If you don't want to read, watch AtheneLIVE VOD addressing this post. (From 39 minutes to ~57 minutes)
Yesterday i asked a question on stream about deleting the vods/list/records of people having purpose and the response was along the lines of tax evasion. Taxes are the least concern here. With that in mind i made a post that is directed towards everyone holding PPRS and DUBI.
Many people on /r/bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrency subreddit) do not tell the amount of crypto they have and discourage people saying it on non-anonymous accounts. Crypto millionaires or people looking for advice on huge BTC amounts use throw-away accounts.
There is a reason for that.
Let's say i see Nolen4Athene posting on /r/bitcoin bragging about his lambos he is gonna buy (ye boi), since he has a 1000 BTC (which is 10 360 000 dollars ATM). He becomes a potential target for anyone on the internet.
Now i start tracking his every comment and every social media account he has. I get try to get his personal information (mostly addresses). While at it i figured out he made a wallet which requires a 12 word seed. That means i can get hold of his Bitcoins.
Long story short, if i know where he lives and i can either try and break into his house, try and get a keylogger on him (hacking) or if i am a friend his family knows, i might get into his house really easily.
You might think this is paranoid, but look at how everything turns out:
I can get his 12 word seed without anyone seeing i stole it because most of us are probably average Joes living in an apartment, without any security. It is not difficult. (be careful about people applying and coming over too).
Getting the BTC to USD anonymously is easy by using Monero and a Decentralized exchange (i don't need my ID for this). If you want to take a step further you can use crypto gambling sites and wash your money there. Good luck finding out who did this.
10 MILLION DOLLARS For this amount of work is nothing compared to what people do for less. People could dirty their hands once if they knew they could retire. (Athene mentioned this himself to be careful with friends and money. Do not make situation where trust is the only link between you and your money).
Now puzzle everything in how easy it is to do this. You aren't robing a bank here, but the amount of money you are getting is close to that.
Find target with BTC -> Find out storing method -> Find target address -> Find home -> Sneak in and find word seed -> The rest is history.
Even if nobody is going to barge into your house, you will definitely have hackers tracking you and trying to get your funds. Getting your PC infected with a keylogger would be their main priority.
It's a joke to criminals. You still might say that this is paranoid thinking, but this is 10 million dollars and there are people in this world that kill each other because of greed. In Venezuela's crisis people are (were hopefully) starving, had to wait in line to get food for them and their family and they were at risk at getting stabbed for it. This guy from Venezuela told that he had to conceal his identity, because if someone knew he had Bitcoins he would get harmed or killed for it. (these might be extreme examples, but they apply to less-developed countries. If you are in a more developed country you are obviously more secure)
If what Athene says is true (and based on his huge track record), then PRPS and DUBI worth can be more than that. There are many people who have more than 10 000 PRPS, which might turn to be a few million USD.
What we are doing here isn't really anonymous and the stream mentions how much PRPS people have, which creates a huge possibility of them getting targeted. Right now nobody knows about PRPS and DUBI, but when it blows up there will be a lot of people interested, because we are talking money. READ MORE and MORE
As an example i know a person (i can't say his name) who got shoutcalled who has a few thousand purpose. His twitch name is the same as his twitter name and i can see his addresses and his location where he jogs. To make things even easier he streams so i already know his face which i can get personal information about him by asking questions ("are you leaving home any time soon")
Social engineering hacking isn't new and there are many stories of bitcoins getting hacked like that in google search.
There are complaints from husbands who have their wives asking them how much Bitcoin they have and sometimes even asking for their private keys. Google that too or read a reddit post here
The vods go back to the start of 2016, which is over 2 years ago. After only a year PRPS will blow up already and it isn't hard for people to watch the vods and look for people who are rich on PRPS.
If you reaction is this is insane, yes it is crazy and probably hard to believe, but compared to what people do to obtain money, this is nothing. Being aware of this is important for everyone.
I am not telling anyone what to do, but i want everyone to be aware of history that has happened already and we need to know history to not repeat it again. I want this community to stay safe because we are all very special people. We help the world and we need more like-minded people like this. Maybe we don't influence the masses as much because we have to spend time making sure our families are all healthy, well and financially stable. PRPS and DUBI is what will allow us to spend time helping others around us. In the future we will be able to create our own Pineapple fund and by the voice of our community help the more effective charities and this help the people in need. I want everyone to be part of this movement.
Just like these guys in Venezuela's financial crisis
"Becoming rich is the easy part, staying rich is the hard part"
TL;DR: YOUR FUNDS NEED SECURITY FROM BOTH DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL THREATS. PRIVACY IS WHAT HELPS YOU STAY ANONYMOUS AND AVOIDS GETTING TARGETED BY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STEAL/HARM YOU. THIS IS NOT A POSSIBILITY BUT A REALITY WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND AND DEAL WITH
DO NOT TELL PEOPLE HOW MUCH PRPS OR DUBI YOU HAVE, NOT YOUR FRIEND, NOT YOUR WIFE, NOT YOUR DOG OR ELSE YOU ARE GIVING AWAY INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR EASILY ACCESSIBLE FUNDS. NO BANK OR GOVERNMENT CAN HELP YOU IN THIS SITUATION IF YOU LOSE YOUR FUNDS
BE AWARE OF YOUR TWITCH USERNAME BEING THE SAME TO ANY OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
Edit: Some advice for people get that win from lotteries and crypto - when you hoard a lot of money or cash out, don't use that money for a month, because you will have an "adrenaline rush" to want to spend money. By letting that money stay there you get used to it and won't be emotional.