What's the hardware advantage of a cold wallet, like nostr:nprofile1qqs9500z3l7sn46sdnls5fnjm0d3lqmrq7707qshes2y7j8pnm4rllcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtclyt6rh or any other device that looks like it's related to #Bitcoin and might draw undesired attention e.g. at airports or crossing international borders vs a self made simple USB wallet based on tailOS, as described in the article below?

And if there is any hardware advantage why not engineer the cold wallet with the most simple look of a standard USB stick or hard disk to avoid unnecessary attention?

Maybe Low-key is the secret key!

https://stacker.news/items/569901/r/weltumrunder

The purpose of a #Bitcoin signing device (hardware wallet) is to protect your secret material (seed, private keys) while in use. That is, during signing.

When your seed is at rest, there’s no need for it to reside on silicon. It’s just information. That information can be written on paper, memorized, stored elsewhere, etc.

Which way to store the information comes down to the purpose of travel. If it’s a permanent exodus, you might use multiple techniques to move seed material along with pre-signed transactions so you have plausible deniability and the ability to bail.

If you’re just traveling temporarily, then you probably don’t need to bring a hardware wallet with you. Leave your Bitcoin at home.

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Would a phone number linked custodial wallet not be the correct move for short trip? Just uninstall app and reinstall on arrival

word keys are the best for cold storage anyway, and generic hardware devices like seedsigners - which could easily be dressed up as mini game toys, even have snake and asteroids as their initial screen which you have to dig through a wrongly named menu item to get to the signer where you input the word key and generate signatures