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Gwydion · 1w
Is the new firmware (31th July) now safe to generate a new seed from? #asknostr
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Bottom line for me is I think this rookie mistake with a #define statement should have been found in a code review before the code was shipped, so I simply won’t trust Coinkite again and my Coldcard is now a decorative momento of this horrific period in Bitcoin.

Someone reported that the new firmware worked ok the first few times before bricking their MK4 as they were creating new wallets. I can’t confirm if that is true though.

Also saw Luke claiming the new firmware still had problems - can’t confirm that either.

https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/predictable-rng-fallback-and-32-bit-reseed-in-coldcard-firmware
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nostrich · 1w
If I had funds at risk, I would move KYC funds to a custodian like River or Strike (Coinbase if that’s the only option) until I could get a new hardware wallet I trust, and move back to self-custody. I like Trezor because they have been building hardware wallets longer than anyone and Ledger secu...