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the only way your money is at risk with Coinbase is if BTC itself does lose out - the so called 'wipeout' scenario described here: https://blog.bitmain.com/en/uahf-contingency-plan-uasf-bip14...

'wipeout' is a total longshot and we ought to be able to see it coming. either way it's not really a problem unless you have transactions on both versions to reconcile, and you can avoid that by simply not spending coin for a couple days. Coinbase can't just freeze everyones coin so having to reconcile with a fork after it achieves majority hashrate would be a real nightmare.



Your money is always at risk when you let a 3rd party hold it. You should not be storing cryptocurrencies with 3rd parties.


well sure, but i'm referring to additional risk relative to 8/1. if you were comfortable storing your money with Coinbase before then 8/1 shouldn't deter you.




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