Banks have insurance, but you can't buy Bitcoin insurance. Some people see Bitcoin as uninsurable due to the fact that transactions are irreversible and each wallet is controlled by a single private key. It's a very brittle system; if you make a single mistake your money is gone forever. This may eventually be fixed with HSMs and multiple signatures.
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Banks have insurance, but you can't buy Bitcoin insurance. Some people see Bitcoin as uninsurable due to the fact that transactions are irreversible and each wallet is controlled by a single private key. It's a very brittle system; if you make a single mistake your money is gone forever. This may eventually be fixed with HSMs and multiple signatures.