Why can not I log in counterparty. This is the message: " No counterparty servers are currently available. Please try again later. ERROR: The server is not fully caught up to the blockchain. Please logout and try later. (Most likely this message is due to the server being updated.) " This puts into question my safety. I do not feel safe with GEMS. Counterparty server does not work and so I did not have my GEMS. I do not like this whole GEMS. Peled1986 voice heard. The application also do not mix.
If you do not like them, you should sell them.
That said, your GEMS aren't stored by counterparty servers, they are stored on the bitcoin blockchain. You could probably also create a script to spend them with a normal bitcoin client to, if you were so inclined.
Even if counterwallet dissapeared one day, as long as you remember your 12 word passphrase you can always retrieve your addresses and corresponding private keys using a tool like
https://blockscan.com/tool_generatekey Just the 12 word passphrase to remember sucks, why not beign able to set an normal password also, you HAVE TO write 12 words somewhere in order to remeber them but not the password.
If you're actually remembering these passwords you're plainly doing it wrong.
All your wallets should have different passwords.
I strongly suggest you look at using a service such as lastpass or some form of password store/encrypted file store that offers two factor authentication to store your passwords otherwise you're really putting yourself at risk of not only forgetting/misplacing passwords but having all your accounts at risk from a single password.
Even passwords I used to use 5-6 years ago that are not listed in any dictionary and I am 100% sure I have only ever used show up in brute force dictionaries now (7+ alphanumerical characters). Websites you don't use for a long time do get hacked.
