BitNote
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Where would you store your most sensitive data--seed phrases, passwords and assets? @RockwellShah couldn't find the answer, so he built BitNote on Avalanche. Full interview in the 🧵👇





🚨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













