Coinbase generated the keys to its cold storage inside Faraday-caged tents set up at secret locations around San Francisco. The company used two air-gapped laptops selected by coin toss and physically destroyed after the ceremony. Keys were split using Shamir’s secret sharing, requiring multiple participants to cooperate for reconstruction. By late 2012, roughly 87% of customer funds were being held offline.
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