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Lindsey profile picture
The team is sharing some thinking on our security approach at Bitkey over the next few days. Looking forward to continuing the conversation in Miami this week too. We’ll be at a panel on self custody on Fri at 11a on the Enterprise Stage.
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Rock · 165w
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Lounès · 169w
#[0]​ Really not convinced about providing KYCed on/off ramps in the future Blocks' wallet app. Shouldn't Blocks just concentrate on self-custody with its open hardware wallet? I feel like we really...
Lindsey profile picture
Hi - thanks for reading the post. We are fully focused on self-custody - and expanding the number of people who manage their bitcoin that way. We realize there is still a lot of friction for a wider audience of people to move their bitcoin off of custodial exchanges - so this partner integration approach makes it seamless to withdraw your bitcoin from those exchanges to the self-custody wallet. I remember at Mainnet asking a sizable audience of people who regularly use other hardware wallets available today if they still feel anxiety when they make transactions. Many raised their hands. These partnerships are meant to ease that anxiety and make getting coins off exchanges and into self custody the norm.
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Lounès · 169w
I am sorry, but bitcoins are meant to be spent and transacted. If one feels anxiety doing a transaction and if that anxiety prevents they to transact, I don't see really how they can use Bitcoin. We need to educate people feeling that anxiety, not to reduce the number of transactions they make. I do...
nout · 169w
Ok, I'll have to prioritize the article from Lyn 🤔
Lindsey · 169w
Would assume everyone has read 1/ here by now but just in case not: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/the-implications-of-open-monetary-and-information-networks/
yutaro · 169w
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vmilty · 169w
Hey Lindsey! I’m a big fan of everything you are doing with Block’s bitcoin wallet. Welcome to Nostr and keep it up. ⚡️