9 sats \ 6 replies \ @nullcount 8 Dec 2023 \ on: I have trust issues with hardware wallets. (And so should you.) bitcoin
Mfers would rather spend hundreds of thousands of sats on an artisan calculator than use TailsOS on a USB or a spare phone from the phone drawer.
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 8 Dec 2023
Hundreds of thousands of sats is nothing when you're trying to secure tens of billions of sats.
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19 sats \ 2 replies \ @The_Daniel OP 8 Dec 2023
You're not wrong, but DIY is scary for newcomers. Now I'm building nodes and consider myself experienced enough to do this stuff on my own.
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullcount 8 Dec 2023 freebie
Its only scary because hardware wallet manufacturers spread fear to sell more ewaste
You'll never hear an influencer read an ad for a DIY solution. That's not because the DIY route is difficult. Its because they won't get paid to shill DIY.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Zepasta 8 Dec 2023
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @badabing 8 Dec 2023
What about the "airgap" ?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount 8 Dec 2023
Mfers actually think you need to spend hundreds of thousands of sats to airgap
TailsOS starts in offline mode by default and has electrum preinstalled.
https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/coldstorage.html
Install grapheneOS on an old android and never connect it to WiFi. Sideload Samourai wallet and shuffle PSBTs over USB. .
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