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As others have mentioned before, it depends on how well-built their apps are. If a DNS hijack can make them access a phishing website then it probably won't offer additional protection. But even if that is true, making sure you download the right app can be a hassle on its own if you can't build it on your own and need to rely on a website to download it. The risk of getting phised will always exist regardless if there is an app or not.

The existence of an app as a sign of competent business is also questionable since I don't think many gambling websites that promote their service here encourage users to use their app that much. Most of the time their users also use a laptop to access their website anyway, so focusing on an app is probably not in their best interest. CMIIW.

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Kalau ini bug wallet, kasusnya pasti bakal banyak. Sejauh yang ane tahu laporan Electrum di'hack' sejauh ini disebabkan karena adanya malware, keylogger, atau user menyimpan seed di tempat yang tidak aman (cloud, sosmed, etc). Ane juga yakin ini disebabkan karena human error, terlepas apakah hack atau ada niat jahat dibaliknya.

Untuk kelas manajer yang memegang dana banyak sebagai escrow kalau benar dia kena hack teledor sekali. Ane sendiri sudah menyarankan untuk menggunakan escrow 2-of-3 atau seperti yang om Husna bilang di atas, menggunakan Electrum di berbagai perangkat untuk mengamankan dana yang diamanahkan pada escrow bersangkutan. Pake live OS yang terinstall Electrum juga mungkin lebih aman daripada menggunakannya di Windows yang entah terkena malware atau tidak.

Kalau dilihat di webpage officialnya, sepertinya stacking beberapa wallet dianggap jadi fitur unggulan. Entah ini karena memudahkan untuk charging atau untuk menunjukkan kalau agan bisa beli beberapa wallet dan membawanya dengan mudah karena satu wallet cukup tipis dan bisa di stack dengan yang lain. Untuk HW ane rasa target marketnya ke millenial, atau user yang mementingkan gaya daripada keamanan (dengan adanya fitur personalisasi, dsm).

Saya sendiri ga akan beli HW seperti itu. Kalau perlu HW untuk bepergian sekalian buat NFC card saja. Lebih murah dan lebih tipis, dan yang lebih penting harganya ga semahal laptop baru untuk memenuhi satu fungsi saja.

This is unfortunate. I suggest you consider a 2-of-3 multi-sig or something similar to avoid something like this happening again. It might cost a bit but it would be better for both the participants and yourself. Darkstar or somebody at the same level of reputation as him should be able to help you with this. I'll reapply on your campaign later then.

Hi Royse, thanks for accepting me in this campaign last week. I decided to join another campaign so you can remove me from the spreadsheet. Thanks for your understanding, looking forward to work with you again in the future.

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It looks like the phone uses Qualcomm's latest technology on a secure chip. If I read it correctly, this won't be an exclusive technology for some manufacturers, so I won't be surprised if there will be more apps that support it in the future. The point is, it is not gonna be hardware or software exclusive, so I'd rather wait and just use any Android phone with open-source apps to manage my crypto right now if necessary.

Most of these hacks are done via phishing or social engineering anyway. A secure device won't help you at all if you just give your password to whoever asks you. CMIIW.

You can certainly add more features, but it also adds more attack vectors. It might work, but it will always be riskier to use compared to a dedicated device that is designed to cater to specific needs IMO. Don't know how balanced it will be but I personally don't want to risk security for extra mobility. I never bring my HW outside of my house or when I travel anyway. If I lose it that will be a disaster.

I think that extension is pretty good though. You can edit on your own and you just have to switch to Firefox on your Android to use. It's better than running another app which probably gonna do the same thing but requires extra power. Considering the development of the new forum is still going on I'd never count on an official app release anytime soon. If they ever do it at all.

Have you ever tried to type in landscape mode? It's a pain even if your phone has a large screen. Sure you can browse just fine but you won't be able to post comfortably. But at the end of the day, most members probably use a PC/laptop so it is not really a priority.

That's fair. I used a few Xiaomi phones in the past with their own security software. Most of the time it doesn't really help since I can still download fake apps from Play Store, probably because they use Google internal filtering on apps to filter out which apps require multiple permissions and so on.

The only reason I can think of is privacy (which can be solved via incognito probably), or a better user experience if the web page looks terrible on mobile web browsers. I don't think the majority of website has that problem though since bootstrapping is very popular these days. Unless a user accesses it with a very outdated browser, most of the time they will never have any problem with it. CMIIW.

Not surprising since Google allows it as long as your country allows it. Sadly it won't help you filter malware impersonating other apps since Google is really terrible at this.

Can you not run it directly with a connected USB cable? I'm not familiar with SafePal but looking at my Nano X, I can still use it when my battery is empty (connected with a cable of course). I personally don't think it is a major problem since you usually use an HW with another device that has a USB port. Still sucks though.

More or less yes. I heard the same thing regarding other electronic devices which use lithium. Most of the tips are to make sure the battery stay between 80-20%, don't let it overcharge or left it empty for too long, etc. Might be quite difficult to track for a hardware wallet though, so probably just charge it once in a few days or so. CMIIW.

It really depends on the cost itself. Some miners can have their own power source that doesn't rely on the national power grid, for example. I heard some miners use hydropower to run their farms. While that is rare, the fact that those mining farms keep operating means either they earn decent profit or they believe they can sell BTC for a profit later. CMIIW.

What do you mean by "many countries"? A nationally controlled mining farm? Is there data related to this information? As far as I know, most people refer to their pools name or something similar. Some news even reported that top miners are still making millions last year, albeit significantly lower compared to when BTC was at its high.

KYC is definitely a trouble if you care about your privacy. On the other hand, if there is a platform that claims there is no need for KYC but they have an unclear background, the chances of scams are high. Like it or not, business needs to comply with the regulation if they want to survive unless they are dealing with illegal stuff. The only choice left is a trustless platform that utilizes smart contracts to make sure the deal is fair and square. However, the tech is not mature enough judging from how often we see a platform hack or something similar like that.

As mentioned above MetaMask only supports ETH-like crypto, so you can't store coins like XMR, XRP, BTC, and so on there. They also collect some personal info like IP address when you connect on their default RPC. While you can switch the RPC to another one, most of the time you need to register on another service (some are free, some are paid).

If privacy is an issue, what can OP do is run a bunch of open-source wallets for different altcoins and use Electrum to manage his BTC. As long as OP manages his backup properly, it should be fine. Relying on a single app with unverifiable code is definitely not a good choice to store most of your crypto. CMIIW.

That is true, but sometimes the cause is also because of the app itself. Lots of apps for Android are built poorly, and I won't be surprised if gambling apps also share the same issue. They probably don't want to bother with optimization since Android phone range from being mediocre to super fast, hence why they focus on making their apps work on most midrange phones and then suffer when the user has a cheap device.

Which phone is this? I don't really trust anti-virus on Android since most of them are bloatware anyway. It is not that difficult to secure your phone in the first place. As long as they download apk from malicious places, open random files from random users from e-mail/social media, etc. Just take a while to learn and practice and you should be able to tell if an apk is malicious or not. Removing unnecessary permission regularly is also a good practice.

Just be aware that 5G still depends on your carrier. Most of the time 4G network should be more than enough for gaming that doesn't require high ping. Using a wi-fi is also a good choice if your house has an access to a fiber network.

Which comment are you referring to? I don't see any mention of that in this thread except for your edited post. I don't even see that on the official website. Even if it is true, why would that be an upside if you can just use a regular coffee/speaker that cost less and probably more reliable? At the end of the day if you want to buy something like this your goal is probably to mine BTC, not for owning an all-in-one electronic device.

What the manufacturer stated regarding the future of these devices is about upgradability[1]. They claim the plan is to make new and old devices upgradable with new ASIC, but the details are unknown. Other than that, there's no mention of expanding the functionality of the device unless I missed it.

[1] https://www.heatbit.com

Just like with any new toys, we can get them easily since the value is still low. If a faucet didn't even give you that much then nobody would use them. It is not limited to BTC, new altcoins do the same and get the same thing with mining and faucet.

If OP is worried about people controlling a large amount of Bitcoin because they mine a lot in the past, he should probably follow the market in real-time and see who is selling in large amounts and at what time it usually happens. It's been around 8 years since mining 1 BTC is easy, pretty sure the majority of them already sold their BTC at previous highs. I'd be more worried about hedge funds dumping on retail instead of miners from 6 years ago selling their BTC right now.

While there is a report stating that 2022 put a lot of stress on miners to sell their BTC, the fact that the hash rate is still strong likely means most miners keep mining BTC while believing that BTC price will recover or reach a new high later[1]. CMIIW. If you're just curious then I believe you can find the answer in detail easily just by googling it. Lots of news websites posted one or two articles every now and then regarding this.

[1] https://beincrypto.com/bitcoin-btc-miners-sell-most-in-5-years/

I second this. Buy a cheap phone or install a live OS on a USB stick, store your crypto there, and secure your seeds somewhere safe. You can also use the cold storage setup with Electrum as mentioned above. It is easy to setup and the cost can be lower than buying an HW wallet. Not having an HW is not the end of the world, no need to risk getting jailed to get one. As long as you manage your security properly there should be no problem.

Most of the time phishing attack is the reason you lost your crypto, even if you have an HW wallet you won't be completely immune from that. CMIIW.