BitNote

What is it? BitNote is a highly decentralized app that lets you create encrypted notes directly on a blockchain. It solves a simple but important problem: Where do you store your sensitive information? BitNote is designed as secure storage for private data, including seed phrases, private keys, safe combinations, and recovery codes. It has built in succession, so your data can automatically be passed down if something happens to you.

🚨I lost access to ALL of my crypto keys in a bank safety deposit box. A cautionary tale. 🚨 "Your keys, your crypto"—we all know the saying. But where do you actually store your keys? Off-premise and secure, right? So I did what seemed safest: a @usbank safety deposit box. Massive 3-foot steel vault. Fireproof. Practically bombproof. What could go wrong? Then, the California fires happened. I lost my house and inside my Trezor, my Ledgers. And the bank, about a mile away, took damage too. But even if the bank burned down, the vault would be fine, right? Good news: it was. My assets were intact. Bad news: in a disaster, everything stops. Power down. Roads closed. No access to the bank. Now here’s where it gets tricky: I know my keys are safe, but when can I access them? Calling @usbank support = dead end. Calling the branch? Closed. A neighboring branch tells me, "Local safety deposit boxes are governed by the branch, not the global bank." So how do I contact the branch manager? "You have to call the bank." But the bank is closed. "Sorry, we can’t help you." After several calls, I finally get this: "At some point, we’ll move your box to another branch. But we don’t know when." Wait… they’re moving my hardware wallets, without me, to some undisclosed location? "Yes." Not exactly the security I was looking for. This isn’t a sob story—I’m fine, thanks to holding assets on @coinbase (exactly for this reason). But it’s a lesson worth sharing. Years ago, when I worked at the DOE (Nevada Test Site), we studied where to store nuclear waste. Nevada won—no earthquakes, no disasters. My advice? Next time you’re in Vegas, open a second safety deposit box as a redundant backup. Or consider offline custodial solutions like @coinbase. Even the best security plan has failure points. Be ready. 🔥🙏 cc: @brian_armstrong

I just became a victim of cybercrime. All of my wallets were compromised, and my life savings, everything I earned as an artist in Web3 are gone. This happened during a 14-hour flight from Korea to New York, coincidentally in mid-flight when I had no internet access. I have no idea how it happened, but my best guess is a seed phrase leak. I had a photo of my handwritten seed phrase (not digital) synced to Google Drive, hidden in a random folder, but there’s no sign of any suspicious login activity. It could also have been a leak from the physical paper, but I’m not sure. Public WiFi? Maybe. Malware? I’m pretty sure I didn’t download anything, at least not knowingly. I haven’t had any interactions with suspicious individuals lately either. The strange part is that only my funds were taken while all of my NFTs remained untouched. I’ve already started moving my valuable NFTs to a new, secure wallet. I’m left with nothing now, and this is probably the biggest challenge of my life. My biggest concern is that all my family members rely on me financially, so I need to bounce back as quickly as possible to continue supporting them. Right now, my mind is exhausted and I need to get some sleep first.