I may see a slight difference between a hardware wallet and a signing device.
A hardware wallet could refer to a signing device where the security is ELITE.
On the other hand, a signing device seek convenience.
A Coldcard is a hardware wallet. A tapsigner is a signing device.
Tho all this is just semantic. But I think the difference in categorization may be useful here.
They are all signing devices. No disrespect. But i reject the wallet term.
Yeah the term "wallet" is a misnomer that causes confusion. I've helped a couple friends get started in Bitcoin, and they think the device holds their stack. Explaining that their "bitcoins" exist on the blockchain, and the reason they wanted a device, required some unlearning on their part before they understood how it actually works. Less a wallet, and more a key is a better metaphor.
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I agree in essence I've been calling them signing device for years I'm just trying to differentiate between one where security is adamant and the other where convenience is key.
For me. Things that’s are gradients resist labels. So it’s just more secure less easy to use vs led secure more easy to use.
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I hate the word wallet when it's not converged. Signing device with or without seed storage, read only UI (for generating requests and displaying addresses etc.) and connected node. There is no wallet unless it does all the things a wallet does, which necessarily means a hot wallet. Hot wallets on L1 is dumb for anyone who understands what Bitcoin will likely become very soon.
A hardware wallet has an expiration date, and you can't know it until it has passed, as long as the manufacturer is honest.
