News about Hardware

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...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Not your hardware, not your coins?

With the Ledger outbreak, people have begun to question the entire legitimacy of cold wallets. As in theory, every firmware may be able to be rewritten to extract your seed. In history, there have been breaches with Ledger, Trezor and even ColdCard....

by COINS NEWS - 2 years 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 - 2 years 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...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Cold storage without hardware

Hi guys, I have been saving in bitcoin for many years now and just sending to my ledger. What are our options for creating a cold store without hardware? I need something I can store my bitcoin in for decades and not worry about what the freaking co...