Overview
Our Obol in the form of the Bitcoin Pure Wallet is a safe and beautiful way to store your own Bitcoin assets or to give them away. On the front, the Obol shows a little owl (Athene noctua) as it was already imprinted on Greek coins in ancient times. On the back, in addition to the year of manufacture, there is a handy QR code that shows the address where Bitcoin can be stored. Inside the obol, that is, inside the lens, there is another QR code, the secret key (private key). Only with the secret key you can transfer Bitcoin to another address. Only after breaking the wallet along the spokes and removing the thin security layer can the QR code be used.
The surface of the wallet in the sandy finish reminds us of fine sandpaper. The reason for this: after printing, there is no further post-processing apart from mechanical cleaning. This makes the wallet affordable and readily available.
Note: We recommend that you divide your Bitcoin assets among several obols to spread the risk of loss and also that you keep the obols in one or more safe places. The obols are suitable for labeling, for example with a waterproof marker pen.
About Bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC) is the first crypto asset to ever exist and was first described in a white paper in November 2008. Bitcoin is a purely digital asset and, unlike currencies issued by states, is not controlled by any entity such as a central bank or government and is therefore decentralized.
Bitcoin is virtual money, also called cryptocurrency. The underlying technology (especially blockchain, proof-of-work and cryptography) makes Bitcoin counterfeit- and fraud-proof. Trust among transaction participants is no longer necessary. The mechanisms and decentralized organization of Bitcoin prevent an individual or small group from gaining control and effectively banning Bitcoin, for example, or simply "printing" more Bitcoin.
There are no physical Bitcoins, only units documented on the Bitcoin blockchain, which - along with all Bitcoin transactions - are verified for authenticity and accuracy through elaborate calculations and can be transparently viewed and verified by any person.
Although the Bitcoin monetary system has only been in operation since 2009, it is very popular. Today, many millions of people, publicly traded companies, and even nation-states around the world put their trust in Bitcoin. Bitcoin's success has inspired the creation of other virtual currencies (so-called altcoins).
