Kc on Nostr: We disagree in the first two sentences you wrote: "Hardware Wallets do not protect ...
We disagree in the first two sentences you wrote:
"Hardware Wallets do not protect your Bitcoins.
The hardware doesn't make your Bitcoins safer."
Actually, a hardware wallet DOES make your Bitcoins safer than holding them on your everyday computer.
Also, setting up and keeping your coins air gapped on a separate computer is a lot harder, more prone to errors and also more expensive than a hardware wallet. A Trezor goes by 70$. A separate laptop usually not under 200$.
And how do you even keep the airgap if you want to send your coins somewhere? As soon as you try to transfer data between your bitcoin computer and your everyday computer (probably with a thumb drive), the airgap is broken. Dedicated malware can also be transferred via thumb drive.
"Hardware Wallets do not protect your Bitcoins.
The hardware doesn't make your Bitcoins safer."
Actually, a hardware wallet DOES make your Bitcoins safer than holding them on your everyday computer.
Also, setting up and keeping your coins air gapped on a separate computer is a lot harder, more prone to errors and also more expensive than a hardware wallet. A Trezor goes by 70$. A separate laptop usually not under 200$.
And how do you even keep the airgap if you want to send your coins somewhere? As soon as you try to transfer data between your bitcoin computer and your everyday computer (probably with a thumb drive), the airgap is broken. Dedicated malware can also be transferred via thumb drive.