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The thought exercises are fascinating. Say he has a completely trustworthy friend somewhere that the FBI is unaware of. Could he have that person spend a little, back up that copy again, and effectively keep that FBI from ever getting that money?

Also, surely a backup exists. What is an effective way to backup the wallet so that it can survive decades of prison time? Particularly if a trustworthy friend does not exist?




> Also, surely a backup exists. What is an effective way to backup the wallet so that it can survive decades of prison time?

A piece of paper: http://bitcoinpaperwallet.com/

You should only print it from a secure system though.




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