News about Hardware

by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago

How a hardware wallet works

Due to the drama a lot of people are coming out of the wood works spouting off wrong info on how hardware wallets work on it's fundamental level. ​ How it SHOULD work no matter the type: Transactions are signed within the device itse...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Bitcoin only option firmware hardware wallet

Do any of you recommend keystone as a hardware wallet with option of btc only firmware and to be used with Electrum and other btc wallets? This twitter thread explains over all features of it: https://twitter.com/wdevico/status/1658963175641960448 Wh...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

My Dream Hardware Wallet (it doesn't exist yet)

Fully open source. Fully airgapped. A camera, for reading QR codes. A screen for displaying QR codes. Touchscreen? Awesome, but not required. A removable, rechargeable & replaceable standardized battery, though I could tolerate a plug so long as...

by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago

The Birth Of The Hardware Wallet Wars?

Ledger, a prominent player in the hardware wallet space, has recently been embroiled in controversy following the announcement of their Recovery feature. A point of contention for many in the crypto community, the feature has stirred a fresh wave of...

by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago

What does your ideal hardware wallet look like?

In light of all the recent events with hardware wallets and potential suspectibility to firmware/software updates and their possible issues, what are your must haves in the next generation of hardware wallets? No doubt companies are brainstorming and...

by COINS NEWS - 2 years 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 - 2 years ago

Are governments trying to crack into Hardware wallets?

I just find it very suspicious that with the new cryptocurrency laws that the European Union passed the other day, all of a sudden we're hearing about this new firmware update for Ledger. I wonder if other companies are starting to come out with...

by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago

Is any hardware wallet truly trustless?

I listened to the recent Bankless podcast where the CSO talked about the recent Ledger updates. Essentially the argument is that any hardware wallet you must make concessions to and likely can access your private key in some way. To have it any othe...