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- Coinfest UK 2019 -> Limited run of 21 cards made, denominated at 0.001BTC & loaded. These were distributed during the convention.
- Genesis Edition -> Limited run of 250 cards, denominated at 0BTC. Sold on the forum. (ANN thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5132621.0))
- Loaded Coldkey 2019 -> Non-limited run (in terms of quantity). Became unavailable on 01.01.2020. (ANN thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5178951))
- History Coldkey -> Limited serie, monthly release. History Coldkeys bear the equivalent of 50€ of fiat at the BTC rate of the 1st day of the release month. (ANN thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193561))

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- Result of tests on Coldkeys : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5145343.20

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This looks amazing yogg! I'm looking forward to seeing this develop and evolve and I know that with you at the helm this will be an awesome product!

Love these YOGG!

Looking very cool can already buy-order?

Awesome product, Good luck on the sales Yogg!

Very nice, congrats!

This is an absolute beauty. Can't wait to see them in action.

I can safely say these are very cool in hand.
I am testing their various properties from build to security qualities.
So far, the verdict is good.
They're VERY well made.

Viz

When, how much and both funded/unfunded will be avaible?  
They look pretty promising, I'm pretty eager to see where these lead.
The UV makes it pretty amazing aswell.

Love it! Can’t wait to see these in person!

Thank you everyone for your kind words. :)
We've been working a lot on this project these last months. It's awesome to see such a great reaction !
Physicals really are one of the best ways to spread crypto around.


Thank you !
Unfortunately, not yet but keep an eye open. :)
We will probably announce and open pre-orders for our very first edition later in April.


We are looking to start shipping in June, but nothing is set in stone as of now.
They will all be denominated, and carrying that amount.
We don't plan to release denominated "buyer funded" Coldkeys as of now.
So either unloaded "0 BTC" cards, or loaded ones.

I too, can vouch for the quality of this product after meeting with Yogg. I witnessed him getting grilled relentlessly from a couple of chaps regarding the security measures and he took it all in his stride and calmy answered everything. The manufacture quality on these is impeccable as well.

Gratz, looking realy nice !

Really cool product, with plenty of research, attention and ingenuity behind it. Congrats and can’t wait to see them being rolled out .

Top job yogg, they look great!

Damn looking great!  :o

It was a pleasure to see them in person at Coinfest!

You did an amazing job!

Look how far you've come. I can't wait to see what is next!

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For the record, Yogg was involved in the 10 years of Bitcoin Ann note. He already has experience creating and loading keys.

 

Thank you everyone for the very warm welcome you did to Coldkeys  :)
I appreciate all your kind words ! It is very encouraging and really makes give my best to make this project a success.

Sometime tomorrow, we will be announcing our first release.
This serie will be limited, it will be fully functional and pretty cool cold storage wallet.
We will be open for pre-orders and first come, first served. Stay on the lookout if you want to pick your favorite serial number !
Even if it's a pre-order, we still have many cool things to show you :)

The shipping is planned for the 2nd half of June, however we may be able to ship earlier.
We are expecting to retrieve some crucial parts of what will be our finished product sometime at the end of May/early June.

During the month of May, we will keep developing. This is when our website will become available.
Our company is also working on legal notices with lawyers to make sure of the do's and dont's regarding compliance with regulatory bodies when being in the business of crypto.

After this first release has been completed, this is when we expect to start producing and selling loaded Coldkey cards.

I would like to thank you all for all your trust and your support. :)
Coldkeys would have probably never seen the light of day without you all.

Yogg I'll definately be on the lookout for these, always like some cool little loaded items coming on board.  Good luck with your project looking forward to it :)

Those cards really look awesome and handy. Great job!
I can barely imagine carrying around a metallic coin so this solution fits perfectly for everyday payments.

I'm looking forward to get one 1st edition card; hopefully i'm fast enough.  ::)

These are not made for everyday payments they are a collectable btc storage medium as are coins. 

Will be looking forward to it....

Well they may be intended to be a storage only.

(Think out of the Box)
Who may stop me from exchanging such cards for goods & services?  ;)

Edit: But, tbh, if i am able to get one of the first cards, i am probably going to keep that one anyway.

That is a very interesting question.
We would like to try something different that what was done in the past.

The run will be limited, but customers will have the choice between "anon" and regular wallets.
Be careful, unless explicitly asked to be "anon" for some of the serial numbers you order, the cold wallets will be regular ones by default.

All regular card addresses will be published and the list will signed by my primary BTC address.
Anon cards addresses will not be published, not registered in the AuthKey database and not kept by the company.
The card will still be authenticable, but the tool will not contain the card address. That is all.

These anon cards will come with the following distinctive marking :

https://i.imgur.com/EF1P8W3.png

The total run will be limited, but we have no idea as to how many regular and anon ones will be made !

LoyceV summoned (and I can't delete this)

Needless to say: I like it!

Thank you everybody for your kind words. :)
This motivates us even further to come up with solutions to increase the security & authenticity of Coldkeys.
Hopefully someday, Coldkeys will be considered as a very safe and serious way to securily store crypto outside of an electronic device.

AuthKeys are a great way to prove the authenticity of Coldkeys.
However, if an AuthKey leaks, a malicious person could massively reproduce one card in particular, and those would be valid in the Authentication tool.
Also, it is a bit of a constraint put on people holding Coldkeys if we ask them to be careful with the AuthKey.
We want you to be able to freely take pictures and share them with everyone, so an extra security step was indeed necessary.

Here is our latest improvement, let me introduce the UV AuthKey :

https://i.imgur.com/FlHBKPP.gif

https://i.imgur.com/5j7WbZ8.jpg?1

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Other than that, everything is going by the schedule. :)
The shipping of the Genesis Edition Coldkeys (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5132621.0) is planned to start in approximatively a month.
I will get in touch at beginning of June with everyone who made a reservation, so we can confirm if you want Regular or Anon cards. :)

Stay tuned ! A lot of things are about to happen. ;)
Thank you all very much for all your support !! Coldkeys would have never seen the light of day without the community as a source of inspiration ! :)

Great idea on security Yogg! Waiting with eagerness for these cards!

As always, great job Yogg!

Thanks for the update. Can't wait to receive them :D

this looks great Yogg! Looking forward to getting ABS Keys supported ;)

Thanks Crypto-Centric. :)
Heh, who knows. If there is some demande, why not provide Coldkeys loaded with ABS !

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Our website is now live. You can visit it at this URL : https://www.coldkey.eu
There is also a shop on this website that allows you to place an order directly from the website. :)

There are many improvements to come to the website.
We will keep track of every Coldkey release there, as well as list the public addresses for cards that are concerned by it.

You're doing great, yogg!

Just discovered, Wow really nice card.

Been visiting https://www.coldkey.eu/product/genesis-edition-coldkey/ (https://www.coldkey.eu/product/genesis-edition-coldkey/).
I have 2 questions in mind please.
When would you deliver and are you going to produce cards with btc amount preloaded in, thx you.


https://i.imgur.com/b61OyJa.png?1
 (https://twitter.com/ColdkeyCards)

Source : https://twitter.com/ColdkeyCards (https://twitter.com/ColdkeyCards)

Hey Jcga !
Thanks a lot for your message and your kind words. :)

Genesis Edition Coldkeys are still available. You can order them on the website.
Orders usually ship 2 days after being placed and can take up to 2 weeks to arrive, depending on your location.
You will receive your tracking number once it is available.
If you want more info, here is a link to the sales thread on Bitcointalk : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5132621.0

About loaded Coldkeys : Yes, this is something we are currently working on.. among other things. ;)
It should happen sometime soon. We will most certainly announce them when they're available on our Twitter.

Yogg, my ColdKey arrived today!! Cheers! Very impressed with it all, both the card and the packaging. ColdKey is a true innovation that is far bigger than just a collectible, but the genesis edition serves as an homage to Collectibles with its 0 BTC face value. Very excited to see more of your developments (loaded/small denominations/collaborations/etc)

To anyone who hasn’t picked up one of these yet, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I highly recommend getting one while you still have the chance.

Wow ! Thanks for the awesome feedback tothemoonsands ! :)

Yes, Coldkeys are indeed intended for several purposes. ;)
There will some more cool things to happen soon.

The Genesis Edition Coldkey (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5132621.0) is our first publicly sold release.

We wanted to do something to commemorate Coldkey's ignition, and this is the purpose of that serie.
In fact, the 0 BTC denomination was inspired by Casascius with the "Zero BTC Gold Bearer Bars".
About 8 years after these were sold, at the very spawn of Bitcoin, these are super desired and rare.

Would like to buy at least 1 coldkey. Please dm me with BTC address of yours and shipping cost to EU. Cheers

Hello,

So I placed my first order on the site.

For information, here is the content of my order :
- x1 Genesis Edition (https://www.coldkey.eu/product/genesis-edition-coldkey/)
- x1 10th Anniversary of Committed Bitcointalk Coldkey (https://www.coldkey.eu/product/10th-anniversary-of-bitcointalk-commemorative-coldkey/?attribute_design=LbtalkL) - LbtalkL (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1113995)
- x1 10th Anniversary of Commemorative Bitcointalk Coldkey (https://www.coldkey.eu/product/10th-anniversary-of-bitcointalk-commemorative-coldkey/?attribute_design=geophphreigh) - geophphreigh (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2652924)

Note that I intend to create a subject to give my overall return when I receive the order :)

Is there any  prototype Coinfest UK 2019 left for sale. Just curious.

Hey !

Your cards look great! I like the collectible things, especially with good designs like yours.
May I ask you some information regarding the card printing? What kind of printers do you use ?

:)

By the way, feel free to take a look at our product : satochip.io
We are building hardware wallet on smartcard :)

Thank you.

Yogg - Excellent product. I bought special Genesis Edition and I think Genesis Editionis the coolest.

I also like your Coinfest UK 2019 prototype card but I do not have one. But the cards were extremely limited. I wish I have one of those card in my collection. I really do

  :)

Hey lulucrypto,

Thanks a lot for your order ! :)
You should put your hands on your parcel at the end of this week, or maybe early next week.
Yes ! I hop you'll like your Coldkeys and I am very curious to hear your thoughts about them.

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Thanks a lot alamjob239 for your kind words, I'm very happy to know that Coldkeys appeal to you ! :)
Indeed, I have prepared only 21 of the 2019 Coinfest Prototypes.

In fact, these were made to introduce Coldkey to people attending Coinfest UK.
They were distributed during the convention and yes, there isn't much of them around.
It is the only Coldkey run that integrates legacy BTC addresses.

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Hey Tibu !

Thank you for your nice feedback. :)
We do it all in-house. We use blank cards to make Coldkeys.
Maybe we will explain some steps of our manufacturing process more in depth in the future.

Nice project you have here !
I wish you to thrive with it, good luck !

Hello everyone :)

First of all, I'd like to address my best wishes to everybody for this new year 2020 that is just starting !
May this decade that is just opening bring you all prosperity, lots of happy times and keep you healthy. :)

2019 was an amazing year for Coldkey. Thank you everyone for making this journey possible !
Let's recap what happened, and also share more about us with you all.

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What happened in 2019 :

In 2019, we have launched four different Coldkey series :
- Genesis Edition Coldkeys (Unloaded, Limited to 250)
- 2019 Loaded Coldkeys (Loaded with 0.001BTC, 0.005BTC or 0.01BTC, unlimited mintage but unavailable as of now)
- History Coldkeys (Loaded with BTC worth 50€ on the first day of the month of the release, monthly release, limited to 32 in oct/nov/dec 2019)
- 10th year of Bitcointalk Commemorative Coldkey (Sold unloaded, not limited in quantity but unavailable as of now)

In the end, we have produced hundreds of Coldkeys in 2019 and processed over 100 different orders !
(I will give more precise figures about the Coldkeys out there once the threads have been updated)

For 2020, we will experiment with some other different crypto-currencies.
I am also working on a few internal developments to bring to life some Coldkeys with features that do not exist yet in the realm of physical Bitcoins.

We will keep doing the History serie with some adjustments, and new BTC Loaded Coldkeys with a different layout & design will be available soon.
The Genesis Edition will remain available until it is sold out.

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Our story :

In late 2017, Xprim777 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=383795) (Hugo) and myself (Patrick) had an idea : we wanted to make a commemorative item for the 10th year of Bitcoin. (Our friendship goes back to times when neither he or me was involved with crypto)

As we saw it, this item contained a fixed amount of crypto that equates a round sum in fiat at the date of the anniversary.
The idea was to "pinpoint" a moment in time to an item.
We tried to figure it out : how to make it, how to do it ? ??? We had the idea of what we wanted to do, but we didn't know how to make it happen.

My friends from Collectibles who are regularly following the ongoing action here can certainly fill the gaps ;
we have approached Polymerbit with the idea and after a successful collaboration, we have release the 10th year of Bitcoin polymerbit note (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5092924.0) together.

It was a great experience that allowed us to create stronger bonds with Polymerbit.
We are very grateful to them for all their help and are looking to work again with Polymerbit in the future. :)

The idea to create physical devices to bear private keys in a secure way never really left Hugo and me afterwards,
and while reviewing the different options that were open to us we figured out cards are a good way to do it.
This is how the idea of Coldkey was brought to life.

I started to code the cards, the different tools, and put everything together in order to deliver Coldkey to you.
With Hugo, we have incorporated a company to operate.

Lots of work was required to get to that point.
Lawyers, accountants, it's all very messy because there are no clear guidelines about crypto.
Let's do it ! Let's make these walls move.  8)

We will continue the effort and as a guideline, slowly, carefully, step towards distributing Coldkeys directly to other markets.

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Our company :


Our company, AALTWORLD SAS, is owned by Hugo and me.
We are self-funded and today we are very proud to operate successfully.

Coldkey is only our first project, our mission is to spread crypto and help with it's adoption on a much more massive scale.
We are already planning our next project with other parties.
Due to the sensitive nature of what we're involved with, I will not share much details at this stage.
All I can say is that, it has nothing to do with physical BTC.

We are still in the very beginning of what we envision, and are still experimenting in this limited ecosystem which is Bitcointalk.
Some things turn out well, others not so good, but in the end we always assume our responsibilities.

For example, selling "unlimited" quantities of Coldkeys and fulfilling orders on a first-come first-served basis works well on a limited scale.
We witnessed the limits of that with the 10th year of Bitcointalk anniversary release.
(There are still a few remaining orders to ship out, I plan to drop them this Friday at the post)

We have again made some adjustments and expect to significantly increase the orders processing time for 2020. (Shipping within 24-48hr)

Who does what in the company ?

Hugo takes care of our Twitter (https://twitter.com/ColdkeyCards) and also helps the company by doing some accounting and processing invoices.

I am the CEO.
I do the coding, the maintenance of our systems, generating private keys and producing the Coldkeys.
I also do the packing and shipping. (BTW, sorry for the terrible handwriting !)
Also, I take care  of the administrative life of our company and of most of the communications outside of Twitter.
I do provide customer service and reply to all the messages.

We will slowly starting to prepare for start-up contests and try to win some prizes that will make it easier for us to meet requirements and achieve our objectives.

In the end, I do process most of the company workload. Hugo can hardly help me more since he's is studying.
It is a hefty workload, but this is all worth it as I see a very bright future for crypto ! :)

It hurts me but I had to take some retreat from the community to focus on our operation ;
I am not as active as I was, and this is mostly because I don't have as much time to sit in front of my computer as I did at some point.
It is not because I don't like hanging around, rather much because I want to keep providing you with high quality cold storage wallets.

I will always do my best to reply to everyone. :)

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Coinfest 2020

I am very excited to announce to you that will be attending Coinfest UK 2020 in Manchester this year. :)


If you are in the area of Manchester UK, come visit us on the Saturday 4th April.
And if you cannot make it, stay tuned for all the content that is going to be shared on their social medias !

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I lack words to express what I would like, but this sums it up :

Thank you very much for reading and for all your support ! :)
We are very grateful to you all ! Every order is helping us a lot to make Coldkey a great success.
We hope that 2020 will let us to take Coldkey to even other spheres.  8)
Thank you all for all your trust, and for giving us all that legitimacy to make happen what we plan.

Hugo joins me to wish to you all, a happy new year of 2020 !

Hello everyone,

It's been some time I am distant from the community.
I'd like to reassure you : the project is not going anywhere, neither am I, pretty much the opposite.

It was necessary to step back a little to better appreciate the situation.
I want to thank you all for your patience and your understanding.
Coldkey is a successful project, it's growing and we are now facing a handful of challenges as it grows.

Your support is very important, this is the reason why I keep doing Coldkeys. I love and want to keep bringing new use cases, features and items to the scene.
I hope that in a near future we'll be able to make more different Coldkeys for other digital assets, as well as various different concepts around applied cryptography and cryptocurrency.

In this direction, the Q3 History Coldkey will be distributed in-house however the Q4 History Coldkey will be sold at retail on our shop but will ship from the USA.
Anonymousminer will help me with the distribution. (Update to come soon on the thread dedicated to History Coldkey)

Facing these new challenges, now is the time to rethink the way we operate and reboot the operation.
Also, I need to find time to finalize some unfinished business.

Now that I know more about the operation itself, these three months will be a good opportunity to start 2021 on new and stronger foundations.
Our goal is to provide a service that is becoming more and more efficient, and also keep bringing meaningful collectible items around Bitcoin and digital assets in general.

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1) About production :

The production process did not evolve since the first Coldkey prototypes have been made, in March 2019.
During this summer, I conceived a new way to produce Coldkeys. Now we can produce more cards in the same time span.
This is how the 3rd Bitcoin Halving Silvers and Coppers have been produced.

2) About orders processing :

Our systems are now sending automated emails to inform customers about their order details, like the tracking number and a link to track their parcel.
With a high volume of orders, it appeared that our previous way to process orders was inefficient.
So we have developed other internal, tailor-made apps to follow through more efficiently the status of each individual order.

3) About communication :

I decided, for more efficiency, to separate my personal life on the forum (so I can keep participating as a regular member) and my professional life as the creator and maker of Coldkey.

Being present on several Instant Messaging services (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal, ...)
I really love to chat with you all about Coldkey, but also about all the very things that brought us together.

From now on, I will address inquiries and support request only when they have been submitted through our website (https://coldkey.eu), or if you reply to an email you received from us.
However I will keep making public announcements and reply to questions about the project in public threads.
(I will not provide support anymore through PMs)

We have put in place a tool that allows us to turn every interaction in the Live Chat and every message sent through the "Contact Us" form into a ticket request.

This solution allows to keep track of all requests more easily, rather than having to browse the multiple communication channels I use to find a missing piece of information.

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Thanks a lot for reading and for your interest about Coldkey.

Bravo, Yogg, thanks for the update, I can't wait! :D 

And I think you should have bolded this part, because it's easy to miss! ;D

Why this guy is always in front  of me.

Bravo, Yogg, thanks for the update, I will buy 50% of those cards today if they are out.  ;D

thanks yoggie for the great update and as you can also read, you and coldkey are doing really well...👌💪

i hope that you still remember our agreement... ;)

Thanks a lot for your kind words. :)

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Of course. ;)
I put some thoughts into it and actually it could work together with another feature I want to make available by the end of the year.
I'll reach out back to you about this when the right time has come. :D

🔑 Hello Keykeepers!
 I am honoured to bring forth my first announcement to you all, we have some news today! We will be suspending the next History ColdKey Serie until further notice. Also announcements will be moved to Medium, with a 3-4 day delay before being posted on Bitcointalk.
This means if you would like the most up to date news, you’ll want to be on Medium (https://coldkey.medium.com).

Please stay tuned for the next announcement and thank you for your understanding and support during this time. We have big plans for the future! Stay safe and stay well Keykeepers! 🔒

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