It’s a truth universally acknowledged that one should never expose their private keys to another individual or an untrusted piece of software. However, one EOS backer is putting that worldview to the test. 

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 On Friday, anonymous Steemit user “eosinsider” levied a challenge to the nascent cryptocurrency’s critics: here’s my private key — steal my funds.The private key — 5K5V1MY4iPBvT1vZ8rdX89JVDMJXosmRqKGoUxCfYaVck69qNU2 — belongs to an account aptly named “yostealmyeos,” which is currently holding 5 EOS, hours after it was first published online. 

 While noting that this challenge is an experiment with low stakes — the tokens are currently worth about $45 — eosinsider said that they felt confident posting their private key online due to features built into the EOS protocol and on-chain governance model that are designed to protect users from scammers and other thieves. 

Article:  https://www.ccn.com/eos-user-posts-private-key-online-dares-critics-to-steal-funds/

The EOS protocol and on-chain governance could attract and scale up adoption for cryptocurrencies, we are in for an interesting crypto era.