IMPORT YOUR EXISTING SAMOURAI WALLET INTO SPARROW WALLET

Read entire post before attempting at home!

You will need:
1. Your Samourai Wallet seed phrase (12 words)
2. Your passphrase
3. Sparrow Wallet downloaded and installed on to your computer. ()sparrowwallet.com Configure your server. This could be your own node, or a public electrum server. I have selected Blocksteam's electrum server here.

Self custody of #Bitcoin is a principle that we simply cannot back down or away from. It's important to not only Bitcoiners, but to all individuals, whether they realise it or not.

Here's where the act of self custody can help protect you as an individual: 1. Ability to resist attempts of seizure, confiscation and theft. It's *harder* to seize/confiscate Bitcoin if you custody it yourself. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it becomes harder to do than if it were held with a custodian.

My single recommendation for storing large sums of Bitcoin for the average anon pleb.

Use a single signature airgapped Coldcard, ideally with a strong passphrase. Manage this using Sparrow Wallet.

Put 100 hours into learning this, just like you did with learning to drive. Use metal backup devices to store your seed and passphrase. Install a safe in your home.

When ordering goods online, use a PO Box, Parcel Locker or work address. Don't give your home address.

HOW TO SELF CUSTODY BITCOIN USING LAPTOP OR DESKTOP PC. READ ENTIRE THREAD BEFORE ATTEMPTING AT HOME.

STEP 1: Download and install Sparrow Desktop. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
sparrowwallet.com STEP 2: Connect to a public server from the list. I've used the Blockstream server for this example.

Your Coldcard can be used with Electrum, but ideally you want it connected to your own node. I have shown how to do this for all operating systems - Linux, Mac and Windows. My video tutorials are below. How to connect your Electrum to your own node is here (Linux).

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The @ministryofnodes Node Box Guide is now available. Take your financial sovereignty to the next level with a video series taking you through what you need to know.
ministryofnodes.com.au/2021/02/14/nod… In this series, I take you through hardware requirements, home networks, and all the software required to help you achieve financial self sovereignty. The full playlist can be found here.
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DIY MULTISIGNATURE WALLETS FOR SELF CUSTODY

There's been a bit of chatter around DIY multisignature wallets using hardware wallets from different vendors. As you dip your toes into it, here are some questions you might want to ask yourself.👇 1. What do I need to back up? What exactly am I backing up here?
2. What do I do if I lose one of the hardware devices?
3. What do I do if one hardware device is compromised?

1/ As of now, the easiest way to use a hardware wallet with your own Bitcoin node is through @CryptoAdvance's Specter Desktop. It's even available for those on Windows! Here are the steps: 2/
Step 1: Download @bitcoincoreorg Bitcoin Core from bitcoincore.org and install it using the setup wizard.

Welcome to Bitcoin.

Before we begin, let's try to understand what we're trying to achieve here. The current world's financial system relies on trust. There are two entities we trust with our money. We have no choice but to trust these two entities.👇 1. We trust banks to hold our money and give it to us when we need it.
2. We trust central banks to not print infinite supplies of money.

1/ @Bitwarden is an open source password management tool designed to be an easy and safe way for individuals, teams and organisations to store, share and sync sensitive data. 2/ Why use a password manager? Reusing the same password to log in to different websites is poor practice. If the password for one website is compromised, those same login credentials are being used on other websites, leading to more of your accounts being compromised.

/1 @GrapheneOS is an open source privacy and security focused mobile OS. It is designed to defend from Google's intrusive privacy invasions on your phone. The point is to start de-Googling. If you're thinking about switching, here are some considerations to take into account. 2/ The operating system comes installed with Auditor, Calculator, Calendar, Camera, Clock, Contacts, Files, Gallery, Messaging, PDF Viewer, Phone, Settings and Vanadium Browser.

1/ Happy New Year! I have released a series of video tutorials on our @ministryofnodes YouTube channel demonstrating the running of a full Bitcoin node on Ubuntu. It's a beginner friendly starting point, showcasing some of the best open source software to "be your own bank". 2/ The playlist starts off by getting you familiar with the installation of Ubuntu and introducing you to the Terminal (or command line interface - CLI). I show you some of the Linux basics. youtube.com/watch?v=BIrL1l…

1/ Pleased to announce I have successfully bypassed the government issued fraud product @NBN_Australia. My residence is due to be connected to the NBN scam in January 2020. The NBN will be Dead on Arrival and surpassed by @Optus 5G Home Broadband. Thread to share my findings.👇 2/ I have been testing the @Optus 5G HBB as an alternative to the rort that is Australia's NBN. This wireless product is $70 a month with unlimited data. You can pay month to month with a $200 connection fee, or lock yourself into a 24 month contract with no connection fee.