A guide for crypto professionals to travel abroad safely: Keep a low profile and ensure security

Author: TechFlow

A must-read for high-net-worth crypto bros.

Why are there more and more robberies targeting and exploiting Web3?

Just this week at the Brussels Ethereum meetup in Belgium, @EthCC, nearly 10 people were robbed...

We have summarized a Crypto guide for safe travel abroad.

A must-read for high-net-worth crypto bros.

There are only two types of crimes targeting your money:

(1) Premeditated and planned;

(2) Randomly attacking people when they see money. It is mainly around these two points to minimize these two risks before and during travel.

[Be sure to listen to the embassy! 】

Before going abroad, it is recommended to learn about relevant information and travel precautions through the Chinese Consular Service Network, the "Consular Express", and the Chinese embassy in the local area. Be sure to save the emergency contact information, otherwise you won't have time to search for it in an emergency. The embassy will also tell you the local police number and foreigner helpline.

【DYOR Research local security information, don't give yourself a head】

1. Recent public security conditions. Learn about the security dynamics of the destination through official websites, news reports and traveler forums. If there are armed protests or conflicts, don't go, it's that simple.

2. Crime rate map. Kidnapping, theft, violent crime - here are two websites recommended for viewing crime information. Smart Traveler and GeoSure.

3. Plan your itinerary in advance. Choose a hotel with 24-hour security, choose a safe route when going out or attending a meeting, and make sure you are safe around you! Passing through unsafe places (especially at night) will greatly increase the probability of encountering random crimes.

p.s. Now various crypto conferences have tried their best to consider security when choosing locations. The robbery in Brussels this time took place outside the conference area. I don't think any project party would want to hold a meeting in northern Myanmar, right? If you are lured by various reasons, such as going to Southeast Asia to make money in the gray industry, then I suggest you go to Zhihu to search for relevant cases... shocking. Don't be fooled.

【Brother, be a little low-key】

The itinerary of rich people is quite mysterious. Friends who have just become rich like to publicize their success on Twitter in a high-profile manner, which is not a bad thing. But be careful of being targeted by criminal groups, and there are all kinds of people on Twitter. For example, the buddy below the link is an acquaintance.

Ask yourself, how many BTC can you accept losing at most? 0.1, 1, or 100? Don't show off more than this number-because it can become a premeditated target of crime. This can even happen between close people. Unless it is required for work, try to be low-key and don't let people be tempted by your password and private key. It is best to be as mysterious as "Satoshi Nakamoto" and return to the anonymous nature of Crypto.

Dress low-key and mysterious, and it is best to avoid cryptocurrency patterns. Generally, only big KOLs and big investors have exchange peripherals; those who wear project peripherals are usually team members or VCs. Cool, right? I risked my life for it. Going out to play and displaying crypto-related logos everywhere on your body is tantamount to writing "Come and rob my coins" on your face.

【Consider buying insurance and security services】

Insurance can help you recover some blood to a certain extent if you encounter it. And the security guards with live ammunition around you will feel safer, and it is not so easy to rob. If you have a little money, it is still very cost-effective. Or join a group with friends. Some embassies have relevant information recommendations. Brother Sun even has his own security team. Want to kill alone offline? Not likely.

【Only bring necessary money】

The purpose here is to reduce "risk exposure" - you don't want to experience a comeback from zero, right? If there is a lot of money in the exchange, don't take the related equipment abroad. Just leave the cold wallet at home. If you must bring computers and mobile phones with sensitive information, you must put them in a high-end hotel with a safe and surveillance.

【Make a bait wallet and cut off your arm to survive! 】

When criminals know that you have cryptocurrency, the importance of having three burrows is obvious. It is recommended to use backup exchanges and hardware wallets when going abroad, and the money in them is the loss you can accept - saving your life first.

If you bring the main hardware wallet (all major brands have it, take OneKey as an example). Then I recommend this treasure function - set up a passphrase and hidden wallet, and put your biggest treasure in the deepest place.

This passphrase is equivalent to an "additional password" after a mnemonic, which can open a series of hidden wallets in addition to the series of wallet addresses created by the mnemonic. In this way, you can store your real property in a hidden wallet, and only keep some "bait"-level property in the directly created wallet. This password can be a lot of content - numbers, words or even sentences.

——Of course, if you publicly show off your wealth and coin storage address on the entire network, you will probably spit out all your money if you are blackmailed. So it's best not to do this, unless you really need to show off, and don't care about being targeted and the security team is fully configured.

Basically, all kinds of prevention, protection and life-saving measures are in place here. Basically, petty theft and robbery will not cause you any major losses. But for kidnapping, the most you can do is to avoid and prevent it. For the industrialized blackmail kidnapping by groups in Myanmar and the Philippines in Southeast Asia (the one in the first quote), we have read recent reports that Chinese citizens can be said to have survived a narrow escape, and often lost both their lives and their money.

【Final small advice】

If you succeed in this round of A9+, your friends in northern Myanmar have recently asked you if you have made money by speculating in cryptocurrencies. Please recite the full text with me:

I have made a lot of jokes, but this matter is really serious. I hope everyone will not encounter offline crypto crimes and take the greatest possible precautions.