42 sats \ 0 replies \ @DiedOnTitan 12 Jan \ on: Are we in the "Era of Ferment" with Bitcoin hardware? bitcoin
The "era of ferment" is an interesting concept generally speaking, but hardware wallets are not required for sovereign ownership of Bitcoin. In fact, they are a weakness. In my opinion, we will move away from hardware wallets altogether and work exclusively with trusted battle-tested FOSS software wallets such as Electrum and Seedsigner. BIP39 seed phrases will be stamped on stainless steel washers or some other form of durable media and physically secured. I further predict that hardware wallets will get compromised with Gov't/corporate mandated back-doors further eroding trust in all of these devices.