Coldcard Pushes Bitcoin Back to Exchanges: the Anti-Self-Custody Trade

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Coldcard pushes bitcoin back to exchanges: the anti-self-custody trade

The Coldcard exploit is not a hack in the way most people understand the word. Nobody broke into anything. Nobody phished anyone. Nobody stole a seed phrase from a sticky note. The devices generated weak private keys for five years,…

Self Custody Is Dead. Long Live Self Custody

The Coldcard security failure has shaken Bitcoin's confidence in hardware wallets—but abandoning self-custody would mean abandoning the very reason Bitcoin exists. History suggests the lesson isn't to trust custodians again, but to build stronger, more resilient ways to hold our own keys.

Coldcard Bitcoin exploit explained: How a firmware bug turned entropy into a ticking time bomb

The Coldcard exploit underscores the critical need for rigorous security audits in crypto hardware, reigniting debates on self-custody safety. The post Coldcard Bitcoin exploit explained: How a firmware bug turned entropy into a ticking time bomb appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

CoinStats - What Does the Ideal Hardware Wallet Look Like...

Considering cold wallets post-Coldcard. What foundations would make a hardware wallet virtually impossible to exploit?

Metaplanet CEO: Custody Is One Of The Hardest Problems In Bitcoin

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich sympathized with victims of the Coldcard Bitcoin wallet exploit. He ensured that their own BTC reserves are protected under regulated, institutional-grade custodians. Gerovich also highlighted that the recent Bitcoin exploits are due to a third-party product, not in the asset or protocol. Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, has shared his take on the ongoing debate surrounding crypto custody. It comes in response to …