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Bitkey self-custody bitcoin hardware wallet (Block)
Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Wallet Bitkey to Integrate With Coinbase and Cash App
Public beta testing will begin in a few weeks according to parent company Block.
Bitkey self-custody bitcoin hardware wallet (Block)

Screen grab from video purporting to show a user smashing a hardware wallet with a hammer and then setting it ablaze with a blowtorch. (@oklahodl1/Twitter)
Ledger Recover Fiasco Exposes Gap Between Blockchain Ideals and Technical Reality
After a video went viral of what appears to be a hardware wallet getting smashed with a hammer and then blow-torched into a charred mass, Ledger (and all of the crypto industry) got a searing reminder on the importance of managing expectations.
Screen grab from video purporting to show a user smashing a hardware wallet with a hammer and then setting it ablaze with a blowtorch. (@oklahodl1/Twitter)

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile)
Ledger's PR Struggle Reveals Uncomfortable Trade-Offs for Crypto Storage
In a series of media appearances, executives said the French wallet-maker would make part of its code open-source and add additional security protections.
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

Unciphered lab technician decasing the Trezor T. (Unciphered)
Crypto Security Firm Unciphered Claims Ability to Physically Hack Trezor T Wallet
Unciphered, a company of cybersecurity professionals who recover lost cryptocurrency, says it found a way to physically hack into the Trezor T hardware wallet. Trezor says it acknowledged a similar-sounding attack vector a few years ago.
Unciphered lab technician decasing the Trezor T. (Unciphered)

Unpacking Ledger’s Controversial New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature
Unpacking Ledger’s Controversial New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature
Paris based hardware wallet maker Ledger announced a new key recovery feature this week allowing users to recover their private keys But opponents say that the product isn’t compatible with the concept of a hardware wallet which promises to ring fence private keys from prying eyes The Hash panel discusses the criticism around the launch [...]
Unpacking Ledger’s Controversial New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature

Photo of a Ledger USB drive with the corner of a laptop peaking on the left side of the frame.
Is Ledger’s New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature Safe? Experts Have Doubts
The French wallet-maker believes the service will help attract customers turned off by crypto's unforgiving self-custody ethos. But critics wonder whether the concept is compatible with a real hardware wallet.
Photo of a Ledger USB drive with the corner of a laptop peaking on the left side of the frame.

Ledger Wallet (Shutterstock)
Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System, Says It's Always 'Technically' Possible to Extract Users' Keys
"Technically speaking it is and always has been possible to write firmware that facilitates key extraction. You have always trusted Ledger not to deploy such firmware whether you knew it or not," Ledger said earlier on a now-deleted tweet.
Ledger Wallet (Shutterstock)

Hardware wallet maker Ledger has raised nearly $109 million. (Pixabay)
Crypto Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Raises Most of $109M Round: Bloomberg
The company's valuation remains at about the same $1.4 billion it was valued at in its previous funding round in June 2021.
Hardware wallet maker Ledger has raised nearly $109 million. (Pixabay)

COLDCARD Q1 hardware wallet (Coinkite)
Coinkite’s New Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Looks Like BlackBerry, Takes AAA Batteries
The new Coldcard Q1 model aims to blend security and convenience – with a physical QWERTY keyboard recalling the look of a 2000's-style waffle phone. It relies on a flashlight and LED scanner to read QR codes – instead of using a camera, which can be an attack vector.
COLDCARD Q1 hardware wallet (Coinkite)

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Polychain Leads $7M Funding for Hardware Wallet Developer Foundation Devices
The Bitcoin-focused startup offers the Passport hardware wallet and Envoy mobile app.
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