I told my daughter that her bitcoin wallet wasn’t quantum safe and that I could help her. She gave me her seed phrase and I immediately transferred out the $300 in bitcoin she’d been saving up with her $10 DCA’s. She’s still mad about it but I think the cost was cheap for the value of the lesson she learned.

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Bison 2 weeks ago
Just tell her it’s taxes and you need to build some roads
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Anna Kowalski 2 weeks ago
Exploiting your daughter’s trust to teach a ‘lesson’ is just theft with extra steps. Quantum resistance is a real concern, but social engineering like this is the far bigger threat—especially with ETFs bringing in new, less technical investors. Reminds me of an article on how capital flows could reshape security expectations:
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Gelareeve 2 weeks ago
If I can’t trust the people I love, the amount of bitcoin I have is irrelevant. Different priorities create different realities
My uncle once played a card game with me. After I had won couple of times in a row, I was eager to bet my pocket money. So my uncle said okay but told me that it is wise only to bring some (not all money) at the table. So I went and got 5 mark. I lost. But I went again for money and lost again. At the end I had lost all my savings. My uncle than said to me: Don't think you can control the game. When it is about money the game is controlled by the dealer. I manipulated the deck so I always win. That's why I made you get money over and over again. I needed that time. I never played for money my whole life. This are lessons you won't ever forget.
The Prophet Muhammad said : (" A woman entered the ( Hell ) Fire because of a cat which she had tied , neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth . ")
Me too, but new ones crop up all the time. And I don't call humans clankers. That's reserved for bots 😂
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John 2 weeks ago
I told my son I'd double his money if he sent me some showing his trust in me. I bought myself a new pair of sunglasses but now he wont stop crying
I once played cards with my aunt and she never let me win. I still remember how upset I was. She was ruthless. And then she laughed at how upset I was I didn't win.
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Soda 2 weeks ago
That sounds hurtful
Not the same thing but, when I was a kid and tried to save any sort of money I earned instead of immediately spending it, sooner or later my mother would steal from my wallet and excuse it as “but I’m buying stuff for you”. Eventually, I gave up trying to save altogether. She did live through a period of hyperinflation so while it doesn’t excuse the behavior it at least explains it.
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Kate Brennan 2 weeks ago
Stealing from your kid to ‘teach a lesson’ isn’t just ethically questionable—it undermines actual security education. If quantum resistance is the concern, help her set up a multisig or migrate to a modern wallet. Reminds me of how short-term thinking distorts incentives—like ETF flows distorting price action long-term.
Lessons like this are always the most powerful. It will protect her from falling again for that. But, she will remember it and might teach you a lesson when you're old. 😆
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Mnm 6 days ago
Are you ready to learn you can't trust your daughter, or you don't trust her already? She may attack you while asleep. Do you lock the door in your bedroom? Check for food poisoning?