@RobertSpigler @TuurDemeester @Trezor @Ledger @GlacierProtocol @BlockchainComns "its cryptographic chip is proprietary, thus unlike the Trezor all of its code isn't open source. Thus, our understanding of its security is ultimately somewhat limited. If another hardware wallet were to appear with an open cryptographic private-key store and…"

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Christopher Allen

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@RobertSpigler @TuurDemeester @Trezor @Ledger @GlacierProtocol @BlockchainComns "…its private keys on a cryptographic chip. Since we advocate keeping a hardware wallet in a less-secure home safe, this was a requirement, as it offsets the adversary of Casual Physical Theft. There are disadvantages to the Ledger as well: …"

3/27/2019, 4:13:41 PM

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Christopher Allen

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@RobertSpigler @TuurDemeester @Trezor @Ledger @GlacierProtocol @BlockchainComns "its cryptographic chip is proprietary, thus unlike the Trezor all of its code isn't open source. Thus, our understanding of its security is ultimately somewhat limited. If another hardware wallet were to appear with an open cryptographic private-key store and…"

3/27/2019, 4:14:03 PM

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@RobertSpigler @TuurDemeester @Trezor @Ledger @GlacierProtocol @BlockchainComns "open-source code, we would recommend that instead. In the current market, however, we believe that the Ledger device is the best for this scenario. You may substitute a Trezor for this scenario as the tradeoffs are somewhat subjective."

3/27/2019, 4:14:21 PM

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