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Benma is a software developer and researcher who works on the BitBox02 hardware wallet. In this episode, he talks about the qualities that make the BitBox02 unique, and how the device compares to other competing hardware wallets (Trezor, Ledger, Coldcard).\n\nBenma also mentions the current state of multisig standards, why users should use hardware wallets, and which security advancements get him most excited. In the end, he talks about ShiftCrypto's upcoming plans and projects.\n\nThis episode is sponsored by Vaultoro and Wasabi Wallet. \n---------------------------------\nTime Stamps:\n\n0:00 \u2013 04:00: Intro\n\n04:00 \u2013 Why Benma wouldn't call himself a hardware wallet hacker, despite disclosing a vulnerability in the Coldcard Mk3. \n\n04:30 \u2013 The BitBox02's journey since getting launched in late 2019\n\n07:30 \u2013 Typing on the BitBox02\n\n09:30 \u2013 What makes the BitBox02 unique?\n\n12:15 \u2013 Connecting your Bitcoin full node to the BitBoxApp and other power user features\n\n14:10 \u2013 The anti-klepto feature on the BitBox02 and how it involved Schnorr signatures, and the review of Blockstream's Jonas Nick and Andrew Poelstra\n\n22:36 \u2013 BitBox02's encrypted communication with the computer and mobile phone\n\n24:00 \u2013 Connecting your BitBox02 to Android devices\n\n27:53 \u2013 BitBoxApp on ChromeOS and Chromebooks?\n\n29:00 \u2013 BitBox02 vs Trezor Model T\n\n33:12 \u2013 BitBox02 vs Ledger Nano S/X\n\n36:33 \u2013 BitBox02 vs Coldcard \n\n40:40 \u2013 PSBT and security\n\n41:55 \u2013 When does an airgapped cold storage help?\n\n48:40 \u2013 BitBox02 vs Cobo Vault and other new hardware wallets\n\n50:55 \u2013 Multisig\n\n56:00 \u2013 Shamir Secret Sharing\n\n1:00:00 \u2013 Replacing hardware wallets with improvized setups\n\n1:05:30 \u2013 Why hardware wallet alternatives are not really feasible\n\n1:06:30 \u2013 Hardware wallets and privacy\n\n1:13:00 \u2013 What is next for BitBox02 and ShiftCrypto?