These guys mentioned in the post, they are organized enough to spend the night torturing the couple.
I'm not disagreeing that criminals exist who can do this; nor am I claiming that it takes some kind of Ocean's 11 mastermind to follow someone to a bank and wait outside, while someone else waits at home with someone's wife.
I am saying that the scheme described is already quite a high bar vs most of the criminal activity that takes place; and that over time, as the implications of sovereign money really play out, a lot of other security measures will evolve, some in new institutions, some in old; and the sophistication required to rob someone will increase.
I'm happy for our kids' sake then.
Many stackers who somehow leaked their interest in bitcoin will probably have to deal with a lot of pain before we get a better approach to cold storage.
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