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WalletsWhat is a Bitcoin wallet?
The 2019 page compared a wallet to email. That metaphor teaches the wrong lesson. Here is the version we still stand behind.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
SecurityWhat is cold storage?
Cold storage means the signing keys stay offline. It is a practice, not a product name, and it does not forgive a bad backup.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readWalletsHardware wallets are a practice, not a shopping list
The device keeps keys offline. The phrase is still the spare key. Firmware, the receive-address check, and a tested restore are the product. A brand name is not a vault.EasyCryptoGuides · · 5 min read
WalletsA backup is an estate plan, not a treasure map
Self-custody without a tested restore and a boring instruction for the living is a story you tell yourself. Company accounts inherit like company accounts. Clever schemes you cannot explain will fail your future self.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
WalletsThe wrong network is still the wrong city
Most stranded funds are not hacks. They are a deposit address copied from the right app on the wrong network, or a memo left blank. Here is the map before you press send.EasyCryptoGuides · · 5 min readLatest Wallets news
SecurityTrezor’s shipping partner leaked customer details. The device is not the leak.
ShipMonk told Trezor it had unauthorised access to order data. About 13,700 recent buyers were exposed. Hardware wallets and keys were not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readSecurityTrezor’s support portal leak was a helpdesk, not the device
On 17 January 2024 Trezor said a support ticketing vendor had been accessed. Hardware wallets stayed intact. The inbox did not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readSecurityLedger’s shop dump was a mailing list, not the device
A million emails, plus a large slice of postal details. Hardware wallets stayed intact. Phishing and, later, worse mail, used the list. Cold storage does not encrypt the invoice.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readRelated reviews
ReviewStarter hardware wallet
Score 4.2 of 5. 4.2A solid first device if you want keys offline and can store a recovery phrase properly.EasyCryptoGuides ·
ReviewModern software wallet (category)
Score 3.8 of 5. 3.8Fine for small balances and learning, if you practise recovery and treat every signature as real. Not a substitute for a hardware device once the number would ruin your month.EasyCryptoGuides ·
ReviewBlockchain.com
Score 3.3 of 5. 3.3The explorer is a public lookup tool. The wallet and exchange are company products. Use the name carefully, enable real two-factor authentication, and do not treat a web login as cold storage.EasyCryptoGuides ·Stuck on a definition? Glossary · Ask EasyCryptoGuides · Start here path