💜🫡 I think the familiarity part is crucial. Another option could be a hardware wallet that’s simply designed as a small laptop computer, or a tablet with a touch screen. The device itself should not be capable of direct internet connection. It should have a camera, and a companion mobile app for monitoring balances and broadcasting any transactions. All communication between the device and the companion app should take place via QR codes scanned with each device’s camera. These are all increasingly familiar UI elements in today’s world, and something most people are either already familiar with or could learn easily.

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How about instead of a tablet device a literal metal tablet with the QR code engraved in front (and 12 words on the back with a covering).

That way it's guaranteed to be 100% offline.

The mobile app is probably good enough for a spending wallet for now... but I'm sure in 10 years things will change a lot. Wearable tech, VR/AR will progress. There will be something better and more intuitive.

The simplicity of that idea is nice, as well as being a sturdy physical object.