News about Hardware Wallets

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 month ago

State of multi-sig hardware wallets

Someone close to me recently got their house broken into and their seed phrase stolen from their safe. This got me thinking about the single point of failure of today's devices. A multi-sig solution is paramount I believe for any serious cold-sto...

by COINS NEWS - 2 months ago

What's the purpose of Hardware wallets?

My current setup, I've created a Private key offline. I have it stored in 2 different safe locations etched in metal. This Cost me about 4$. I keep 75% in cold storage, 15-20% Hot wallet, 5% on an exchange. If I used a Hardware wallet, Would I...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 months ago

Alternatives to hardware wallets

I currently live in a relatively poor country and I'm looking to store my savings in bitcoin, but I can't get a hardware wallet. Are there any secure alternatives to hardware wallets that I can use to hold for a couple of years before I'...

by COINS NEWS - 7 months ago

Wallets: an in-depth guide to understanding what wallets actually do, why hardware wallets are safer than software wallets, how public keys, private keys, & transaction signing work, and what terms like “cold”, “hot”, & “air-gapped” actually mean

Introduction I've noticed quite a few misconceptions on this subreddit about what wallets actually are and what the essential difference is between software wallets and hardware wallets. So, I've decided to write a thorough guide aimed and be...

by COINS NEWS - 9 months ago

How many people here * actually * use hardware wallets?

Just had an insanely interesting reddit discussion with many folks here on where they are trading / stacking crypto. While I had expected most folks to just use centralised exchanges, it seems that most people are actually withdrawing their crypto to...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 10 months ago

What are the best hardware wallets for multisig

I want to be able to verify receive addresses on all of my devices and have them air-gapped. I was listening to the Stephan Livera podcast 215 where his guest recommends using a coldcard (I currently have one) and a keystone in a multi-sig setup. He...

by COINS NEWS - 11 months ago

Don't order any hardware wallets. At least for now.

I see comments saying "bye ledger, ordered myself a new hw". Don't you get it? These hardware wallets are not what we thought they were. It has nothing to do with their new feature. By announcing that they can offer a service to recove...

by COINS NEWS - 11 months ago

hardware wallets - here are the facts

First some basics: Secure Element: The secure element is not an unbreachable storage chip, it is in fact a little computer. This computer is secured in a way that it enabled confidential computing. This means that no physical outside attack can read...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 11 months ago

Ledger and hardware wallets - here are the facts

First some basics for Ledger: Secure Element: The secure element is not an unbreachable storage chip, it is in fact a little computer. This computer is secured in a way that it enabled confidential computing. This means that no physical outside attac...