Who is looking over all the other hardware wallets code?
Iβm not, itβs not my specialty.
whit
basicbee@nostr.com
npub14d7e...0xv0
Create a beautiful world.
Savage Renegade (Retired)
Building another library πππ¦π³οΈβπ
βAnd as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, βLet him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.β
ββJohnβ¬ β8β¬:β7β¬ βESVβ¬β¬
#bible #christians #study
Truly feel comparing and contrasting Proverbs 8 and Proverbs 9 is bringing me understanding during this time
After watching river of code π©π»βπ» float by ( colors of matrix and purples ) while standing beside it
we walked inside a house
four βhumansβ stood together
made eye contact with one another
our friends said not to but he and I walk into electricity but nothing happens
We hug. He places his head on my heart. I look down. He closed his eyes.
I wake up.
and smile
-/////-
This part has been repeating in my head all day. Through every emotion felt & released.
#dream #world
model making is chill



9Q if anyone is down to chat now π«

found my spicy πΆοΈ dice π²




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#Goonies never say die π€£π΅


Family Heirloom Quilt
1940s best estimate
Excited to clean π§Ό
#Sun is red right now
coyote (/kaΙͺ(j)oΚt(i)/, KY-(y)oh-t(ee))
(Canis latrans) is a species of canine also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, and brush wolf.
But I think they are adorable dogs πΆ
#Genetic studies show that most North American #wolves contain some level of #coyote #DNA π§«π§¬
The coyote is a prominent character in Native American #folklore mainly in #Aridoamerica , usually depicted as a #trickster that alternately assumes the form of an actual coyote or a man. As with other trickster figures, the coyote uses deception and humor to rebel against social conventions. The animal was especially respected in #Mesoamerican #cosmology as a symbol of military might. After the European colonization of the Americas, it was seen in Anglo-American culture as a cowardly and untrustworthy animal. Unlike wolves, which have seen their public image improve, attitudes towards the coyote remain largely negative.


My review of #bitcoin #history of hardware wallets
π not including #NVK #ColdCard
#BTC #Veterans please check &
update me where applicable please
π AFTER ACTION REVIEW #AAR
#Bitcoin #Self-Custody (2009βPresent)
Mission
Enable ordinary people to securely own and control digital money without relying on a trusted third party.
βΈ»
1. What was the mission?
Give individuals direct ownership of money while maintaining:
* Security
* Privacy
* Recovery
* Usability
* Long-term resilience
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2. What actually happened?
Bitcoin succeeded.
Self-custody proved possible.
Hardware wallets dramatically reduced malware theft.
But new threats emerged:
* Human error
* Phishing
* Lost backups
* Privacy breaches
* Complex recovery
* Poor user understanding
The battlefield changed.
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3. What went well?
β
Private keys became dramatically harder to steal remotely.
β
Hardware wallets became inexpensive.
β
Open-source security improved.
β
QR and air-gapped signing reduced attack surfaces.
β
Multisignature matured.
β
Recovery options expanded.
β
Bitcoin-only devices reduced unnecessary complexity.
β
Documentation and education improved.
βΈ»
4. What went wrong?
β Users still approved malicious transactions.
β Recovery phrases were lost.
β Customer databases leaked.
β Supply-chain attacks occurred.
β Firmware transparency was misunderstood.
β Marketing often exceeded reality.
β Too many products assumed expert users.
β Families remained unprepared for inheritance.
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5. Why?
Technology evolved faster than human understanding.
The industry optimized for cryptography.
The public needed education.
Security is only as strong as the person using it.
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6. Sustains
Continue doing:
π’ Hardware signing
π’ Open standards
π’ Human-readable verification
π’ Bitcoin-only firmware
π’ Independent audits
π’ Air-gapped options
π’ Privacy-first purchasing
π’ Clear documentation
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7. Improves
Focus future effort on:
π΅ Better recovery
π΅ Simpler interfaces
π΅ Family inheritance
π΅ Scam resistance
π΅ Clearer transaction signing
π΅ Less jargon
π΅ Beginner-first design
π΅ Interoperability
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8. Enemy Tactics Observed
π£ Phishing
π§ Social engineering
π¦ Fake devices
π» Malware
π± Malicious apps
π§ Fake firmware
π User confusion
πͺ€ Blind signing
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9. Friendly Strengths
π‘οΈ Strong cryptography
π Hardware isolation
π₯ Open-source communities
π Documentation
π Independent researchers
π Global developer ecosystem
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10. Battlefield Changed
2009
Protect the key.
β
2013
Protect the computer.
β
2016
Protect the device.
β
2020
Protect the recovery.
β
2025
Protect the human.
βΈ»
Commanderβs Assessment
The mission has not changed.
The environment has.
The greatest remaining vulnerability is no longer cryptographic.
It is human comprehension.
Future success depends less on stronger encryption and more on making secure ownership understandable, recoverable, and practical for ordinary people.
βΈ»
Lessons Learned
1. Trust mathematics. Verify people.
2. Recovery is part of security.
3. The private key is only one link in the chain.
4. Privacy begins before purchase.
5. Every solution introduces new trade-offs.
6. The simplest secure system people will actually use beats the perfect system they abandon.
7. Education is security.
8. No device can compensate for poor decisions.
βΈ»
End State
The objective is not to build the worldβs most secure hardware wallet.
The objective is to enable ordinary people to securely own their money with confidence, dignity, and resilience.


Ladies, sending love :
Thanks for accepting me & my weird energy πππ₯°
Air hugs ((((( )))))
Iβm used to working with all men. π« Apparently, still working through that.


Im still punk I say while I drink ginger ale with no chaser. π€£
Iβm literally listening to the forest birds tweeting and I had this moment of clarity and then I was like wait Iβm just really high right now
