RandomNym on Nostr: I also don't trust hardware wallets and I think they are overrated and really hard ...

I also don't trust hardware wallets and I think they are overrated and really hard shilled.

SimplifiedPrivacy.com (nprofile…pq9x) has good tips for ColdStorage.

I want to add the usage of an older GrapheneOS phone which you can use as airgapped cold storage solution. It has an secure chip and is super easy to use.

For Bitcoin there is Ashigaru in combination with Sentinel for example.

For Monero there is Anonero and Cake Wallet with Cupcake and I believe Monerujo offers also a solution.

The phone is the way I prefer and I believe it is the securest setup.

As QubesOS user you can build nice aetups with an diaposable AppVM or an offline AppVM which acts like an airgapped solution.

You can also use Tails with the persitent storage with a Sparrow Wallet for example.

quoting nevent1q…lv0m

I personally don't trust hardware wallets.

Especially if it's closed source. If you got a large enough amount of cryptocurrency to justify a hardware wallet, then I'd:

a) Split it up into a hot wallet for daily stuff, and a large cold wallet with the rest

b) Cold wallet could be KeePass inside VeraCrypt Drives, with a fake password for a hidden drive

c) With an epic amount of cryptocurrency, (this is not the vast majority of the readers), using a virtual machine, with the crypto wallets on the host, and the purchases inside the VM.

d) With a medium amount of cryptocurrency, our fingerprint app also gives you the added benefit of GUI isolation for Linux Distros like Mint, which don't have it for x11 displays. In other words, the web browser isn't seeing your keepass and wallets.

quoting nevent1q…lv0m

I personally don't trust hardware wallets.

Especially if it's closed source. If you got a large enough amount of cryptocurrency to justify a hardware wallet, then I'd:

a) Split it up into a hot wallet for daily stuff, and a large cold wallet with the rest

b) Cold wallet could be KeePass inside VeraCrypt Drives, with a fake password for a hidden drive

c) With an epic amount of cryptocurrency, (this is not the vast majority of the readers), using a virtual machine, with the crypto wallets on the host, and the purchases inside the VM.

d) With a medium amount of cryptocurrency, our fingerprint app also gives you the added benefit of GUI isolation for Linux Distros like Mint, which don't have it for x11 displays. In other words, the web browser isn't seeing your keepass and wallets.