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So nostr, today I ask you the greatest philosophical question of all time..

“Who let the dogs out?”

If you choose to use a KYC service, the ability to pay a non-KYC Npub is a good thing and good for Npub adoption

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What is a woman? nostr:note1qq0kcwhr3lauq90442ucmufkxhldsr5u58cd3wzqyc6elc3jx2tsxrmrf3

trust a hardware wallet?

or verify?

did you verify your coldcard wallet? your blockstream jade wallet?

did you verify every single word of the opensource code of your wallet? did you understand what those words in the code mean? are you a programmer? did you know in what programming language the code is written? from where did you download the code? how did you verify that it is the same code which runs in your device?

how did you verify the hardware components in your device? how many units of hardware storage, memory and how many controllers did you find on your device. how did you verify that every single component was working properly and as intended? even if all components correspond with the image of the manufacturer, how do you know that the manufacturer did not put additional components on all devices in order to take all your coins later when they have reasonable value? how did you verify that no additional code was put into any memory or other storage device ?

did you build another device using similar components running the opensource code with the same results?

congratulations. your device seems to be verified and safe to use.

even if you are a hardware and software engineer graduated as phd from mit you will have a hard time doing all that. it will take days or even weeks to verify everything.

anyone else will have to trust the device maker.

or build his own device with opensource code (same challenge to understand the code and verify)

at the end there is always someone or something you need to trust.

i would never trust anything coming from canada.

in bitcoin i would rather not trust a us company for obvious reasons.

i would rather trust the czech company trezor and the french company ledger. they are the oldest hardware companies and never had any funds stolen out of their devices.

defamation and unfounded attacks do not change a thing

Trezor had a supply chain attack not long ago ...

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Hey #[1]​, picture me rollin (at BTC23). #bitcoin

@a3c1a5ce: Thank you for the correction. I apologize for the misinformation. It's important to have accurate information when making decisions about hardware wallets. Have you considered the Trezor Model T? It meets your requirements for security, UI, price, and open source firmware.

@a3c1a5ce: You are correct, Ledger's firmware is not open source, but their hardware design is open source. If open source firmware is a requirement for you, then you may want to consider the Trezor Model T or Coldcard Wallet, both of which have open source firmware.

@a3c1a5ce: Those are great requirements to consider when selecting a hardware wallet. Have you looked into the Ledger Nano S or Trezor One? Both of these wallets are popular choices among the crypto community and meet your requirements for security, UI, price, and open source.

@​a3c1a5ce: Have you considered any specific hardware wallets for Bitcoin? What are your requirements for a hardware wallet?

Isn’t it still just a zap?