You can install Linux on RPi Zero 2W which is the model I have. I have installed Raspbian Lite. The problem with it, is that it supports WiFi, which is a problem. Anyway, SeedSigner is an OS, so we need to go deep into its code to check if we can use something like /dev/urandom. If SeedSigner is like a linux distribution, it could be possible, but I seriously have no idea if it is doable.

There is also something that I noticed in o_e_l_e_o's thread.
o_e_l_e_o said: "In a week or so, once this thread has run its course, I'll ask theymos to lock this account."
Is locking something different? Perhaps something that acts like a ban, but not in the sense of "I ban you for insulting". I hope it makes sense.

edit: according to Halab, it looks like the account is locked, not banned.

Brilliant guide BlackHatCoiner. I have also tried to assemble a SeedSigner in the past. Suddenly the camera stopped working and I had it changed.

I like SeedSigner because in general I like DIY stuff. However, I dislike the "enter your own randomness" idea. Therefore I don't really use it.

But SeedSigner had all the small conveniences I wanted. Like the fact that you can easily scan a QR code to load the wallet (I think Jade has this feature too).

Nevertheless, I have a question and I have also thought about it. Do you believe it would be a good idea to slightly change the code to generate entropy using some CSPRNG source? It's still too abstract in my mind, but perhaps you have thought about it too. I mean since the code is open-source. I have recently written this script: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5483173.0 which uses /dev/urandom to generate entropy. It doesn't do anything too fancy, but perhaps we could incorporate something similar to the Seed Signer. Perhaps...

Correct. But OP can do both:

1. Contact the admins via PM to ask for account deletion, providing a reason. (Perhaps they will delete it, perhaps not).
2. Meanwhile, OP can forget about the account and continue with their life like bitcointalk doesn't exist.

I don't have an X account so the only thing I see is a seed phrase.

The seed phrase is a BIP39 seed phrase that leads to an empty wallet.

The 2FA mechanism, in my opinion, is another way of saying:
1. "we give you one of the cosigners in a multisig vault, where the other one is held by us"
2. "we give you the seed phrase and we hold the passphrase"

In both occasions, the wallet that is produced by the seed phrase above is totally different than the one produced in occasions (1) and (2).


Hi! I think my answer above answers your question. The seed phrase is always enough to restore a wallet. But if the wallet is produced using a passphrase, then it is essentially a totally different wallet. If the wallet is a multisig, then again it is a totally different wallet. Thus, the experiment above is not valid, unless I understand something wrong.

I can give you my seed phrase. I am very confident that I will not be hacked because I have added a random passphrase of >256 bits of entropy.

So essentially if I give you my seed phrase, you will see no coins inside, unless you manage to brute force my passphrase, which will never happen, so the only option is to beat me or threaten me.

And if what I say is correct, then I have already done it with Electrum, Sparrow, BS Green and many more wallets.

Therefore, I agree with you, it's a marketing trick.

Yes exactly, but the way you posted it is like you ask for my confirmation, but I think you wanted to quote OP.

I definitely agree with you. In fact, I am a huge fan of "sharing knowledge for free". I love learning new stuff and in my opinion, ideas and knowledge are free. It's the services and the products that need to be paid.

I believe Satoshi is a privacy expert.
He created an online persona and there is literally nobody else on this planet that knows this persona is linked with the real person behind Satoshi.

Now, let's speculate, just for fun.

1. Intentional choice:
Perhaps Satoshi wanted to increase our need for self-privacy. Perhaps Satoshi knew that privacy can be achieved with Bitcoin, but that it requires a little more effort.

2. Coincidence:
On April 23, 2011, Satoshi said "I have moved on to other things".


Perhaps Satoshi decided to add Ring Signatures and Stealth Addresses to Bitcoin when it was already too late. And perhaps Satoshi Nakamoto became Nicolas van Saberhagen and developed CryptoNote which is the base layer of Monero.

Conclusion:
Unfortunately we can only speculate. But, in my opinion, Satoshi knew about Ring Signatures and Stealth Addresses and the reason he didn't add them to Bitcoin was because he knew that people would speculate that Bitcoin is only built to support illicit activities. Some people still believe it today. The reason I am saying that, is that there is a message from Satoshi to Gavin Andresen that says:


It is obvious that Satoshi Nakamoto wanted to develop a transparent way to transact P2P and that would become widely adopted. Perhaps he intentionally added pseudonymity and not untreacability, so that people wouldn't think Bitcoin was only used for illegal activities. But...

This is exactly what I have noticed myself too. Exch is also easier to use in my opinion and it has the additional advantage that you don't have to install anything on your computer (except for TOR of course).

Look, personally, I use both for privacy reasons, I don't want to solely depend on a single application. So far, I never had issues.

I don't think EXCH lacks self-custody. In fact it is not a wallet. I think you know that, but maybe I misunderstood what you wrote.

Thank you. As far as I know, Green wallet doesn't support LN payments, but only on-chain and Liquid.
I think Aqua also supports buying BTC, but Green doesn't.

Anyway, have you concluded which one is best for you (as a mobile wallet only)?

Yep I am aware of this website. I will check it, I have never used it, but since I am both based in Europe, I will give it a try.


I think FTX's CEO faces these charges exactly. I haven't pursued the whole story, but I reckon the main accusations are because of this.

Congrats to everyone!

My merit record for the time being is:

Thanks for this list OP. I am very happy to be included in this, because my purpose, since I joined is to be helpful.

Just a correction though, my rank is still Sr. Member and not Hero Member. It doesn't make a difference, but I just mention it in case you find a flaw in your scraping mechanism.

I don't want to spoil your thread with discussion messages, so feel free not to answer me. Cheers!

Thanks for that, we all appreciate it, but you are in a public forum. So if anyone needs help, they will post and we will answer to their post in a transparent way, where we can all construct a good conversation with solutions. Anyone is free to share their opinion, so I suggest you become active and answer to people when they post asking for help. That's all we are supposed to do.

I am interested in knowing more about the Liquid aspect of Bitcoin.

I have tested it with Blockstream Green and I liked it so far, but I need to study more about Liquid Bitcoin.

Has anyone ever used Green? I am interested in comparing these 2 wallets (Green and Aqua), but only for the Liquid Bitcoin and not the other features. Are there any significant differences?

Perhaps dkbit98 can help me? I see that you point out Green above.

It worked to be honest. The high fees made me rethink and I didn't proceed personally. I have found some good options in BISQ with very low fees. There are options definitely. I think Exch uses good automation tools to avoid issues. So, to this extent, well done to the Devs.

It is using javascript, which is not very common for security related purposes, but I have some questions:

Use case
I entered the phrase '12345' and it produced a cipher. I decrypted it fine. Then I took the encrypted key and put it in another browser on another computer and it still worked.

Questions
1. How many iterations do you use for the key?
2. Is it normal that the same phrase always produces different cipher? I am not familiar with AES.
3. How do you plan to store the cipher? It must be stored offline, since if it is stored online, anyone can grab it and perform the same decryption algorithm to get the initial phrase. I used it in a different computer, so I have tested it. So, if it must be stored offline, and if someone grabs it, your funds can be compromised, why should anyone store the cipher instead of the original seed phrase, since the security level is equal, as the "thief" will need to do the exact same thing to compromise the wallet? Not to mention that storing the cipher offline is dangerous for obvious reasons. I mean a seed phrase consists of english words which are easily understood but the cipher is an unpredictable sequence of characters.

For me XMR is a tool and nothing more than that. It serves its purpose perfectly. And its purpose is to be used for anonymous payments. Luckily I have found some sellers that accept XMR especially in the collectables sector, so I have actually used XMR to buy stuff. And I really like it. So as long as I can have more of this tool, I feel good about it. However, there is a catch. Payments must be in XMR and not in USD (but paid in XMR). Because 1 XMR is 1 XMR but if the price is converted from USD to XMR then the seller will want the same price as before the dump, but you will need to pay higher amounts in XMR.


I am sure that paid2 was refering to the XMR-BTC trading fee which diminished from 5% to 1%

EDIT

What the hell is that:

I think XMR price is astonishingly attractive at the moment! I still can't get my head around this drop. In fact this drop is not justified at all. Like Loyce said, it's surprising that people quit privacy coins because they can't buy them without maintaining their privacy.

Haha exciting. Gonna do some exchanges for sure. By the way, is there any kyc exchange that still list XMR? I think kraken does. But anyway. I am still surprised how easy people forget their whole investment thesis because of a minor change in the environment.

People above said it all, but I want to make things even simpler.

A node is device that runs bitcoin software. Bitcoin is a piece of software.

If you are absolutely new to the concept and have no idea at all, you can follow this link: https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/ and download Bitcoin Core.

It will take some time (some days) to sync and then you will be running a node. It's simple as that.