Whether you're a tech-savvy early adopter or just showing up to the cryptoparty, Bitcoin, the blockchain and its many technological offshoots are changing the way bankers, politicians and normal people think about money.

But boarding the Bitcoin wagon isn't easy.

Even Bitcoin's biggest fans have a hard time holding on to cryptocurrency: wallets are hacked on a regular basis. Passwords are forgotten. Currency exchanges go bankrupt and hard drives crash. With all the risk, it's hard to know how to safely get started.

Experts agree that the easiest way to safeguard your Bitcoin investment is with cold storage - saving cryptocurrency offline where it can't be hacked.