Your money will last a whole lot longer than you will. Make sure your wealth can be accessed throughout your lifetime and beyond.
It's your money. It's your responsibility. Securing it offline and physically protects you against hackers using key loggers and screen capture viruses to steal your bitcoins.
Don't spend time hassling with hundreds of tiny pieces or fussing with metal stamps. With just two parts, recording your recovery seed only takes minutes to complete.
Fireproof. Waterproof. Rust/Corrosion Resistant. Laser etched and made with stainless steel (ANSI 304), Blockplates can take a beating to protect your digital assets for years to come.
Grab a pen or pencil and mark the boxes with the first 4 letters of each word in your seed phrase. Do this by placing a small mark in the boxes corresponding with the letters on the left. The order of your words are indicated by the numbers at the top. Double check when you’re done.
Using an automatic center punch, place the tip at each of your markings and press down firmly until you hear an audible "click". This will make a physical and permanent indentation in each box.
Wipe the markings off with a damp cloth and repeat on the backside. Then store your blockplate in a secure, hidden location. Put it in a safe. Hide it in plain sight. But don't forget where you put it!
Blockplate is a tool to permanently store and preserve your cryptocurrency's wallet recovery seed. In the event your wallet becomes compromised, Blockplates contain the 12-24 words phrase used to restore the funds on your wallet. Each Blockplate stores up to 12 words (6 words on the front, 6 words on the back).
Blockplates currently supports BIP 39 mnemonic format.
With Bitcoin, instead of a "trusted entity" (like a bank), security is your own personal responsibility.
Your recovery seed is the one thing that will save your cryptocurrency if your wallet fails unexpectedly. It is the master key used to recover your coins if your wallet is destroyed or lost.
Storing it on an electronic device that is connected to the internet (such as a phone or computer) leaves your assets at the mercy of hackers. Blockplates are completely offline. With Blockplates, you take back control of your wealth and security with your own hands.
You can write it down on a piece of paper or keep it on an offline computer but paper and electronics don't last forever. Blockplates are made of stainless steel (ANSI 304) which can withstand a house fire, physical abuse, floods, and ultimately, the test of time. This ensures you have access to your cryptocurrency throughout your lifetime and be able to pass it on to your next generation.
In the event your wallet becomes compromised, Blockplates are there to recover not only your funds but your piece of mind. They ensure that only you have access to your master key.
Two! Each storing 12 words (6 on the front, 6 on the back) for a total of 24 words.
A center punch is a very common tool in woodworking or machining. They are inexpensive (between roughly $4-$10) and typically have a lifetime warranty.
We offer adding an automatic center punch to your order. But, it may delay your order as we do not carry a high inventory of center punches.
It is much faster (and probably cheaper!) to pick one up at your local hardware store or purchase one online.
There's a backside too! Each Blockplate stores 12 words in total (6 on the front, 6 on the back to minimize size). Blockplates are made from thick (12 gauge) stainless steel plates and each side can be punched safely without damaging the other side.
No problem! Blockplates come standard in a 2-plate pack allowing you to store 12 words on each plate (24 words total). This gives you the ability to separate your recovery phrase in half and add an extra layer of security.
If one were to find a plate labeled 13-24, it would alert them that another plate exists. They would have a better chance of finding your other plate than guessing the other 12 words AND put them in the correct order (2048^12 possible combinations).
If someone were to find a plate labeled 1-12, they would have no idea another 12 words exist and your wallet will continue to be secure.
Blockplates are simple. You don't need to learn how stamp metal, mess with chemicals, or hassle with tiny pieces. Blockplates are a straightforward and professional-looking way to permanently record your wallet recovery seed.
Your 12-24 recovery seed phrase most likely comes from the Bitcoin Improvement Proposal: 39 (BIP 39). BIP 39 is the use of a mnemonic phrase -- a group of easy to remember words -- to serve as your back up recovery in the event your wallet becomes compromised.
These words are pulled from a specific list of 2048 words. In this list, the first 4 letters are unique to each word. This means if you have the first 4 letters, you know the rest of the word. Some wallets will even fill in the rest of the word once the first 4 letters are entered.
We will! We're currently working out the logistics for international shipping. We would like to avoid losing orders in transit and long shipping times.
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