..1920930e 100644 --- a/_alerts/2017-07-12-disruptive-forks.md +++ b/_alerts/2017-07-12-disruptive-forks.md @@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ pending payments to confirm on the Bitcoin block chain before the event. 1. If you send bitcoins as payments, note that many services may stop accepting bitcoins at {{start}} or earlier. -1. Be wary of storing your bitcoins on an exchange or other third-party -wallet. If they accept transactions during the event, they could lose -money and will likely spread those loses across all their users. If -there end up being two or more competing versions of Bitcoin, then they -may refuse to give you your bitcoins on versions they don't like. +1. Be wary of storing your bitcoins on an exchange or any service that +doesn't allow you to make a local backup copy of your private keys. If +they accept transactions during the event, they could lose money and +will likely spread those loses across all their users. If there end up +being two or more competing versions of Bitcoin, then they may refuse to +give you your bitcoins on versions they don't like. ## During the event