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Michael Perklin is a cyber-security expert with a Master's degree in Information Assurance and a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Security. He holds CISSP and CISA certifications as well as certifications in digital forensics, and has conducted security audits of Bitcoin exchanges and software while implementing secure key management solutions.
1Interview
2014First on the show
Oct 2014Latest appearance
7 minOn camera
6:42
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In their own words
“Ethereum had to raise about 30,000 bitcoins for their crowd sale and the vault that we implemented for ethereum so far not a single satoshi has gone missing.”
Key points from the latest interview
- Bitcoinsultants designed a highly secure Bitcoin vault for Ethereum's 30,000 BTC crowdsale with zero losses to date.
- Bitcoin security will eventually become as user-friendly as email, progressing from command-line complexity to mainstream accessibility.
- Users should separate Bitcoin holdings into offline cold storage for long-term holdings and smaller online amounts for transactions.
- The Certified Bitcoin Professional exam requires 70% pass rate with 75 questions in 20 minutes, preventing cheating through time constraints.
- C4 plans to release Certified Bitcoin Expert certification by winter and develop certifications for other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum.