bitcoin cold storage tips

What about BitBox 2?

Didn't know coldcard switched to close source. Now what?

Passport is waaayy better and easier to use for most people than CC. And also, I don’t know about the reason why CC decided not to be FOSS is due to what you just mentioned, there’s a whole discussion about it on Twitter.

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Passport seems to be the new leader I love it

why not Jade?

what about ledger ?

So bc the Trezor plugs into your laptop, it’s no good?

How about paper wallet. It’s not connecting to your laptop. You can store all your BTC. Generate it offline.

air gap better than usb? first time I hear this.. I would prefer a hard pluck and secure element plus open source than having connection module or what is the argument for air gap?

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Scary situation. Decoy storage is definitely an option. Have like 2 or 3 sold storage hardware wallets hidden around the house with small amounts of Bitcoin in them, so if they ask you "where is the rest of your crypto?" You can fool them with 2 or 3 decoy hardware wallets worth less than $1000. Then your main wallet or wallets will be safe.

Trusting the closed source CC with your main stash and trashing open source Trezor.
That makes no sense.
Trezor even has a Bitcoin only firmware.
Open Source is way more important than USB.

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I guess I respectfully disagree with your position on not plugging your hardware wallet into a PC. As long as you have a power only USB cord, it is not possible to steal BTC through a USB port. If someone is really paranoid, the inner 2 pins of the USB plug can be taped to guarantee that no data is transferred leaving the outer 2 pins that only provide power. Such a power only USB cable is perfectly safe.