On a more emotional note. I really feel for the people that lost funds because of Coinkite. I feel for the average joe that's just trying to get ahead. Who saw his stack go up and never sold. Took advice from people he thought credible. And lost everything. I have and will continue to donate to these victims. I really hope this is a wake up call for the space. You can't blindly trust anyone let alone podcasters. Many of them clearly have extreme bias if not from close friendships from business ties. It is easy to escape Fiat World and seek comfort in some people that seem to speak the truth. That understand you and that aren't all PC. That give what seems like sound advice. I completely understand it. That comfort comes with a cost. And what you're witnessing is the cost of that misplaced trust. Of hero worship. I worry that I see a similar pattern repeating - people flocking to a NEW hero to worship. Maybe someone involved in the recovery effort. That is heroic no doubt. But my challenge to the plebs is: resist the urge. Stay vigilant. Think for yourself. And understand that everyone has a price and everyone wants *their* bags to go up. #bitcoin #coinkite #nvk #coldcard

While we are on the topic of VC Casters protecting and elevating undeserving products lets go here. @Seth For Privacy any comments on Maple? Theyve been pushed hard as a "revelation" but theyre mostly a proxy + OpenWebUI. Now is a better time than ever to evaluate it and speak honestly. You can verify yourself in 5 mins. View quoted note →

Mark me safe boys. #bitcoin #nvk #coldcard #coinkite #memes #memester

Step 1: Invest in HWW manufacturer Step 2: Take them on as a sponsor Step 3: They alienate and stiff security researchers Step 4: People lose their life savings due to security incompetence Step 5: "THIS COULDA HAPPENED TO ANYONE DANG IT THESE LLMS ARE SO GOOD. ANYWAY USE THE CODE STAYHUMBLE FOR 69% OFF [PRODUCT I'M SHILLING]"

Now announcing THE COLD CARD POO Now with even more FAKE DOODADS YOU DON'T NEED. Just open the box, turn on your favorite VC podcast and go through the fake key generation ceremony! You'll be LARPing as a sovereign individual in no time! #coinkite #memes #memester #introductions

Tons of respect for @BTC Sessions for repenting despite the fact that it might cost him a sponsor. We need more of this and less of influencers running cover for Coinkite. This failure was INEXCUSABLE. Coinkite deserves Death by Lawsuit and the influencers that don't repent should not be listened to AT ALL. STOP running cover for NVK if you know what's good for you. #coldcard #coinkite #bitcoin

If I can't trust Cold Card to properly handle entropy from within, how can I trust it to properly handle entropy from my dice rolls? #asknostr

The "muh security is hard" crowd has kid gloves on. To recap @NVK : 1. Made a fortune off both bitcoin the (open source protocol based asset) and selling hardware for accessing said protocol 2. Defamed Foundation for forking off his open source product and trying to improve upon it 3. Verbally accosted and alienated security engineers trying to access and audit the cold card for vulnerabilities such as the one that just occurred 4. Sits on the board of Opensats and restricts funding to alternatives to cold card 5. relentlessly talks shit about basically every product Meanwhile he's not tending to his own house. The most basic QA should have revealed this vulnerability. This is truly amateur hour shit. My only regret is that like a drunk driver, he will have committed financial homicide against people that did no wrong. The buck passing (picrel) is so childish I wouldn't expect it of my 7 year old let alone an executive. I hope he and Cold Card get sued into oblivion. One thing is for certain: he should shut the fuck up forever. Lastly, make sure you thank your favorite podcaster for confidently shilling you a product that could've lost you your life savings. Hey @ODELL maybe your boy Rodolfo and the rest of your crew should take your own advice and stay humble.

#coldcard #memes #memestr #nvk

The absolute state. #bitcoin #coldcard #memes #memestr