Is there any advantage to owning physical bitcoins?

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The title pretty much says it all? Is there a security advantage to owning physical bitcoins such as those offered by Casascius? If so is it significant enough to justify the price difference between electronic and physical bitcoins?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 29 '13 at 02:58

Is there a security advantage

Kinda. On one hand, you don't have to worry about getting a virus and losing your coins.

On the other hand, you need to trust that the person who made those physical bitcoins doesn't still have a way to spend them. (They could have saved a copy of the private key for claiming those coins before writing it below the hologram.)

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 29 '13 at 01:27

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a good Bitcoin conversation starter prop
look pretty (Casascius holograms) ;-)

answered Mar 29 '13 at 01:27

J Morgan

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Is there any advantage to owning physical bitcoins?

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