Why You Need a Physical Vault to Secure a Virtual Currency

I am transfixed by the plummeting signal strength on my phone as employees of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase close the flap of the stuffy silver tent I’m standing inside. The fabric walls enclose a cubic space about 8 feet across and contain mesh that functions as a Faraday cage that blocks electromagnetic radiation. By the time …

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