I've held many hardware wallets in my hands but Block's BitKey is *by far* the most sexy and premium one I've seen so far.
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Sexy matters
Totally agree. Received the beta in an unmarked cardboard box and didn't have any expectations whatsoever. Was immediately blown away by the weight, haptic and overall heftiness of the thing. Just wish it came with a different software. I don't find it very useful in my personal use cases. But I'm sure there *will be* a market for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLIiL9XYTDM&t=16
Sorry, I could not not do it.
Although I should say the lack of a seed phrase and a display does feel scary. Not a wallet for pros.
What's even the point of a hardware device if there's no trusted display? Does it offer any security over a software wallet on a device that has a secure enclave like a phone?
If the software side is compromised it'll just show you the address you intend to send to and request the device to sign the malicious transaction
Yes it is as good as a hot wallet by a reputable company (also regulated company).
The one thing it gives you is that you have physical control over when it signs. It can't do things unless you prompt it to do so. It can't do it because a hacker told it to, it can't do it because it is malicious, but yes, it isn't nearly as secure as one with a display.
Right I see the use to compensate for the lack of a built-in secure enclave (like most PCs), so it can't be high jacked from working memory by other malicious software 👍
I don't know enough about the secure enclave situation, or more specifically, the secure element in many modern smartphones.
1. Is it in many or just a few like the Google pixel?
2. Does software like BlueWallet use it?
3. How does it really keep data secure from malware? Does it limit access to the specific apps that created the data? Is there reliable anti-spoofing?
For apple, the enclave requires a faceID proof before it'll sign. But, afaik no btc wallets use them because the curve the enclave supports is secp256r1 (whereas bitcoin is k1).
I heard op_cat provides enough account abstraction to make it work, but, have not looked into if that's true or not.
Surtout en termes de qualité en plus du côté technique 🎉💜
I hate when ppl describe a piece of code as sexy
Now I also hate when ppl describe a hardware wallet as sexy
I don’t trust any device where I can’t back up and verify my keys without their software.
Have you tried foundation’s passport? Really do like its Nokia-like charm.
Feel and build quality is awesome. However until it has a screen or Frost it’s $150 for a glorified yubikey imho.
In my opinion it is the seedsigner (not even a hardware wallet) but it provides me the best ux