Perhaps yes. I hope it works out for them but am skeptical and think they missed the mark. Is a hardware wallet something that should be carried around on one's person or kept readily accessible in on...
Fair criticism if you judge Passport Prime purely as a Bitcoin signer, but that is the wrong product lens.
First, Prime is $349, not $500. It is also not simply a hardware wallet. It combines a Bitcoin signing device, hardware security key, dedicated 2FA authenticator, secure storage for additional seeds, and 50GB of encrypted file storage in one device, with more functionality coming through KeyOS apps. Buying comparable dedicated devices separately would cost considerably more than $349.
Passport Prime is a personal security platform that also secures Bitcoin. It can stay at home or be carried, depending on the user’s threat model and which functions they want available.
If someone only wants a basic stateless Bitcoin signer, SeedSigner may suit them perfectly. But describing Prime as an overpriced signer misses both its purpose and most of what the price includes.
First, Prime is $349, not $500. It is also not simply a hardware wallet. It combines a Bitcoin signing device, hardware security key, dedicated 2FA authenticator, secure storage for additional seeds, and 50GB of encrypted file storage in one device, with more functionality coming through KeyOS apps. Buying comparable dedicated devices separately would cost considerably more than $349.
Passport Prime is a personal security platform that also secures Bitcoin. It can stay at home or be carried, depending on the user’s threat model and which functions they want available.
If someone only wants a basic stateless Bitcoin signer, SeedSigner may suit them perfectly. But describing Prime as an overpriced signer misses both its purpose and most of what the price includes.
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