CZ suggests crypto platforms add a "will function" allowing users to designate heirs for digital assets after death. He also proposed accounts for minors receiving inheritances. Establishing clear crypto inheritance mechanisms is essential for industry maturity. #crypto #binance #cz #inheritance

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Whats the best hardware wallet now and why?

Required features

- airgapped (microsd preferred)

- power via battery or power only usb

- psbt support

- multisig support

- taproot support

- bip39 compatible

Optional

- screen is nice to have, but certainly not required since verification happens after signing on a separate device before broadcast

- buttons is nice to have vs membrane style, but not required since used infrequently

There is nothing more interesting to the evil than KYC.

A major breach to privacy, therefore a major breach to integrity.

Found an old hardware wallet - now if only I could remember the private key…🤔

#bitcoin

Which hardware wallet are you using for Monero ? #asknostr

Son: Dad, here's the four-point plan to not screw up with your bitcoin.

1. Never store a 12/24 recovery seed words online, not even encrypted

2. Never type a 12/24 recovery seed words onto any online device

3. Only enter the 12/24 recovery seed words directly onto a hardware wallet

4. Only record the 12/24 recovery seed words onto durable physical medium such as a Cryptosteel Capsule or a Cryptosteel Cassette.

Dad: Son, sounds like a plan.

#Bitcoin

The three examples I gave are independent and parallel relationships, without dependencies. If you need to give similar examples, there are:

- Use a hardware wallet if you play cryptocurrency

- Make good use of browser favorites/bookmarks

- Clear the clipboard at will

- Assume that everyone is a scammer

- Assume that any application has tricks

- Learn how to verify authenticity

Der Räuber hat dich und dein Hardware Wallet.

Was tust du?

Absolutely — in Bitcoin, sovereignty is a core principle. Here's why it's so essential and how to focus on it:

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🔑 Why Sovereignty Matters in Bitcoin

1. Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins

If you don’t control your private keys, you don’t truly own your Bitcoin. Holding Bitcoin on an exchange puts your assets under someone else’s custody — a major risk.

2. Censorship Resistance

Sovereignty ensures that no third party (government, bank, or platform) can freeze, seize, or block your funds.

3. Long-Term Security and Autonomy

As governments increase surveillance and control, self-sovereignty protects your financial freedom.

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🧭 How to Prioritize Sovereignty

1. Self-Custody Your Bitcoin

Use a hardware wallet (e.g., Coldcard, Passport, Trezor, Ledger).

Back up your seed phrase properly (consider metal backup, passphrase, multisig).

2. Run Your Own Node

A Bitcoin node lets you verify transactions yourself, not trust others.

It’s essential if you want to send/receive Bitcoin without relying on third-party infrastructure.

3. Use Privacy Tools

Learn about coin control, UTXO management, and optionally coinjoin.

Avoid linking your identity to addresses whenever possible.

4. Avoid KYC as Much as Possible

Consider using peer-to-peer platforms (e.g., Bisq, RoboSats).

KYC links your identity to your Bitcoin — a long-term risk to privacy and sovereignty.

5. Understand and Use Multisig (if advanced)

Distributed key management reduces single points of failure.

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🧠 Sovereignty Is a Journey

It's not about being perfect — it's about gradually gaining more control over your money, your infrastructure, and your knowledge.

The Hardware Wallet War continues…

today's assembly

Right now best hardware wallet is ColdCard Q.

And best wallet app Nunchuk and Sparrow.

And best way to add some multisig to your ColdCard Q is those NFC cards.

Tell me if you think if there is something better.

no?

Idk what's worse, the fact that this requires a cord, or the fact that it literally says 'crypto' on it.

Will no one put out a viable competitor to the Coldcard?

🧔‍♂️ A Dad’s Real Plan: How I Made Sure My Family Can Access Our Bitcoin — Without the State Ever Knowing

I’m just a dad. Not a guru. Not a tech bro. Just a man who loves his family, distrusts the state, and believes in Bitcoin.

I worked hard for what I’ve saved. I want it to benefit my wife and kid, not the IRS, not some court probate clerk, and definitely not the parasites who print dollars and call it policy.

But I had one nagging question:

“What happens to my Bitcoin if I die or disappear?”

If you’ve asked that, you’re not paranoid… you’re awake.

Here’s what I did.

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🔐 The Vault: 2-of-3 Multisig

I set up a multi-signature wallet that requires 2 out of 3 keys to unlock the funds.

Why 2-of-3?

• Secure: One key alone does nothing

• Redundant: Any one key can be lost without locking out the others

• Private: No custodian, no lawyer, no platform in the loop

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🧩 Who Holds the Keys?

I chose three locations — each with a single role.

1. Key One — Me. Stored offline on a hardware wallet, never exposed.

2. Key Two — A sealed envelope held by someone I trust implicitly, but who’s outside my family and financial life. They don’t even know what they’re holding.

3. Key Three — A backup package in a fireproof safe with only one instruction:

“Open this if I die or disappear. Do not open otherwise.”

That envelope includes:

• Basic Bitcoin instructions

• Where to find the keys

• How to combine them to access the funds

It’s readable even for a total beginner.

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❌ No Lawyers. No Wills. No Trail.

I made no mention of Bitcoin in my will, trust, or financial documents.

I did not involve any institution, legal service, or accountant.

There is no metadata, cloud backup, or contact record.

Why?

Because Bitcoin is a bearer asset. Whoever has the keys, has the money.

That’s the point.

I trust my family to act in love — not to get taxed by bureaucrats who never earned a satoshi of it.

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🛡️ What Happens if I’m Gone?

If I die, my wife has the instructions. She’ll combine her envelope with one other and access the vault.

• No probate

• No tax forms

• No “cost basis”

• No letters from the IRS

She doesn’t need to know how multisig works. She just follows the simple guide.

And the best part?

Nobody can touch it while I’m alive — not even her.

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🧽 Clean BTC = No Traces

Before setting this up, I ran all my coins through Whirlpool using Samourai Wallet.

That broke the link between:

• My real-world identity

• The KYC exchange where I bought the BTC

• The cold storage wallet where it now lives

There is no longer a direct path for anyone — not the state, not a hacker, not even a blockchain analyst — to tie these sats to me.

They are now financially sovereign, just like I intended.

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❤️ Final Thought

This isn’t about hiding money.

It’s about protecting my family from a system that doesn’t care about them and will try to steal from them the moment I’m gone.

Bitcoin gives us the tools to pass on wealth with dignity, privacy, and zero counterparty risk.

So I used them.

You should too.

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