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This isn’t for everyone. If it sounds intimidating, something like a Bitkey is a fine solution. But for those who want maximum security and sovereignty that is still practical, This is The Way.

Multi-sig also sounds more intimidating than it is. Same with dice rolls. Same with passphrases. Op-sec is not a destination but a journey. Learn a bit each day and improve your standing.

Alan ₿ @alanbwt · 7w

The more you learn about Bitcoin security, the more you become a SeedSigner (or more broadly a general-purpose air-gapped computer) maximalist: generate the seed entirely offline with dice or other analog entropy, and ideally never load it onto a device that remembers or stores i Show more

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Monero Dog · 7w

Bitkey is a bad choice.

PilgrimB · 7w

If we want mass adoption then simpler set ups are essential, so I get your suggestion re Bitkey. Different strokes for different folks.

verly · 7w

Moving all of my bitcoin in a panic last week off of my coldcard has really shaken my confidence in bitcoin in general. Anything resembling mass adoption is so far off if security is this difficult. Most people are not willing to learn or are too intimidated by offline key generation. Many will be...

Milkshake Chicago · 7w

This attack definitely set self-custody back but it also made everyone remaining in self-custody 10 times more secure. Its terrible it took this many people losing their funds to accomplish this but their sacrifice was not in vain. Think about how many people this forced into learning multivendor m...