How to set up a Bitcoin cold storage wallet
1. Create an offline Bitcoin address to receive your bitcoin.
2. Send bitcoin to the generated address.
In this guide we will walk you through setting up your very own cold storage wallet for Bitcoin. We'll be discussing the completely free and highly secure 'paper wallet' method.
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