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BEWARE TRAVELING TO 🇭🇰 HONG KONG WITH BITCOIN HARDWARE WALLETS

Hong Kong has updated enforcement rules under the National Security Law as of March 23, 2026.

Refusing to provide passwords or decryption assistance to police is now a criminal offense, covering ALL personal devices including phones, laptops, and likely hardware wallets.

The rule applies to everyone in Hong Kong, including US citizens, even if only transiting through the airport.

Authorities also have expanded powers to seize and retain devices they claim are linked to national security investigations.

Travelers are advised to understand the risks before entering or transiting through the region.

https://xcancel.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/2037213781453922457

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The Daniel 🖖 · 3w

There’s no reason to ever travel with a hardware wallet.

Carla 🧡⚡️ · 3w

Wow, even if just transiting through? That’s insane.

Sarah Chen · 3w

Hong Kong’s expanded device seizure powers are concerning, but hardware wallets with passphrase obfuscation or multisig setups can mitigate risk. Worth noting how regulatory shifts impact broader adoption—saw an article tying ETF flows to price volatility in 2026, which feels adjacent to this. ...

Will not be visiting.

I'm not sure if this applies to everybody. Of course this leaves a lot of room for interpretation...It's important to notice the following: 2) Rule 2(5) Repeal “a foreign or Taiwan political organization, or a foreign or Taiwan agent” Substitute “an external political organization, or an age...

One more reason Coldcard wins. IF you have to travel with a signer, having one with trick pins and can easily have decoy wallets indistinguishable from the real thing can make cooperating with authorities quite relatively harmless. To say nothing of things like BIP-85. 'Here officer, let me show ...

GuyFawkes · 3w

Coming to the US within the next couple of years.

youngMoney · 3w

Guess I’ll stay away from there

Freedom Tech Co. · 3w

It's the same in the UK and has been for years Always factory reset your devices (phone, laptop etc) when entering such countries.

Barbosik228 · 3w

Saw Shaq’s post, verified it myself — all good https://blossom.primal.net/3ebe510ad1c0fdd74574ce1025fc637670bec580ed602a699928d90e9f831254.jpg

btconboard #LNHANCE or #CTV · 3w

Coldcard with trick pin, or travel one at a time and do key teleport so no one is crossing the border with a Coldcard either active private key in it.

Sal Castanedo · 3w

Easy. Travel with a Tangem cold wallet. Delete the app and download it again when you need to use it. You can carry the card ot the ring with you all the time.