Hello Steemers and Steemettes,
Hello everybody! It has been a little while since I have posted, so I have decided to post a little piece of advice to those still holding any Cryptocurrencies or funds of any kinds on Exchanges. Please don't do it. I havnt held any Bitcoin on an exchange for a long period of time since the Mt. Gox ordeal happened. Things like that are possible and scenarios like the following happen in rare occasions..
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4w9gqq/my_friends_kraken_account_was_just_hacked_please/
Be safe and Take precautions with your funds. I am involved in both Bitcoin and Ethereum. I make sure to have all my keys backed up onto a few USB sticks and also write down my passwords and put them in a safe place. Also when it comes to my Ether, I never hold them on an Exchange, I keep them on my Mist wallets. Exchanges get Hacked, It's better to be safe then sorry.
Something else I would like to advise anybody involved in Bitcoin and/Or Ethereum at all, to look into the Ledger Nano S. When it comes to being safe with your Bitcoin and Ether, this pretty much is as good as it gets.
https://medium.com/@Ledger/ledger-nano-s-secure-multi-currency-hardware-wallet-65b0574cfaa1#.g0b2gxiqz
https://www.ledgerwallet.com/products/12-ledger-nano-s
Computers have certain vulnerable aspects no matter how safe you are, so when it comes down to it, if you can store you Funds offline on something like the Ledger Nano, it is good to do so. Paper wallets too are good. If somebody gets access to your computer, you are still safe with an offline wallet and it's also an ease of mind to have. Same thing with your Steem and Steem accounts, backing up your keys are always good to do and to keep those keys off of your computers in case of an intrusion of your device.
But Steemit has become a lot more secure then it was a month ago. New security protocols, Password resets working beautifully now, I am so happy to see everything's moving so smoothly now. Steemit is a beautiful tool, I truly hope to see it excel and move upward from here. Everybody stay Steemy!
Much Love,
-decryptson