[LINK] Xapo's Swiss mountain bitcoin vault in photos — Quartz

[Jim Birch]

Empty racks suggest an advertising push. Hence, Bitcoin!

Maybe Swiss banks prefer data centres in a more central location.

Jim

On 19 October 2017 at 13:16, Kim Holburn <kim at holburn.net> wrote:

> Seems like completely over the top security theatre to me.
>
> > On 2017/Oct/18, at 8:10 AM, Jan Whitaker <jwhit at janwhitaker.com> wrote:
> >
> > This just feels strange....
> >
> > https://qz.com/1103310/photos-the-secret-swiss-mountain-
> bunker-where-millionaires-stash-their-bitcoins/
> >
> > I reckon this is real security:
> >
> > "No one, not even the operator, enters the cold room. Its door is sealed
> with tape­like a crime scene­to ensure it’s not tampered with. The cold
> room contains hardware, which is never connected to the internet, used to
> sign bitcoin transactions. Signing a transaction can be performed offline.
> The operator accesses that hardware using “special cabling,” sending
> encrypted data to the hardware for signing. Finally, before a transaction
> can be approved, two more sign-offs, in two other vaults located on
> separate continents, must be performed. "
> >
> > Jan
> >
> >
> >
> > I write books. http://janwhitaker.com/?page_id=8
> >
> > Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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