S4 E10: Rodolfo Novak (nvk) on the Coldcard Wallet

Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 11:43 a.m.

b"Coinkite CEO Rodolfo Novak talks about the unique design of the Coldcard wallet and the device's uncompromising approach to security. 5:25 \\u2013 Why use a hardware wallet? 6:33 \\u2013 A lot of people have lost their bitcoins in the early days 7:45 \\u2013 Building your own Coldcard 9:08 \\u2013 Why is the Coldcard special? 12:10 \\u2013 What is great about the Trezor? 12:25 \\u2013 The problem with Trezor 12:43 \\u2013 Why is the Ledger interesting? 13:00 \\u2013 What keeps the Ledger from being great? 13:08 \\u2013 The pros and cons of the KeepKey 13:30 \\u2013 What is nice about the Cobo? 14:45 \\u2013 On Slush\\u2019s criticism of physical security 16:14 \\u2013 Whe massive spectrum of secure elements 21:15 \\u2013 Can airport security hack your hardware wallet? 24:05 \\u2013 Ledger article \\u201cNot All Chips Are Born Equal\\u201d and the definition of security element chips 27:10 \\u2013 Is going Bitcoin-only more secure and profitable? 30:13 \\u2013 Why altcoiners don\\u2019t care much about security 32:17 \\u2013 Different types of bitcoiners have different kinds of security expectations 34:45 \\u2013 Can hardware wallet manufacturers keep track of the devices they sell to dox you or steal your coins? 37:16 \\u2013 User interface wallets that potentially track you 39:30 \\u2013 Is a KeepKey that you run via Electrum as secure as a Trezor? 40:10 \\u2013 Is PSBT really safe? 45:03 \\u2013 Can you check your balance on a Coldcard? 46:50 \\u2013 Coldcard\\u2019s opsec 49:00 \\u2013 Does Coinkite store any data about customers to link the serial number with the invoice? 50:28 \\u2013 Coinkite\\u2019s merchant processor is proprietary 51:17 \\u2013 Rolling the dice for more randomness during seed phrase generation 53:11 \\u2013 What is CK Bunker? 55:05 \\u2013 Shamir Backup on Coldcard? 56:12 \\u2013 What is next for the Coldcard? 58:42 \\u2013 Is it safe to never upgrade your Coldcard and keep it as cold storage? 1:00:56 \\u2013 Secure elements designed for Bitcoin 1:01:30 \\u2013 Is the Coldcard comparable with a dedicated general-purpose computer?"