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So I just learned about coldcard shenanigans...

Reading https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-mk3-seed-generation-warning/

"Seeds generated on Mk4, Q and Mk5 are also affected with about 72 bits of entropy rather than expected 128"

"The impact on Mk4, Mk5 and Q is not as severe but still serious."

"Mk4, Mk5, and later COLDCARD models are not affected based on our early analysis and can be used to generate the new seed"

So are mk4, mk5 and q affected or not? #asknostr
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Johnny · 1w
nostr:nprofile1qqs0r7dsn9k5ludlwhneunxg2a7gn6mr8e5yzhrl4a6v79aq00uqhkq9ggvlp Both read as true because they answer different questions. The 72 bit figure is about seeds those devices already generated. The not affected line is about using them to generate a new one now. Safest read is treat any exis...