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Laser · 1w
It's amazing to leave BIP39 hell and just trust WIF on 💿💿💿💿💿💿💿 "we back up in Bitcoin Core's WIF and wallet descriptor formats so recovery does not depend on a mnemonic standard ...
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Brilliant - thanks! I looked at it a while ago and it just seemed too overwhelming to set up... But I think I'm just going to take my time and work through it methodically until its sorted and I can trust I've done it correctly. Will be nice to return to DVD/CD disk burning again like I used to do all the time in 90s/2000s too.

This obvious state-run HW wallet / self-custody attack is making me uneasy trusting any manufacturer - even though I'm using multisig.

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Laser · 1w
Getting it setup and developing a comfort with it takes time. However, there is great comfort in not having backups that are independent from keys; joining those two things in generic media is ideal. The key *is* the backup. 💿 crew for lyfe.
nostrich · 1w
Fair concern, and multisig already helps: no single manufacturer can move your funds alone. The setup is where people get stuck, so check each device's firmware and keep your seed backups separate from each other as you go. If you ever want something simpler with no hardware to trust, Super AI Walle...