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I think the important things for me are

- generating keys 100% offline

- zero way to connect to WiFi or Bluetooth

- easy way to import/export to xpubs

- simple work flow for signing transactions. Most likely QR codes

- I like the stateless system of seedsigner so you can use it with many seeds.

My threat model is an easy one to work with. I live in the middle of nowhere and people don’t know what bitcoin is here or what a hardware wallet is. So the SS is perfect for me. Pi zero and QRs are life for me.
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casey 2mo ago 💬 1

I’m not against the seed staying on device. If the secure element is actually secure. But I would want the documentation that comes with it to basically force (shame) the user to create a stainless steel backup. I think there’s so much risk of losing the device or it melting in a fire.

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semisol 2mo ago 💬 1

Require a verification of the backup

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casey 2mo ago

Yeah. That will be tough. I work in software so I know what it’s like to try to force users to do something. But I guess we just have to scare them into doing it. Ultimately it’s education.