Are physical bitcoins safe?

Physical bitcoins — which can look like coins or bills, or can be any other item — are storage devices for private keys. In one way, storing private keys in physical media is extremely secure ; hackers can’t access the box under your bed via a virtual back door.

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Are there real physical bitcoins?

Physical bitcoins — yes, they do exist — are not just great collector’s items, they also let you store your digital currency on them. Or to be more precise, most of them do. Different types of physical bitcoins exist, just as currencies have coins of different monetary values.

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